I’ve worn glasses since I was four and contact lenses since I was 16. I still think my contacts were one of the best gifts I ever received from my parents. The gift of sight, with no frames, nothing to cloud or change what my eyes could see. I wear hard lenses because I have... Continue Reading →
A lesson in acceptance
Today is the 2nd international Day of Yoga and I’ve just got home from yoga class. I have recently returned to yoga after a long hiatus and find that I love it more than ever. My teacher is great and I love her flow class even though half the time I feel like I’m at... Continue Reading →
A step closer to flying the nest
Today is a rite of passage for me as a mother and I’m having a hard time with it. My 15 year old is heading to Mongolia on a World Challenge expedition. Her rucksack, tent, sleeping bag and everything else she’s going to need for the next month are packed. She’s worked hard to be... Continue Reading →
Coaxing the plants to grow
I used to be someone who pushed her way through life. I thought that the more I did, the better life would be. I have even been endorsed on LinkedIn as a ‘Force of Nature’ for the way I get things done in my professional life. But I’ve learned that sometimes, no matter how much... Continue Reading →
5 people in my life
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn When I heard the quote above it got me thinking about the five people who I spend the most time with in my life. In fact, I got thinking about it so much I ended up spending an... Continue Reading →
The stories I tell myself
I don’t remember a day when I didn’t know how to read. I honestly don’t remember learning the alphabet or learning to read. I entered Kindergarten at age five with a 5th grade reading comprehension and they moved me quickly into 1st grade since my Kindy teacher didn’t like that I read the newspaper regularly.... Continue Reading →
Laughter as medicine
Last weekend I had the good fortune to see a stand up comic with a difference, Mark McConville. Mark has been a stand up comic for more than 15 years but for a number of years now he’s been studying the field of suicidology and the positive impact laughter can make on a person’s mental... Continue Reading →
Listening for the Magic
Sometimes we get so caught up in our lives, our heads, our busy-ness that we forget that the times we are quiet and still is when the magic happens. I had an incredibly busy week last week. I flew from Australia to the US for a work conference and to spend a few days with... Continue Reading →
The biggest block in my life
“The person who doesn’t value you is blocking you from the one who will. Let them go.” – Robert Tew For many years I felt undervalued. Sometimes I felt not valued at all. And in my people-pleasing state, I thought that meant that I needed to work harder to become valued. Be a better wife,... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you need your mum
“Where’s Mummy? asked Sarah. Oh my goodness, said Percy. I want my mummy! said Bill” When my girls were small, one of their favourite books was Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. It’s the story of three little owls (Sarah, Percy and Bill) who live in the trunk of a tree and who wake up one... Continue Reading →
Believing in Me 