Are you one of those people (like me!) who would rather sit back and watch other people, rather than being the centre of attention? Does catching up with a friend one on one hold a lot more appeal than a gathering with 20 of your old school mates. I have never thought of myself as a shy person,...
Can you believe that we’re on the runway to Christmas again? Of course, the shops have been trying to get us excited and into “buying action” for a month or two now! But, it seems we need to face the reality that Christmas is almost here again. I don’t know if it’s the same for you,...
When was the last time you heard yourself, or someone else say something like “I don’t know where the time has gone – it’s just flown by”. We all know that time hasn’t gone any faster! We’ve just been so busy or preoccupied with other things that we haven’t stopped and noticed how...
What are you like at letting go? It seems that all through our lives we are forever “letting go” of things, people, places, dreams, and the list goes on and on. I must confess that I don’t find letting go easy. Do you? When our kids were younger, I felt like I was forever having to...
I had one of those enlightening moments the other day, when it was like a light bulb literally turned on above my head. You know those times when the words “oh, now I get it!” just come pouring out as you’ve realized something new and different. Let’s be honest, sometimes these moments come at...
How long has it been since you have felt like someone has listened to you? Not just heard the words and been quick to respond. But has heard and seen you behind your words. You’re one of the lucky ones if you’ve experienced this recently. Maybe another question I could ask is, how...
Do you ever have days where you feel like you’ve been running at full speed all day long? Lately, I find myself doing that too often. My mind seems to race ahead to what I must get done. Or sometimes I’m thinking about what might happen to me today or even reliving what happened last...
A friend recently said to me: “my life seems to have made a big shift – from caring for my children, to caring for my parents”. This is another one of those huge life adjustments that we find we have to make from time to time (from child to teenager; teenager to adult; for some, adult...
I love my country. (Don’t worry, I’m not about to sing the National Anthem!) Australia is a great place to live and grow up. In many ways, we are a laid back society, that loves nothing more than a good barbecue and a rigorous game of something – whether it be football (Aussie rules for me);...