My dear brother, who has been a steady, kindly and joyous presence in my life since childhood, sadly passed away last week. (7th  Jan 2022). He had been seriously ill since Christmas and just four days before he died he was diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukaemia. It was a shock to all concerned as he was a fit, strong, healthy and happy man who enjoyed life Continue Reading

It's an interesting fact that your habits and chosen, practiced disciplines, whether good or not so good,  kick in strong when needed most. It's needless to say that if you've been making a good effort to practice positive, helpful habits, they will strongly support you at times when things become challenging. It works the other way too. If you're Continue Reading

My Mother was born on this day in 1917. I often ponder on what she would have made of the world today, but I already know the answer to my musings. She was strong, focussed and incredibly resilient. She had to be - she had two toddlers who were born just before and during WW11. (I was born ten years later). She had already experienced the death of her Continue Reading

Oh my dear fellow humans, I am concerned for the many of you who are allowing your fears to rule your days. Yes, times are challenging - absolutely, but as much as our normal human rights are being taken away from us (I live in outer Melbourne, Australia, with many disruptive issues going on), it is imperative we remain calm, optimistic and hopeful for a Continue Reading

Throughout history, since humans inhabited the Earth, fear, anger, hatred, fighting and all manner of disagreements between people have been part of society. And, this will continue for all time to come. Why is it like this? Why can't people get along and show kindness, understanding and forgiveness? Admittedly it's harder to extend these gentle Continue Reading

With so much more uncertainty around us than is usual, I've noticed more people feel somewhat compelled to follow news, the media and other sources of current info. This of course, will exacerbate already growing fears. Yes, times are strange, things are different and of course we need to keep aware of situations and events that may affect us Continue Reading

There's such a lot being written about kindness these days. Kindness has become the new fashion. But is it just another trendy fad making influencers and the like look cool? I wonder how many of them are actually practicing kindness throughout their day - or just writing about it or posting a cool meme. In these times when everyone has strong opinions Continue Reading

One of the most important things for living a happy life is living according to your values. Do you truly know what your core values are? Are you living each day in line with your values? With some exceptions depending on where and when you went to school, to know and live by your values isn't usually taught in the education system. It's loosely Continue Reading

How do you earn your income? I'm not meaning to get personal or ask prying type questions, but I believe there's probably never been a more important time for us to question not just the product choices we make, but also how we generate our income. There's many extremely wealthy people who give large sums of money to charities but sadly run businesses Continue Reading