Are Teachers always Right?
When we were children our parents held authority in high esteem. Teachers, policemen, priests and doctors were treated with a sort of reverence. Now our society...
Month: May 2015
Are you Co-dependent?
In my corporate life I spent a lot of time mentoring graduates and I can tell you that it was the best part of my experience. Better than the projects that save...
Nostalgia can be a Mood Booster
Yesterday I was looking for a mosaic kit to do with my six year old and I came across an old shoe box of letters. Yes, letters that were handwritten and posted ...
Progress and Set-Backs
I have been told many times that I’m too hard on myself. I hold myself to high standards and when things go wrong, I do probably attribute blame to myself more ...
The Power of Affirmations
This weekend I was reminded of the fact that many people speak negatively about themselves. I don’t think many people would dispute that negative self-talk is q...
Firebreak
This weekend I went on a women’s retreat. On the first night I admitted to the ladies that I was really there to escape my children. Of course, I also went to r...
Creativity: The Secret to All Things Good
I marvel at what people can create. Just looking at paintings, drawings and sculptures reveals the diversity of talent in our world. Even people who are not art...
The Power of Novelty
I’m a strange combination of attributes I guess. I’m right-brained and creative but also I’m disciplined and focussed. I’m a great fan of structure and I tend t...
Start as You Mean to Go On
Being an efficiency freak, I like to optimise almost everything I do. I find better ways to get school lunch ready and try to work in parallel in the kitchen as...
Synchronicity – Meaningful Co-incidence
I received some news yesterday that my thyroid is now functioning normally. It doesn’t mean that I’m out of the woods yet as I’m not in remission and I st...