Don’t tell, Show When an elderly asian woman asked me for directions in Miranda Fair to the train station, it took me by surprise. She was loaded with parcels, a heavy accent, and confusion, and I had no confidence in my ability at giving her instructions. We were deep in the shopping jungle and there […]

Sharing more than a table After finishing my morning at Playgroup, I headed off to the shops, marking time until my 2.30 appointment. I decided to have lunch there, and shared a table with someone else. I really wanted to ignore the little old woman, ‘tick the box’ on my list of things to do, […]

Lord, have mercy on me One of my favourite books, (and movie) is the classic, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean is the hero who has spent 19 years in prison. His crime? Stealing bread for his starving niece. He is finally released, but hates society for making him a hard and bitter man, […]

What’s Fueling you? Heading to work last week, the low fuel alarm sounds on the car, “time to fill up with fuel Vetti”, I muse to myself, “Nick will be stoked with the car full of fuel”. Acquiring me some ‘good wifey’ brownie points, I rock up to the garage, and reach for the fuel […]

Would you like discipline with that? Entering a 50 km mountain bike race seemed like a good idea at the time. It’s kind of like being strapped into a high thrill adventure ride, waiting to take off. Sitting in that carriage with an iron bar for a seat belt kinda makes you regret your sudden […]

Overcoming Obstacles The ‘giants’ can be obstacles in our life that hinder or block us from our goals, here are some tops tips that will help you overcome obstacles in your life. It’s funny that as we overcome these ‘giants’, this helps to grow our capacity; it’s the struggle that makes us stronger. Let’s look […]

Minimising Confrontation There’s lessons to be learned in movies. Well, that’s my excuse for watching the chick flick, North and South, with my daughter in the holidays. The opening scene has the hero, Mr Thornton as the boss, beating a worker in his cotton mill. The heroine, Margaret Hale, stumbles across this scene and is […]

Last year I went to the doctors for a routine women’s check up. Like a lamb to the slaughter I dutifully complied to the tests. Well, it was more like a protesting dog going for his daily dogwash. Every emotion screamed Noooooo I didn’t want to. Then, as the doctor examined me she could feel […]