We’re stuck. It seems that life is like one big clogged drain pipe at the moment. Only a trickle can get through. Have you ever had times like this? When, despite all your best efforts, everything takes an inordinate amount of effort to get happening? Everything that could go wrong, does. And delays abound. Each [...]

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Go for long walks, indulge in hot baths, question your assumptions, be kind to yourself, live for the moment, loosen up, scream, curse the world, count your blessings, just let go, just be.   – Carol Shields When it all becomes too much to bear – how do you retreat? Being kind to ourselves is [...]

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Often times, it is easy to keep plodding along, doing our jobs, raising our kids and living our lives without the time or energy to think about whether we are doing – not enough – but the right things for us. Life is chock-full of possibility, but when we get really busy with living it, [...]

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It seems I am perpetually late to parties. I am not late to meetings. I normally manage to meet all my deadlines. I arrive at the dentist on time (even early, as happened recently!) But parties? I don’t know what it is, but by the time I arrive, the party is in full swing, the [...]

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The day is nearly upon us, and I’m too excited to keep it a secret any more.   The Calm Space a virtual magazine that’s like a day spa for your senses real but enticing informative but inspiring escape to chill for a minute, or an hour… Cue the music… charge your glasses… and get [...]

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Quite often, I’ll start writing here, and then, when I’m done – I’ll go back and try and think of a brilliant, catchy title to entice you to read. Today, that title came first. Do you want to come with me and see where it leads? I’ve been busy. Actually, that’s not quite true. My [...]

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  Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.   -Rumi   This week – the first week of a beautiful spring, I am preparing to go to Melbourne to attend the Business Mums Conference on the weekend – where Chris and [...]

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Two wonderful days this weekend. Saturday marked the first day of spring… and I saw evidence that nature has sat up and taken notice immediately. Our iris are blooming their beautiful purple heads off… simply stunning in their short-lived but prolific blooming. The azalea is covered in buds and today I noticed the first two [...]

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