Humans who make reading a regular habit win at the game of life, so says author Robin Sharma. I fear reading is becoming a lost art. It is drowned out in a world that is not just digital. This world is increasingly driven by short form video content and sound bites. That “TLDR” is aContinue reading “Reviving the Art of Reading: Top 5 Tips”
Author Archives: Belinda Wellings
Inner Work: Finding True Connection with Yourself
There’s a special place in my heart for the people who make me feel seen. When we feel seen, heard and respected, we feel safe. And feeling safe is having our most basic needs met. I’ve been thinking lately about the people who make me feel seen and by virtue of comparison I find myselfContinue reading “Inner Work: Finding True Connection with Yourself”
How Fostering Dogs Changed My Life
I’ve never been a dog hater, and I’ve owned dogs a couple of times over the years, but I was never a “dog person”. So when I recently declared I was going to foster a rescue dog, my loved ones exclaimed “but you don’t even like dogs!”. The idea seemed practical enough: support a localContinue reading “How Fostering Dogs Changed My Life”
Revolutionizing Style: Chat GPT in Everyday Fashion
The phenomenon that is Chat GPT is wrapping its fantastic tentacles around more and more of our everyday processes. Planning a holiday itinerary. Designing a tattoo for my son. Writing a fun limerick for a loved one’s birthday. Calculating a break even on a house price. The applications are seemingly endless. Side note: this articleContinue reading “Revolutionizing Style: Chat GPT in Everyday Fashion”
The Connection Between Red Flags and Your General Health
I’ve just emerged from major dental surgery. A cracked tooth that could not be saved, requiring extraction, implant and, in another 3 months time, a new crown. Here’s how it happened that I found myself thousands of dollars out of pocket and how it might have been avoided, or at least slightly less traumatic. ForContinue reading “The Connection Between Red Flags and Your General Health”
Top Value Skincare Products for Mature Skin
Since my teens I have taken skincare seriously. My Mum was an advocate for Avon and, later, Nutri-Metics, so we were always trying new lotions and potions to optimise skin conditions. A morning and night time skincare routine, from an early age, modelled to me by Mum, was the most natural thing in the worldContinue reading “Top Value Skincare Products for Mature Skin”
The Art of Trying New Things: Inspiring Experiments and Their Impact
When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like, really for the first time? If you’re older than 25, you might struggle to answer! As we get older, our confidence in what we know grows, but we often become reluctant to be the novice again. You know that feeling of beingContinue reading “The Art of Trying New Things: Inspiring Experiments and Their Impact”
Discover the Healing Power of Massage: Top 5 Reasons to Include It in Your Self Care Protocol
In his best selling book “The 5am Club”, author and leadership guru Robin Sharma advocates scheduling 2 x 90 minute remedial massages every week for optimal wellbeing and success in pursuit of your life goals. A quick not on self care protocols. This is your daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual routine to optimiseContinue reading “Discover the Healing Power of Massage: Top 5 Reasons to Include It in Your Self Care Protocol”
Understanding Addiction and Sobriety: Beyond Drugs and Alcohol
Brene Brown has said that a key pillar of her sobriety is no longer gossiping. When any of her friends or network start talking about another person and it smells anything like gossip, Brown removes herself, or calls them out on it. At first, I didn’t understand what Brene meant. I thought sobriety was aboutContinue reading “Understanding Addiction and Sobriety: Beyond Drugs and Alcohol”
5 Mood-Lifting Prince Songs to Brighten Your Day
Don’t you just love Prince? So said Julie Roberts in “Pretty Woman” back in the 80s as she sank into a bubble bath with her Walkman headphones on… Well I still love Prince, God rest his fabulous soul and on a recent drive home after a long and intense day, I was totally mood liftedContinue reading “5 Mood-Lifting Prince Songs to Brighten Your Day”
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