Hi, how are you? Pretty terrible actually. Aren’t you glad you asked? What is the benchmark for being “OK?” and do people really want to know if we’re OK and doing well? It’s a benign question if everything is going well for you at any given point in time. But what about when it isn’t?Continue reading “Live well: How to say “I’m not OK””
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Love well: In just 6 seconds
Can you change your life in six seconds? Can a couple move from anger and resentment to calm, kind love in this short time span? Can a wound heal in that same fragment of a minute? Research, and my personal experience, says yes you can. The six second kiss is a relationship secret that notContinue reading “Love well: In just 6 seconds”
Ode to 2023
2023, before you fade into the background of my life, taking up your new position as a calendar of memories, I can’t help but see the many faces of your last 365 days. The heartbreak of losing loved ones, some to the heavens and others to the consequences of their choices. The sorrow cut soContinue reading “Ode to 2023”
Heal well: Letting peace in
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it Helen Keller My friends, which do you choose to participate in? Which do you seek? The suffering? Or the overcoming of it? When you’re in the house of love, choosing the overcoming of suffering, you seek to heal, toContinue reading “Heal well: Letting peace in”
Heal well: silencing the voice of “not good enough”
When I was sixteen years old I was part of a youth performance collective. Formed by a bunch of high schools, it comprised musicians, singers and dancers who toured the east coast of New South Wales for a few weeks performing for local communities. I successfully auditioned as a dancer. I was so chuffed toContinue reading “Heal well: silencing the voice of “not good enough””
Look well: modern day beauty
Beauty is literally more than skin deep. It starts from the inside, from your diet and your mindset. Despite the marketing juggernaut that is the multi-billion dollar beauty industry, working tirelessly to make us feel bad enough about ourselves to spend our hard earned money on their products, I see the tide on beauty turning.Continue reading “Look well: modern day beauty”
Book review: The Good Life (and how to live it)
It’s a book that holds so much promise. Who wouldn’t want to know the recipe for “The Good Life and How to Live It”, particularly when the sub title is “Lessons from the World’s Longest Study on Happiness”? It’s what most of us are seeking, isn’t it? Deep and enduring happiness. Every day we’re toldContinue reading “Book review: The Good Life (and how to live it)”
Burn out: a typical tale
I’ve reached the point of burn out twice so far in my 45 years. The first time, at age 35, was pure corporate warrior exhaustion, so I changed careers. The second time, at age 39, was emotional and spiritual exhaustion, and I got divorced. Ten years on from that first burn out I’m faced withContinue reading “Burn out: a typical tale”
There’s an App for that: wellness apps we love
Who doesn’t love a life hack? Apps would have to be the most useful, innovative tools for life hacking invented this century. With the potential to save us time and money, connect us to like minded people and rich content from thought leaders and creators across the globe, all in the palm of our hands,Continue reading “There’s an App for that: wellness apps we love”
The well club: 66 days to wellness
Your habits will determine your future Jack Canfield It takes 66 days to make a new habit. Over those 66 days, there are three stages: The first 22 days – honeymoon period. You feel excited by your intentions, courageous in your resolve and curious about what will change for you. You’re highly motivated and enormouslyContinue reading “The well club: 66 days to wellness”
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