A teller at the bank last week initiated a conversation with ‘it’s great you’re working for yourself – not locked in like me’. It was from the remaining 5 minute interaction that I glimpsed how she was experiencing life. I can’t, I can never, I’m scared, my life’s over, I’m dissatisfied, I’m used to it [...]

As I viewed a picture in the local paper of Brad Pitt attending the 65th Venice film festival launch without his wife Angelina Jolie, I pondered the diversity of their life experiences and their apparent passion and contentment in not only the glorious moments but the challenging ones. We often find ourselves wanting a ‘lifestyle’ [...]

There are so many options available in all aspects of life – with purchases, life directions, careers, relationships, actions, attitudes and approaches however often choices seem limited and we become locked into language of there’s no other way, this is my only choice or this is what I have to do. To recognise this is [...]

Isn’t it interesting when errors are made we can be so hard on ourselves. Why is this so? Errors and mistakes are often gregariously brought to our attention from others and attached with a sense of gloom, even horror. The nature of humans today seems caught up with judgement and expectation, both of which are [...]

There were 2 things this week that caught my attention. I read an email sent by a friend about a speech Bill Gates gave to some High School student on 11 things they did not and will not learn in school.  One of the points read ‘the world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world [...]

If you spend your time trying to change things to be just as you want or your way, you could end up very tired and stressed! Your mind would always be working to create or make something happen and you could find you were constantly fighting for or against something. It would not be possible [...]