2020 will be remembered as the year of The Pandemic, COVID-19. The beginning of a new decade saw our lives turned upside down as we adjusted to lock down, social distancing, food shortages and COVID testing – even scuffles over toilet paper! For many, including here in Australia in the state of Victoria, a second wave came through just when we thought it was safe to emerge from our homes and bring some normality back to our lives. Feelings of…
Would you really like to live past 100? I’m sure for many we would like to live as long as we can with the proviso that we have quality of life. In a previous interview with Jenny Leigh Hodgsins from Creative Memorial Planning .…
Why do we find it difficult to treat ourselves with the same kindness that we show others? Kindness is something that we all need in our lives especially in the world today, with so much anger, stress and anxiety? Last week in the Women…
Children’s books and spending time with children can remind us of the simplest things in life. My daughter has been reading to her sons since they were born and both now have a love of books even at the young ages of 6 and…
Wellness Wednesday: Mindful in May Challenge – Week 3 I was much kinder to myself this week with the challenge. As you can see from my Week 1 & Week 2 Updates, I was struggling to keep up with information overload. Last…
‘Generosity’ – the quality of being generous and kind Thriving isn’t just about what we do for ourselves but also how we treat others. Giving back or being generous and showing kindness, can actually have health benefits as well as just making us feel…
Doing an act of kindness for someone else, especially someone you don’t know is such a fulfilling experience. This week, I opened my Inbox and found an email from Share the Dignity, a wonderful Australian charity that is devoted to helping women who are…
Recently my Mother-in-Law’s Aged Care Home held a mini fete to raise funds for Downs and West Community Appeal run by the Sisters of Charity. There was feverish activity over the last few months as residents formed a committee, organised the day and made…
It is World Kindness Day today and although I think it is great to encourage kindness, I feel sad that we have to have a dedicated day to remind people to be kind. Often we have seen in social media ‘Random Acts of Kindness’…