Category Archives: Community

what if // 1

Posted on April 7, 2014 by

(Feel free to think I’m bonkers. I do, half the time!) The background: On the weekend I went to a “Laughing yoga” class at the Green Lotus Studio in Sydney, because I’d heard that laughter is super good for you, … Continue reading →

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links loved / april 5

Posted on April 5, 2014 by

When I type or write “April” these days I’m a little unbelieving. Looking out the window it really doesn’t feel like April, that’s for sure! Here’s a round-up of some lovely things I saw on the Internets this past week. … Continue reading →

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thoughts from the storm

Posted on April 3, 2014 by

    The big three-day storm we just had knocked me for a loop! That, and the fact that I was sick with a cold all during it, too. And, the fact that classes at school end in three weeks… that … Continue reading →

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happiness is a frozen lake

Posted on March 21, 2014 by

A few days ago, my friend Jocelyn Bethune posted some wonderful photos on her Facebook wall, that Simone Carmichael had taken. I shared one of them in the Dream Big Facebook group, and after that Jocelyn wrote to me to … Continue reading →

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links loved / mar 15

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

It’s that time of the week again, time to share some love! I want this as a print on my wall, and possibly a tattoo on my body. I don’t understand the language she’s singing in, but I loved every … Continue reading →

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a visit to Big Hill Pottery

Posted on March 12, 2014 by

When I was a kid, my family was close friends with another ‘come from away’ family in the area, the Hendersons. Over my childhood and teenage years I spent a lot of time at Big Hill, with one of their … Continue reading →

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on choosing to see the good stuff

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

Last week at the talk by Jacqueline Scott, she mentioned that successful women leaders more often frame things positively. I admit that sometimes I have a hard time doing that, and my first, internal reaction to a problem is usually … Continue reading →

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