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New Year’s Planning

“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning.”Gloria Steinem I don’t subscribe to making a New Year’s resolution,...
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Flat pack and it’s not from IKEA!

“If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a bloody army to battle cancer.”  Niyati Tamaskar I have spoken publicly about my journey with breast cancer, and...
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Grief and Loss and special occasions

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face — I know it’s an impossibility, but I cannot...
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Social Responsibility

We all have a social responsibility and have to be mindful of what we do and say.Aja Brown As a human, I choose to give back to the community that...
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Self-care #2 – Drum making

Music is the beat of a drum that keeps time with our emotions.Shannon L Adler I have previously written about self-care and the importance of taking a break, as both...
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Division of household duties #RespectIs

Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture.Mario Buatta On the weekend whilst having our leisurely Sunday breakfast, there was a short piece on Sunrise about how women did most...
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The importance of having a break

" Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body." Norman Vincent Peale This week I have taken a...
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Change!

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You...
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COVID19 – the new normal?

As the masks come off, what I look forward to most are all your smiling faces.Charles F Glassman Moving forward and working with COVID19 in our local communities and beyond....
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Our brains are wired negatively!

You must weed your mind as you would weed your garden.Astrid Alauda Our brains are hard wired negatively in order to stay alive.  Back in the older days when we...
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Mindset is key

Mindset is everything. Like the eye of a storm – find the sunshine and calm within you, even if there is chaos outside of you. Brittany Burgunder My breast cancer...
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My new scanxiety!

It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.Mandy Hale A girlfriend gave me a new word a little while ago – SCANXIETY...