Taking my Shadow for a Walk
I decided to take our dog ‘Shadow’ for a walk before breakfast yesterday and so was out the door at sunrise. The lighting at that time of the day is just magnificent. It was such a beautiful morning that, I wished I’d brought my SLR’¦ then I remembered that I had my phone. I’ve missed a lot of great photographic opportunities in years gone by, but thanks to the person who thought it would be a good idea to put a camera in a phone, now we can capture every moment when and wherever we are (assuming you brought your...
read moreThanks for the Birthday Wishes
Thanks to the many friends and collegues who sent me happy birthday messages via text, email and Facebook. I thank you all with this random inspirational fact: On this day in 1894 Laurence Hagraves demonstrated that it is possible for man to fly by linking four of his kites together, added a sling seat, and then flying about five metres in the air on a Stanwell Park beach, New South Wales. His radical design for a wing that could support far more than its own weight opened up opportunities for other inventors to develop the design for...
read moreI Could Speak Aussie the Day I Was Born, How About You?
As a personal coach, I spend a fair bit of time chatting with my clients about events that took place in their childhood. I do this because it helps give me critical insights into the events that have shaped a client’s behaviour. I have been asked, how early do I go back and my answer is always, ‘as early as possible‘. Recently published research into newborn babies (referenced below) indicates that we pick up on the melody of ambient language during the third trimester of our mother’s pregnancy. Researchers recorded...
read moreHave You Got What it Takes?
Yesterday we had the Spring Fair at our local school. It’s the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Each year, the task of planning and managing the Spring Fair falls to the parents of Class 4; which this year included us. Janine was on the Spring Fair committee and I was roped in to do build a website and take photos on the day. The event was a success, with fabulous weather, plenty of top quality food, entertainment and activities. Understandably the fair raised a lot of money; but by 4pm, I was starting to get very...
read moreToday we all cried and said our goodbyes
I write this with a heavy heart, my eyes glazed and swollen yet again today. How paradoxical, that my last post announced a new life, and this one mourns the loss of another. Such is the circle of life. It is only two weeks since we had our worst fears confirmed, but yesterday Buddy started going downhill fast. There have been many tears over the last two weeks and I am filled with admiration for Janine and the boys, in the way that they pulled together to make a very hard decision. At our evening meal last night, with Buddy at our feet, we...
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