ByTeri Dluznieski
I was just chatting about the educational system. Someone noted that this is not anything new– the failed-state of education. It was failed a long time ago.. yep! Absolutely! it is like people in a house that should be condemned, moving the furniture around.. thinking that will improve circumstances.. and then they serve tea and…
ByCatherine Green
I decided to write about role models in terms of my place in the world for my daughters and their friends. I am a role model to my children and their peers, as are all the other adults that they come into contact with. If you think about it, we are all role models for…
ByCaroline Nettle
We live in a society that is addicted to fast, young, beautiful, and me, more, now. We are constantly told that we need to have this gadget, or make up, or job in order to be lovable, and in our constant quest for the quick fix, we really lose sight of ourselves. It is remarkable…
ByCaroline Nettle
Addiction to fantasy is a defence mechanism against the pain that we feel in our lives. It is a behaviour that is generally rooted in childhood, and it is a coping strategy that was learned to enable the child to survive the pain. Very often the child will use stories like fairy tales to escape…
ByTeri Dluznieski
If you are reading this, chances are you get exactly how broken the current public education model is. Understand that when I ask- who will fix the broken system.. I never meant.. fix the public school system. I meant, literally- how we educate our children. I don’t know that there is any fixing the good…
ByCatherine Green
Being a Mother is my most important job. That might sound a bit cheesy, but it is absolutely true. I never saw myself as the maternal type, before I had children. I had this vague idea that I would one day have a family, but I never considered the full implications. It is just something…
ByDebs Atkinson
This word “Acceptance” has become quite popular in the realms of self help. I absolutely agree that acceptance is important. We should accept ourselves and we should also accept others for who they are and not push to change them. However, does accepting someone as they are mean that we need to accept ALL their…
ByCaroline Nettle
There is much talk of positive thinking and happiness mentality in our culture at present and yet, it appears that we are taking increasing quantities of anti-depressants than ever before. This paradox demonstrates that the mood of our global nation is one of tranquilized normality. Where is all the happiness that we are told is…
ByTeri Dluznieski
How many people make resolutions at the beginning of the calendar year? What percentage of them do we keep? What inspires and motivates us to make them? And more, to maintain them? And I like and use the term maintain, because we keep promises.. we maintain a lifestyle… What is a resolution? Is it a…
ByTeri Dluznieski
Historically, education was a privilege. It was also elective. Many parents on farms, gave their children basic instruction on reading and writing, and arithmetic. At what point did education shift from a right, to an enforced obligation? Who came up with that brilliant idea? Should education be required? What if it wasn’t? Kids have a…
ByCatherine Green
Being a housewife is a role that still doesn’t quite sit right with me. I mean, yes, I adore my children, and I am very fortunate to be in a position where I am home with them every day. I never wanted to be a housewife. Growing up I saw my mum going out to…
ByGuglielminotti Trivel
Here we are in December again and approaching the festivities with all the potential to overdo the food, drinks, family gatherings, parties, presents, cards, etc. etc. How will it be for you? A pleasurable experience or a daunting one? What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Christmas? How…