Tag: featured
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A message from me today, to the Poor Kid I was back then
Growing up in scarcity teaches you to value abundance, and to hold on to what you’ve got, in case of a harder tomorrow.
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Reach for the Sky!
Learning the secrets of high performance with Alex MacPhail, cargo and passenger pilot and ex Silver Falconeer.
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The awkward talk that brought our fractured family back together
When a radical idea evolved into a practical proposition, it was time to have the most difficult conversation about family matters.
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Cancer was the Fear that shadowed me, and then it became my Friend
How a small revelation, planting a seed of worry, worked its way into a life-changing experience at the intersection of fear and acceptance.
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Getting married? Here’s what you need to know to keep your wedding budget on track
Now might not be the best time to have that big wedding you’ve always dreamed of, but there’s life and love beyond lockdown. These tips will help you save money as you plan the wedding of your dreams.
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I may be halfway to a hundred, but I’m definitely not the shy & retiring type
Retirement used to be a simple, everyday fact of life. You reached a certain age, and you stepped gently back from the mainstream and let it pass you by.
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How I Zoomed through the gloom to find joy in my lockdown life
First, came the panic. Then the fear. Then the sense that the world was closing in. But slowly, through the power of technology and connection, a pathway opened towards the light for a wanderer far from home.
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What I’m learning from my teen about thriving under lockdown
It isn’t easy adapting to a world where everything has changed and nothing will ever be the same. But the generation whose lives are being redefined by the pandemic have much to teach us rethinking, relooking, and resilience.
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Why I’ve been counting the little blessings of life during lockdown
The enforced isolation of lockdown isn’t an easy burden to bear, but it also grants us time to reflect, to reorganise, and maybe even finally get down to all those nagging little chores around the home .
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The essential joys of learning to go without
If the lockdown is teaching us anything about life, it’s teaching us that the things we regard as necessities in life, are often the things we can do without.