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Please and Thank you: an act of kindness – even to a bot Earlier this week, I read a short blog post from Seth Godin that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. It ended with these simple words: “Sometimes, I say please and thank you to ChatGPT. Not because I think it can… Read More

Some sunsets are gifted to us – like a spontaneous moment of stillness, or the view on your evening walk on a clear evening. They ask nothing of us but our presence. They invite us to pause, to breathe, to feel. These are the sunsets given. Others, however, must be earned. You know the kind.… Read More

I allow myself the right to construct the meanings by which I live – Sue’s personal manifesto. To some, this statement might be alarming. What do I mean? Am I seriously suggesting we open the floodgates to everyone – including the ‘crackpots’, the seriously misguided and the narcissists – to construct and act upon their… Read More

This book recommendation comes in at a mere 86 pages, half of which contain one striking photograph, and the other half, a single poetic insight or two. But don’t be fooled by its brevity – A Recipe for Dreaming is rich, layered, and stirring. First, a fun fact about Bryce Courtenay: the South African–Australian author… Read More

I was reminded of the concept of ‘arriving’ in my readings and by remembering my own misconception that somehow, someday, I would arrive at ‘happiness.’ Perhaps you have known this belief too, that ‘when I have finished this,’ or ‘when I am through this life challenge,’ I will arrive at happiness. I expect it is… Read More

At My Manifesto we are passionate about supporting individual and community wellbeing. It is a joy for us to see adults of all ages grow in many ways through exploring the 7-Steps of creating a personal manifesto. In this week’s blog, we’ve attempted to summarise what we feel are seven universal truths about wellbeing that… Read More

David Brooks of The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, is a No 1 International bestselling columnist for the New York Times. I am sure he needs no introduction to many of you, but I am discovering such amazing writers as Brooks as I am now paying attention to those whose wisdom guides… Read More

The statistics are sobering: in many Australian cities, nearly one in two people say they wouldn’t recognise their neighbours if they passed them in the street. In a world that is more connected than ever — and yet more individualised — it’s a quiet loss we don’t often talk about. And yet, when we do… Read More

“The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close up.” Chuck Palahniuk. “Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be ahead.” Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way. “When we move through the world aware of what is here and now, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, the… Read More