I met the author of this book, at a Melbourne Books evening, 10th December 2024 at which David Tenenbaum and team were celebrating their published authors of the year. As a fellow author of Melbourne Books, I take this opportunity to foster and appreciate another author on their exciting entry into the world of… Read More

We live in a world that often demands positivity. Social media, self-help books, and well-meaning advice urge us to think happy thoughts, count our blessings, and push through discomfort with a smile. But what if, instead of resisting melancholy, we acknowledged its quiet wisdom? What if we allowed it to sit with us, not as… Read More

Now that we have commenced 2025, we are aware that we are past the first blush of our book launch and into the next phase. We have been advised by our publisher, David Tenenbaum from Melbourne Books, and by you, our mates, that when we speak about our book, we are ‘so passionate, people can’t… Read More

I love gifting books, and I love being gifted books! This month’s book recommendation is one that was gifted to me back in 2020 and has since been greatly enjoyed, shared, and treasured. As you know, Sue and I are career educators with a passion for supporting people – young and old – to foster… Read More

We at times speak about random acts of kindness, and indeed this category of our blogs is devoted to the many different ways we perceive and experience kindness in our lives. This week I was the recipient of an act of kindness, in the form which could be called a gratitude letter. In wellbeing circles,… Read More

I guess the day had to arrive when I was due to write a Wellbeing Insight blog, and I am not well! The obvious solution, for one whose personal manifesto contains the sentence: I replenish myself and navigate all that life presents with love, including self-love, is perhaps not to write this one, to allow… Read More

As we look forward to 2025, we gently propose to all our mates that creating your personal manifesto is well worth the time and the effort. We wish to explore with you the effort required to create your personal manifesto. We do believe it requires focussed attention where you have the opportunity to ponder, to… Read More

Hugh Mackay, leading Australian sociologist, is no stranger to our blogs! I have recommended his books, The Inner Self, blog 128, and The Way We Are, blog 132, and blog 135. I return to his work in this blog, when recommending his book, Right & Wrong. I previously referred to Mackay as a learned elder,… Read More

Our hearts are heavy as we write this tribute to our mentor and friend, Chris Mackey. Tragically, Chris passed away last week – still in the prime of his career and with so much more to give. A quick search of our My Manifesto manuscript revealed that Chris’ name appears 14 times throughout the book… Read More