Acts of Kindness

At my manifesto, Sue and I enjoy the routine and discipline of writing our weekly blogs. It is not a chore, it is a pleasure to share something we find personally meaningful and that we hope you – our mates – will find helpful and hopeful. I particularly look forward to when it is my… Read More

I visited a friend for the first time in her new digs: a retirement/nursing home. This friend and I have been orbiting each other for years in the dance that is life. We have connected deeply and intensely at intervals when life’s events converge, and then the connection recedes a little until the next crossing… Read More

Currently, I am fortunate to be enjoying an extended holiday travelling throughout Great Britain. As one travels, there are countless opportunities to be awestruck by amazing scenery, to be inspired by meeting new people, and to be engaged by learning new fun facts. (On a recent walking tour in Edinburgh I learned the history and… Read More

You are by now aware that Justin and I have finished writing our book and are preparing our manuscript to submit to a variety of publishers. We received endorsement of our plan to include case studies in our book – people’s real responses to the 7-Step guide – from our Manuscript Assessor. Consequently, we sent… Read More

When you hear the phrase ‘act of kindness’, are you like me and your thoughts turn to physical actions and examples of good will and support for fellow humans?  Well, this week, I received what I definitely considered an ‘act of kindness’ from a friend who simply posed a pair of powerful questions to me.… Read More

An article in the newspaper this week caught my eye. It was concerned with avoiding dementia. Much has been written about this topic and in my senior years, I am still a passionate student, only the subject-matter has varied! The article by Sarah Berry in The Age May 1, 2023, makes the case that “For… Read More

Can you relate to initiating an act of kindness having been the recipient of a similar action? Well, over the past 18 months I have been a benefactor of a style of communication that I have highly appreciated, and this has inspired me to endeavour to replicate such valued behaviours.   My inspiring role model has… Read More

It is an often repeated refrain of mine in my coaching and personal life, that we need to practise self-compassion as we navigate our days, because there are so many situations in which we take a battering (figuratively speaking). Given these ‘batterings’ take place already and are largely beyond our control, let’s not join the… Read More

Our 21 year-old daughter loves to express herself creatively, particularly in her care for her friends. This shows up with thinking of and purchasing, or making, birthday presents – and at the moment it is the season of 21st birthday presents. Interestingly, another new type of event to celebrate has started to appear in our… Read More