A teacher who works with young kids shared some of the quotes she’s heard online. I thought there were a couple worth repeating: Happiness doesn’t come from trying to be happy. It comes from focusing on other people’s happiness (3rd grader) There are no barriers in our minds – we can think of anything (3rd…
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www is our Babel fish
Last year I read an article by Joe Hildebrand on this very thing. It related to the rescue of the boy’s soccer team from the Thai cave but the premise applies more broadly than that. I still think about that article so I thought I’d share the concept with you. If you aren’t familiar with…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Cruising the South Pacific
Recently (although it already feels forever ago) we did a family holiday on a cruise ship to the New Caledonia (Noumea, Lifou, Isle of Pines) and Vanuatu (Mystery Island). I won’t bore you with all the details, but I will say, for a Mum, this was the first holiday I’ve had in over 15 years.…
The Australia Day Lamb Ad
Following from my Australia Day post I have to mention another tradition that seems to have taken root started 13 years ago… the Meat and Livestock Australia lamb ads. From 2005 the ads have come out telling Aussies to eat lamb on Australia Day. Here’s the 2019 ad which takes a poke at the rivalry…