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Joy Retro Disco presents What You Waiting For by Gwen Stefani
I’ve been cleaning out my iTunes over the last couple of weeks – desperately trying to squeeze another couple of gigs room on my hard-drive – and this song just jumped out at me while I was trawling through the least-played lists last night. I know it’s a noughties song and so is barely retro, [...]
How people change: Working with the stages and processes of change
While archiving a journal recently, I found an old photocopied article wedged in its pages. Upon re-reading it, I was struck by just how relevant (and now, mainstream) the ideas in this article were. The article, from the September 1992 edition of American Psychologist, was entitled “In Search of How People Change” and was written [...]
Just like a bought one: The best curry I’ve ever made
I’ve often wondered why my curries never taste like the ones at the Indian restaurants. I follow the recipes. I make my own spice mixes from scratch. I can be generous with the salt. But they still taste nothing like the local curry house’s butter chicken or vindaloo. However, last night I made a curry [...]
Love is everything: Jane Siberry and the art of being human
On Saturday night I did the big drive to Brisbane to go to a gig by an artist whose music was the soundtrack to my early adult years. Jane Siberry is part-way through an extensive world tour in which she’s bringing her Salon to people’s lounge rooms. In a bold move, Jane put the offer [...]
The natural seasons of business
When I was a bookseller, the month of October always meant Christmas because that was when the Christmas new releases arrived. It was a time when our stock level doubled (if not tripled) and the whole build up to the end-of-year busy season began. The weird thing was, the books that made the bestseller lists [...]
What. A. Week.
It’s a rare event for me to be lost for words but this week has been so intense, I can’t even write about it yet. Here’s the synopsis – and I hope to get back to fill in the details later. The week begins with a hissy-fit meltdown brought on by neglect of self-care. Mucho [...]
Working toward higher goals. Sharing the love. Happy V day.
I wrote this piece on love, valentines and quantum theory last year. I re-read it today to see if I’d changed my thinking on love – and was surprised and heartened to find it’s still pretty spot-on. Quantum love and the essence of life I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. Like so [...]
Reach beyond the familiar. Take risks. Let go.
My friend and colleague, Jeanette, just sent me this Andrew Cohen quote (below) with the query “Is this us?!!”. I don’t usually get into Andrew Cohen’s writing. But, when I read through this quote I thought, “He’s nailed it – this is what we’re doing”. We’re not even at the “want to do” stage but [...]
My Ten for (20)10: Priorities for a life well lived.
I mentioned last month that I’d started on my Ten For 10 – the ten things I wanted to be a priority this year. The list is still fairly much as it was when I first jotted it down 1. Being a loving partner – still so much to learn… 2. Write – about everything. [...]
A new year. Hopes. Dreams. Possibilities.
I love January. Like December, it’s hot, humid and not conducive to fervent activity. It differs however in that because so many are on holidays, it can be lazy month with days spent on the couch watching tennis and waiting for the afternoon thunderstorm to roll in. It can be a month where a whole [...]
