Published on NewsLocal publications: Hills Shire Times. Parramatta Advertiser. Rouse Hill Times. Got to love Australia Day! Of course one of the highlights is the ‘Australians of the Year Awards’. Nominations include exemplary Aussies from a variety of walks of life, among whom are avid health academics and advocates. Ita Buttrose is our ‘Australian of the Year’. Besides her historical
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Holidays usually invoke happy thoughts. But for some it is a dreaded time bringing sadness more than joy. Thoughts of not being appreciated or loved, missing a loved one through loss, loneliness (even in a crowd), disappointment and stress can be repetitive negative thoughts – like mental bullies. There’s truth in, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is
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Published in News Local publications I giggled when I found a weather forecast website that included something called the “frizz factor”. If you’re bald or gifted with hair that does what you want it to do, then you probably don’t care about this statistic. The same might be true for the pollen count. If you, or your friends and family
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Twelve years ago we celebrated the Olympics here in Sydney… the opening ceremony was fantastic, and thinking about it feels like yesterday. Amazing what thought does! Kay Stroud’s following article has got me all excited, as we wait for today’s opening ceremony in London (6am Saturday in Sydney)… The Olympics is sure to be in your thoughts right now as our
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GUEST POST: by Kay Stroud, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Queensland, Australia. Thanks, Kay! Wasn’t it great to hear about Kath Evans’ recovery from lung cancer on Australian Storythis week on the ABC? The fact that she attributes her extraordinary healing to intervention by the then Blessed Mary MacKillop impels me to question, with an open mind,
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GUEST POST by Tony Lobl: What are our options if faced with a diagnosis of dementia? Might therapies without drugs prove helpful? A scientific research project and an individual’s spiritual journey point to that possibility in Do Drug-Free Options Offer Fresh Hope? – my most recent Huffington Post UK blog. A “drug-free therapy” helps slow the expected decline of people
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A relative told me that when her husband divorced her, the devastation felt like her heart had been broken – there was actual heart pain. The grief was like a death of a loved one, she said – her Dad had died when she was thirteen. To lift her spirits, she wanted to enroll in flying lessons with her son.
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Recently I took a serious look at my wardrobe. My friends are right – everything looks a bit brown and red. That’s because I went for colour-coding yonks ago (remember when that craze started ladies!), and I’ve stuck to it religiously. There’s no doubt it’s saved me money, and I’ve felt good in “my” Autumn colours. However, my booklet of swatches is only a
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What kick-starts your New Year? This moving account by Keith Wommack is a reminder for me to ask myself… what will I do to help the world this year, starting today? Thank you, Keith! It was 3:30 in the afternoon. A squirrel rested, unaware he was about to be an afternoon snack for an approaching owl. So, I started my rent car,
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“I’d like to see you take up singing”, said the doctor to the patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease, as he signed off the prescription saying just that. “I encourage you to take the time to be kind to others, and by writing a gratitude list each morning”, said the doctor to the patient suffering from a condition of irritation, as
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