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Friday, 01 Apr 2022

Patience is a Virtue
Have you heard any one of these phrases before? From William Langland phrase, “patience is a virtue”. Or perhaps one from a poem by Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie, the phrase, “all things come to those who wait”. In the olden days, these thoughts were often said to encourage and cultivate...
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Friday, 25 Mar 2022

Positive Antennas
My three children are all very different. My middle daughter is quite the pessimist. She tends to go straight to the worst-case scenario in situations. I remember once she was at the airport, about to fly to Perth with her Dad, and she phoned me and said, “I want you...
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Friday, 18 Mar 2022

Strawberry Milk and Phone Calls
“There is no good news!” exclaimed my wife as she switched off the TV. “There’s strawberry milk in the fridge, mum”, came the calming sage response from my son. It made us laugh and reminded me that there are still lots of good things to be grateful for. As Mrs...
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Friday, 11 Mar 2022

Building in a Pause
COVID-19. Floods. War. Personal and work stressors. The list continues of current affairs which consume our conversations and saturate our thoughts. Just listing them makes my blood pressure rise. I was talking to a family member about the devastating events unfolding in Ukraine, when my four-year-old daughter in the room...
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Friday, 04 Mar 2022

Challenge That Could Change The World
When I was in school, I really struggled. I wasn’t one of those kids who had a hard time with academia but thrived in the sporting arena. No—I was pretty terrible at both. For almost the entirety of my schooling journey, I felt out of place, without a clear sense of belonging...
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Friday, 25 Feb 2022

Finding Joy
From a young age I can always remember loving passionfruit, sunflowers and the colour yellow, not necessarily in that order or together but all of them brought me joy for different reasons.  Do you have a favourite flower? Is there a reason that flower is your favourite? What is your favourite...
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Friday, 18 Feb 2022

Victories
The sun bounced off the water, beckoning all to enter. The sounds of the carnival permeated the air. Students jockeyed to the start line. Whistle, then horn, signalled the chance for glory. Whether breaking swimming records or displaying a can-do attitude, students entered the water to score valuable points for...
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Friday, 11 Feb 2022

Why blend in when you were born to stand out?
Humans have an amazing capacity to blend in. We see children and teenagers dress alike, get similar hairs cuts, talk the same way, and claim to share similar interests. We assume that if we blend in, we will belong. But is this really belonging? Author Brene Brown says, “Fitting in...
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Monday, 07 Feb 2022

​New Year, New Opportunities
The heavy rain over the last few days is not ideal for the beginning of the school year but is perfect for ornate burrowing frogs. I heard the familiar call last night and headed into the dark and rain with my torch to find these amazing frogs in my pond....
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