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• Reframing Experiences
  on Jun 1, 2013 in Uncategorized
  Recently I had the privilege of running an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop. Great fun, great way to meet and get to know more people but very emotionally draining. When that was finished I had the pressure of catching up...
• Relationships are hard work
  on May 27, 2013 in Relationships Are Hard Word assertiveness communication forgiveness love Relationships
  Relationships are hard work, and no matter how good we think we may be going we can always do more to improve them. That is not just the case for marriage relationships but for the wider family and even work relationships! There are no “three easy...
• Christopher Columbus
  on May 20, 2013 in Christopher Columbus discovery of the new world Principle Centered Leadership Steven Covey
  Recently I read a story about Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), who challenged the conventional wisdom of his day by choosing to sail west to reach the Indies rather than east, the way every other mariner had gone. That was a commitment that set him...
• Help!!!!
  on May 11, 2013 in Help God help me help prayer Self Care
  All of us have gone through times when the world has got you down and you are having a terrible, horrible, no-good, bad day. You are too tired to think straight, you’re in a big hurry, and you’re mad at everybody…. Pray… ̶...
• The Joy’s of Families
  on May 4, 2013 in The Joy's of Families mother's day Parenting respect
  Last week we celebrated Mother’s Day, but as I pondered that I was challenged to consider my own role as a father and husband. It is all too easy to see what others need to do to improve, but harder to actually see where I need to do more work! Out...
• Resilience of the Australian Bush
  on Apr 26, 2013 in Resilience of the Australian Bush recovery from bush fire steps to coping with grief and loss
  Every day as I drive down Mate’s Gully Road I am amazed by the resilience of the Australian bush. Just two months ago it was devastated by a bush fire, leaving a blackened wasteland of dead trees. Over this last couple of months we have had very li...
• What are You Committed To?
  on Apr 19, 2013 in What Are You Committed To? Mahatma Gandhi seven things that will destroy us short cuts
  We live in a very fast moving world. We want everything NOW! We are reluctant to  wait, it is too much hard work to save up, so we buy on credit. Therefore we should not be surprised that many of the young people I have spoken with recently have ado...
• 10 Tips to Cope With Stress
  on Apr 10, 2013 in 10 Tips to Cope with Stress coping with stress Positive Attitude practical steps for stress management stress management
  One of the continuing issues I deal with is people struggling to cope with stress. The fact is stress is not in itself bad, and it can be a positive motivating force for good, depending on the level of stress and how well you cope with it. Everybody...
• The Law of Balance.
  on Apr 3, 2013 in Self Care Mental balance. Physical balance Spiritual balance
  The law of balance is universal. This became painfully obvious while trying to master a new set of orthotics, and wondering why the same old shoes now gave me new blisters! When the foundations are altered, there are a whole series of changes that mu...
• Anger Management
  on Mar 26, 2013 in Anger Management
  Recently as I reviewed what I had been doing, it looked pretty heavy. I have spent lots of time with people helping them deal with tension. It seems that there are lots of people who are angry, angry with the world, angry with family, angry with the...

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