How are you with with making decisions, not knowing how they’re going to end up? Often, acting from passion of conviction takes us into the unknown. We take actions blind, not knowing whether they’ll have impact or even if they’ll feel good. And yet these actions can take us down avenues we’d never have dreamed [...]
What’s the difference between following our passion at 29… and 59? What does ‘respecting our elders’ mean for us today? Meet Pippa. She’s 59 next month and while many women nearing 60 may have settled into a comfortable rut, heading for retirement, she’s out there looking for ways to make a difference. A freelance writer [...]
Death can always be relied upon as a darn good wake-up call. I recently watched The Waitress, a highly recommended film about a woman’s journey to escape an abusive relationship and create a more fulfilling life for herself. It was with shock that I discovered that Adrienne Shelly, the writer, director and a cast member [...]
“At school, certain kids were being labelled as ‘disruptive’ or ‘low achievers’. Then we created a farm. Suddenly, these tough kids with harsh backgrounds were going gooey over the rabbits. It was the first time some of them had ever cuddled anything. They were people, not labels. That’s when it started for me.” Jane Tewson [...]
Recently, I was invited back to my old secondary school. It’s been over a decade since I left yet walking the corridors still evoked powerful emotions. The pride of achievement, a deep loneliness, the sparkle of mischief. I wasn’t there to talk about the rollercoaster of teen life, however. I was there to speak at [...]