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‘A heart to love, and in that heart, courage, to make love known’ (Macbeth – Act 2, Scene 3) Life brings challenges so more reason to celebrate special events!! When your child decides to get married it’s very exciting! This happened in our family recently. The happy couple had been together 3 years and JamesContinue reading “Make the most of the Joy in life!”

We should never underestimate, overlook, sell short, undervalue or ignore the power and need for human connection. Especially at Christmas, actually, because of Christmas. While we’re running around trying to find matching serviettes, enough cutlery for the table, driving to the mall to buy one more roll of wrapping paper because the final present isContinue reading “Damn the stress”

You want to be happy, satisfied and have joy and meaning in your life? Of course, you do!!  The universe wants that for YOU, simply because you are a human; unique and wonderfully designed! The world is speeding up! There’s so much going on leading to endless decisions!! The flipside of the availability of ‘everything’Continue reading “Strip it all off!”

The red-eye from Queenstown to Auckland on a Saturday morning has been a regular for me and a challenge. However, on my most recent experience, the atmosphere on the plane was lifted to a new place. I have always found Air NZ staff to be lovely, helpful and efficient so I wasn’t expecting anything less.Continue reading “Uplifted on the Red-Eye flight”

So tonight after a bit of ‘spread-the-word-on-social-media’ we had quite a class full. There was a range of newcomers and the experienced; an American-style tapper, those who had salsa-ed and jive-d and ballroom-ed before. There was a runner,  a couple of ladies who wanted to ‘check it out’ and a Mum brought her daughter toContinue reading “Tap into your inner dancer”

So today I bought myself a brand new pair of tap shoes. I was so excited! Ridiculously excited in fact! I had to think hard about why I felt such elation. For years I spent a lot of money on my own kids dance shoes and lessons and clothing and travelling to competitions etc. IContinue reading “Doing something for YOU”

A new year – a new opportunity. We over-think far too much these days. I’m not feeling happy, satisfied, slim, fit, too old, not earning enough etc etc. We think and talk and procrastinate and seek opinions and Google endlessly. Stop. Right now. No more. DO rather than think. Simple as that. We’re operating farContinue reading “Get off your Butt!”