Golden Bay’s Ceiros Begg hits the road with sustainable fashion
May 25, 2012 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

Local Good News/Golden Bay
By Charlotte Squire
When Ceiros Begg was a little girl, she and her mother spent hours walking the streets of Christchurch to visit thrift shops. No shop was too far away and mother …

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What’s the deal with mood swings? Paul Smetana
March 24, 2012 – 5:30 pm | 3 Comments
What’s the deal with mood swings? Paul Smetana

Now here’s a funny thing!  Here I am, one moment feeling all good and chirpy, and in the next, I’m in the armpit of despair. This keeps on happening, not the armpit, the despair.
Even though …

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Nelson duo launch ‘Wellbeing World’ Online
March 22, 2012 – 8:25 pm | No Comment
Nelson duo launch ‘Wellbeing World’ Online

Sue Fuller
Wellbeing World Online – a new online store based here in Nelson.  Wellbeing World Online retail audio classes to boost general levels of health and vitality and promote spiritual and personal growth.
Wellbeing World Online …

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Soften the F Up – The Successful Plan to Challenge Young Men’s Perception of a ‘Real Man’ in Aussie
July 22, 2011 – 2:14 pm | No Comment
Soften the F Up – The Successful Plan to Challenge Young Men’s Perception of a ‘Real Man’ in Aussie

PlanBigger Ehon Chan launches a national grassroots mental health campaign:
Soften the F Up – “Soften the F*** Up is the first of, hopefully, a few more campaigns to come in challenging young men’s …

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Ekodo: Compassionate Environmentalism
September 3, 2010 – 6:00 pm | No Comment
Ekodo: Compassionate Environmentalism

By Sean Weaver
Over the last twenty-five years of environmental practice, I have had countless opportunities to experience and reflect on how to enhance my effectiveness. I have had my fair share of failures and successes …

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Introducing Ekodo – Eko (ecological) do (way).
August 24, 2010 – 6:11 pm | 2 Comments
Introducing Ekodo – Eko (ecological) do (way).

By Sean Weaver, 23 August, 2010.
This is the first of a series of blogs that Sean Weaver will write about Ekodo.
Eko (ecological) do (way) is the way of the eco-warrior. Ekodo turns environmentalism into a …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#120 – How to Get All ‘Zen’ About Life In a Cheap Date Kind of Way
August 16, 2010 – 10:43 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#120 – How to Get All ‘Zen’ About Life In a Cheap Date Kind of Way

Yeah, when it comes to life and happiness I’m a cheap date.  I mean, it doesn’t take much to please me, lately.
Momentous moment number one for today was when I was driving along and two …

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Letter to Happyzine from Hannah of Golden Bay
August 12, 2010 – 10:09 pm | 2 Comments
Letter to Happyzine from Hannah of Golden Bay

Dear Happyzine,
It has been a while since we have spoken, and although I am feeling somewhat neglectful it has at least spurred me into writing again. How are you my sweet? I see you have …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#117 – Twenty One Things I Love About Being Human (Today)
August 12, 2010 – 10:04 pm | 3 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#117 – Twenty One Things I Love About Being Human (Today)

1.  The soft yet strong, fit, beating heart that I was born with
2.  Durable, polished wooden floors
3.  My son’s innocent face, gazing at mine, every morning
4.  The way my dog rests her head on my …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#115 – Achieving and Maintaining Optimum Health Can Feel Good
August 10, 2010 – 8:40 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#115 – Achieving and Maintaining Optimum Health Can Feel Good

Today I had a Body Talk session.  I’ve gotta say, it’s taking me some serious energy to write this blog, my son’s asleep, I just want to curl up warm and cosy in bed!  But …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#111 – Heading for the Hills
August 6, 2010 – 9:00 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#111 – Heading for the Hills

I’m going bush.  Let that be known. Out of the depths of my sub-consciousness is arising the curious urge to take family and food and flee for the day into the bosom of the very …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#102 – Thirty Four Years Dinosaur
July 28, 2010 – 11:35 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#102 – Thirty Four Years Dinosaur

I’m relaxing after a hectic day of answering facebook happy birthday messages, relaxing in the sun while my friend told me not to do any work, and consuming appropriate amounts (ie bountiful) of food at …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#96 – Personal Sustainability – Why It’s Right Up There With the Environmental Kind
July 21, 2010 – 3:00 pm | 5 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#96 – Personal Sustainability – Why It’s Right Up There With the Environmental Kind

So today, I hit the pillow.  Yes, that’s right, I took to my bed, pulled the bed-covers over my head and rested.  I slumbered.  I let go of everything – handed it over to everyone else – …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#83 – Navigating Through Life’s Seemingly Impossible Moments and Finding Sunshine
July 8, 2010 – 8:03 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#83 – Navigating Through Life’s Seemingly Impossible Moments and Finding Sunshine

Ahhh, life as a Mama/positive website Editor … so much to do, so many naughty, fresh cow-poo adorned dogs to throw in the river …
I’m going through a change right now.  No, not The Change …

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Getting Real, the Game Has Changed!
July 3, 2010 – 10:59 pm | No Comment
Getting Real, the Game Has Changed!

For the last few weeks I have been getting real about what I am committed to in life and I am finding it a little uncomfortable. I find that my ideals and passions conflict with …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#75 – Eye Love You: An Experiment in Human Playfulness and Kindness
June 29, 2010 – 10:47 pm | 5 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#75 – Eye Love You: An Experiment in Human Playfulness and Kindness

Today someone, who would prefer to remain anomomous, emailed me a link to a project he’s been working on called ‘Eye Love You’.  You have got to check this out.  The purpose of the Eye …

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Get Present in Under Five Seconds!
June 25, 2010 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Get Present in Under Five Seconds!

Thats what The Joyologist says can happen when you use the art of improv to get present!!
 
When you are present you are not stressed and you are in a place of peace and acceptance of …

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Great Fathers – A Free, Special DVD Just for New Dads
June 24, 2010 – 4:18 pm | One Comment
Great Fathers – A Free, Special DVD Just for New Dads

How about this story.  A guy – lets call him Dave –  is reading some material by a NZ pediatrician and a US economist, and is so stunned by the material he resolved to tell …

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Body Casting Workshop
May 23, 2010 – 11:53 am | No Comment
Body Casting Workshop

A process of creation, reverence and profound intimacy with the physical being of human form.
Led by Joyologist Pat Armitstead you will engage in storytelling, artistic representation, explore symbolism and then …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#35 – Emotional Sustainability
May 20, 2010 – 6:46 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#35 – Emotional Sustainability

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today’s recommended music as you read this blog: Beautiful Day, U2 (See below)

I’m a fiery and charismatic person who needs to express her emotions often.  …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#34 – Let’s Get Physical
May 19, 2010 – 10:11 am | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#34 – Let’s Get Physical

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Today’s recommended music as you read this blog: Flashdance – What a Feeling (see below)

Aerobics. Not usually my cup of tea. Karate’s always …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#33 – Lessons from an Elder
May 18, 2010 – 6:56 pm | One Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#33 – Lessons from an Elder

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
Recommended music while you read this blog: Talk Talk: Life’s What You Make It [see below]
I got talking to an elderly lady today, and everything …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#29 – Kindness is Cool
May 14, 2010 – 2:05 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#29 – Kindness is Cool

Thanks to some inspiration from a man named Mark Silver, who runs the business Heart of Business, my heart is leaping with plans – plans for Happyzine and for my community. The urge to give …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#27 – Magnifico Petrol Station Woman!
May 12, 2010 – 5:31 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#27 – Magnifico Petrol Station Woman!

A delightful thing happened to me today.  Did I happen across a pile of money lying upon the footpath? No, not today.  Did a beaming Italian woman leap towards me waving free tickets to the …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#26 – Preserve the Reserve
May 11, 2010 – 6:36 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#26 – Preserve the Reserve

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website)
The Railway Reserve. Here in Nelson where I’ve been staying for the past few days, this path is the closest we come to ancient …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#25 – Kith and Kin.
May 10, 2010 – 10:26 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#25 – Kith and Kin.

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website).
Today I attended the funeral I’d been dreaming of for the past twenty years.  It was the funeral of an artist – vividly colourful, full …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#23 – Zen Baby Zen
May 8, 2010 – 3:41 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#23 – Zen Baby Zen

(While I raise my son and grow my good news website to a subscription base of 100,000)
Well, we’re all a buzz here in the small city of Nelson, New Zealand as my family prepare for …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#22 – Persistence, Oh Glorious Persistence!
May 7, 2010 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#22 – Persistence, Oh Glorious Persistence!

“Serena, even before I read the bit about myself you had me in tears! Thanks, I really appreciate the reminder to be brave and keep asking ‘what’s next’? This morning I woke up, as usual, …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#21 – How to Let Go and Chillax While Your Grandmother Passes Over.
May 6, 2010 – 5:04 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#21 – How to Let Go and Chillax While Your Grandmother Passes Over.

(…As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website)
If there’s one good thing about a death in the family – it’s the family.  I don’t know how you all deal with the inevitable …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#20 – Goodbye Gorgeous Old Lady
May 5, 2010 – 9:00 pm | 4 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#20 – Goodbye Gorgeous Old Lady

…As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website
An unexpected thing happened today.  My groovy Grandmother Joyce died.  Now this may seem like sad news, and I’m sure a few of us have …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#19
May 4, 2010 – 9:38 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#19

I’ve just finished reading the highly popular ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ by Elizabeth Gilbert.  Millions have enjoyed this book and for those who haven’t found it yet – it’s the story of a woman who came …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#18
May 3, 2010 – 7:25 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#18

Come away with me.  Let’s take off to the beach for the day.  My website can take care of itself.  We’ll load up the car with kids, food, the dog, two wahine (kiwi females) and …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#16
May 1, 2010 – 10:59 pm | One Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#16

Tonight I did something that both scared the bejeebees out of me and thrilled my socks off.  Tonight, I accepted an invitation to ‘Samhain Rituals, Potluck & Goddess Party’ with a group of friends, here …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#14
April 29, 2010 – 7:53 pm | 4 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#14

Right now, all I really want to talk about is food. I’ve got hot water boiling on the strove for rice vermicelli pasta, into which I’ll soon throw some fish and basil and tomatoes and …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#13
April 28, 2010 – 8:59 pm | One Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#13

It’s time to ask the big question: what is hippydom? And how do you spell it? Today we’re chatting with one of Golden Bay’s big personalities – Annie Turner. She tackles the …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#12
April 27, 2010 – 8:59 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#12

Our first rainy day – hot chocolates on tap; apple crumble; stories under a rug; DVDs on repeat; time outside under a see through roof feeling the rain and the wind and the thunder booming …

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Authentic Success; The Way of Simplicity
April 26, 2010 – 9:08 pm | No Comment
Authentic Success; The Way of Simplicity

For the last few weeks I’ve been facilitating a 22 day process of transformation, building community and starting a new mentoring program for women leaders of the Whole New World, and that’s why you haven’t …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#11
April 26, 2010 – 8:44 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#11

Today I woke with the urge to be kind.  To give.  I felt inspired to surprise  someone with something good, just for them.  And I knew the person at the top of my list: my …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#10
April 25, 2010 – 10:37 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#10

Tonight I attended the HANDS (Golden Bay’s complementary currency system, see Rebecca’s recent article here) Harvest Feast along with around 140 other people. I’ve got to be honest, I felt really emotional to be there, …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#9
April 24, 2010 – 9:39 pm | 2 Comments
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#9

So I’m nine days into my 365 days of Fun and Chillaxation (whilst raising my son and growing my site to a subscription base of 100,000, yeah!) and I’m looking back fondly at Week One’s …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#8
April 23, 2010 – 10:34 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation As I Raise My Son and Grow My Good News Website – Blog#8

Do you know what happened today? A news paper was delivered to my letter box.  I sat up straight in my camp chair (yes, I don’t have a couch quite yet) when I saw it …

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