Articles tagged with: good news
Just a quicky today. I said I’d focus more upon my goals over the remaining fifty or so blogs and I’m glad I did because it’s very much on my mind. I would like to …
Before Jamie Dove was five, he’d had more health problems than most of us get in a lifetime.
Jamie, 25, has faced death many times in his young life but thanks to a positive attitude, and …
It feels that a wind of great energy is blowing over Whangarei (New Zealand) at the moment, with each new week being the start of a positive eco-orientated initiative. The once dormant city of the …
Introducing: some graphics I just drew. All by myself. And scanned. Just like a grown up. Though not really. These are for the soon to be released ebook that I refer to every one …
By Rebecca Toon – New Zealand
The hour of the trowel has come. Jules Dervaes is pioneering a revolution from his backyard that will change the way you feel about this humble tool and your own …
Ok, I’m keeping it brief today. I’m feeling very excited to introduce this piece of writing to you. You have got to check out another positive writing graduate’s first ever article on Happyzine: Trowel Power. …
There is a lot of good news with the earthquake that needs saying as its very easy for us locals (and the media) to be all doom and gloom ‘when bad things happen’.
Here are just …
Nominations are being sought from around the country for ‘Local Heroes’ as part of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards 2011. Kiwibank Local Heroes Awards recognise those everyday people doing extraordinary things in …
Today I had the enormous pleasure of leading part one of a two part work-shop about how to build and run your own blog. It was a rainy, cold day here in Golden Bay, a …
Here in Golden Bay I find myself working more and more with the movers and shakers of this place. I want to tell you about three of these people -
Joanna Piekarski – Joanna and her …
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 …
So today I found myself rumbling along in the cab of an old Ute beside ‘Gordy’ the mechanic-come AA-Road-Side Rescue guy. Had I, just moments before, been on the road-side, in the pouring rain and …
What’s my more-than-cool, simply amazing news of the day? Jeanette Fitzsimons has agreed to be a judge for our upcoming and yet to be officially announced sustainable energy design competition! Waking up to her email …
My dream of turning Auckland’s rooftops green is one step closer to reality, with planting of the first Urban Pantry rooftop vegetable garden taking place on Monday. The lucky rooftop is on the building I secured last …
Got a plan? Need help? Just PlanBig it!
Ever had an idea that you didn’t quite know how to make happen? Ever had a dream that you needed help to make into reality? Ever wanted to …
LIFE’S A LOAD OF BALLS!
ENERGY BOOSTER WORKSHOP
Put the bounce back in your life …
Improve your health and learn to juggle life’s demands
without stressing out
Fun interactive workshop designed to energise and empower you from the …
I’m writing this blog in a state of utter exhaustion – yes – computer exhaustion. The cause: hours and hours spent writing my positive environmentalism e-book! Ironic? Yes, and not in the Alanis Morissette sense …
So today, I want to share this gorgeous tale from Rebecca Reider as a taster for my up-coming e-book, because it’s beautiful and authentic and surprising. Rebecca wrote the book Dreaming the Biosphere, and is …
Did anyone else get the needs v’s wants lesson early in childhood? I must have been no more than six or seven. The teacher had us say what we thought was a “want” and what …
This is a tribute to my dog Maia. It’s a celebration of her life. Only I’m doing it while she’s still around for me to celebrate. Cool huh? Feel free to leave your own tributes …
I’m enjoying organising Happyzine’s inaugural Positive Writing Course. People are actually beginning to confirm their bookings and this is quite simply: thrilling. I find the art of positive media fascinating. For years I’ve been aware …
Friday, 16th July, 2010
Press Release: Retire Young
One Woman on a Mission to Help Twelve People to Retire Young and Save the Planet.
A business coach who generated $5000 in passive income in just six months is …
Hey people! Meet John Knox, he’s preparing to take to the streets of Australia, on his bike. Sooooo … why exactly?
“At the ripe old age of fifty-four, I have decided that, rather than simply complain …
Over the past week I’ve been working on a short project for the local HANDS committee. I’ve been invited to take on the short, ten hour job of phoning up all the local businesses …
I’m relaxing on the hot and sunny deck with an eco-tanka drink bottle full of filtered water and, obviously, my lap-top. Thanks to the joys of wireless internet I get to sit here, watching life …
Hello groovers!
Well, today I’ve been putting my daily quota of effort into writing my e-book (as I promised to you a few days ago in my ‘pinned down‘ blog) and I decided to share this letter with …
I’ve been on the radio a lot lately, talking about Happyzine. Paul from across the road, who runs a backpackers, and also happens to be the proud father of a huge blonde dog called …
The Cancer Society of New Zealand congratulates members of the New Zealand Youth Parliament for their active and open approach to tobacco control, and commitment to New Zealand’s 2020 Smokefree New Zealand.
Youth Parliament, which is …
Sometimes it’s only a matter of saying it in the language people can hear.
Got a green or socially responsible product, service or package that you’d love to launch or shout out to the world about? Or perhaps you’d …
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 …
I’ve just been sitting on the beach, watching my naked son enjoy yet another sunny mid-winter swim with Maia – the dog who will swim (or wallow if necessary) in anything liquid – pondering the true …
Homelessness and generally people in need are always one of those things where we all want to do something. Most people in New Zealand are basically pretty decent people. When disaster strikes, kiwis roll up …
Have you ever been at odds about what to get that guy who has everything for his birthday? Perhaps you’re running a little low on time or money, yet you really want to offer some …
Why Chickens?
Chickens are the new black in Green Urban Living. Once you have read the following I’m sure you will be racing out to get your own feathery flock!
Tasty, Rich, Nutritious Eggs
As Kiwis we love …
Gollywood – what do you think? It’s the Golden Bay version of Bollywood (just in case you didn’t figure that out). So here we are, mid-winter, in a small rural community, in New Zealand, learning …
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 …
Don’t you love finding people who dream exciting green dreams and make them happen? Today I ‘met’ Janet Luke. This is how she introduced herself to me via email:
“I am a Landscape Architect, Environmental Planner, Permaculturalist and …
I see that the NZ Green Party have been running a campaignto ‘save our treasured places’, namely our national parks. My son’s named after the Kahurangi National Park. I love that park. It looms green and …
I have no graphic design talent and the idea of me creating my own website is laughable. My skills deficiency means that since embarking on my rooftop gardens project and founding Urban Pantry I’ve been …
I’m sitting outside in the sunshine, leaning against a museum, and I can’t move. Because I’ve stopped. Finally. To rest. Here in the warmth. And my body feels as if it’s falling, slowly, like molasses, so accustomed it is to moving, …
