Articles tagged with: Emotional sustainability
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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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