Yearly Archives: 2017

A Mother’s Hope It doesn’t matter where I go in this world, the desires of women often remain the same, it just seems they are re-prioritised depending on circumstances. I am here in India at present for Kinwomen with the Foxglove Project, speaking with women, particularly mothers who are far […]

Day 5- The Adventure of Simplicity India – A Mother’s ...

12 Aug, 2017 in 17 August: Simplicity / Uncategorized tagged birdsnestindia / kin / kinwomen / motherhood / mothers / mums / simplicity by Penny

Love it or hate it? Stories of Australians travelling to India are most often polarised: you love it or you hate it. The colour, chaos and sensory overload either attract or repel. It is not a country for the Australian tourist seeking hot deals on brand goods or lying by […]

Day 4- The Adventure of Simplicity

12 Aug, 2017 in 17 August: Simplicity / Uncategorized tagged birdsnestindia / foxgloveproject / india by Kelley

The smells and the colour of this land both are consuming me. We walked the beach, one fit with rats and sparkling lights. As I stepped out of the car, a beautiful woman, a pavement dweller brought out her wares and she caught my eye. You see her business was […]

Day 3: Bringing my life back to basics.

10 Aug, 2017 in 17 August: Simplicity by Amanda

I am writing this in a home, a comfortable home compared to most here, as the sun rises and streams through the window slightly tamed by the wood battened blinds. This is our AirBNB accommodation during our stay, found in the back allies of Chetput, central Chennai (formerly known as […]

Day 2: The Adventure of Simplicity – India

9 Aug, 2017 in 17 August: Simplicity tagged birdsnestindia / connection / foxgloveproject / india / simplicity by Penny

The Adventure Of Simplicity. “This is: My India When tourists come to India they have it all planned and neat : “We’ll see the Taj, and Delhi, and Kashmir’s lush retreat, and then, (perhaps), if we have time, we’ll go and ‘do’ Bombay; a quick look at those pavement-slums before […]

The adventure of simplicity

7 Aug, 2017 in 17 August: Simplicity by Amanda

Looking back to our childhood is such a good place to search for our ‘risk-taking self’ especially the school playground. Risk is a constant from birth – not something that can ever be eliminated and therefore, it seems sensible to understand it, embrace it and find a balance. As this […]

Dare to Be Aware of Your Risk-Taking Self

31 Jul, 2017 in 2017 July: Risk tagged #risk / dare / outcome / risk-taking / risktaker / trueself by Val Heaton