Monthly Archives: December 2018

“Always winter but never Christmas.” C.S. Lewis Christmas is a season of celebration and carols. Friends inviting friends to sit around a table and share what has occurred since they saw them last. Somedays though I think of those who don’t have any invites sitting in their email boxes. I […]

Seek out the lonely this christmas

20 Dec, 2018 in 2018: Happy by Amanda

“Oh Holy Night, the stars are brightly shining” Adolphe Adam Being an expat (having moved from the USA over 12.5 years ago) I still find this time of year in Australia hard. It’s not cold. It’s not raining for 4 weeks straight. It’s not dark. The Christmas Trees look different. […]

Christmas Lights

19 Dec, 2018 in 2018: Happy by Mish Pope

“By yourself, you’re unprotected. With a friend, you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.” Ecclesiastes 4:12 (MSG) It has been a hard year for my family. It has been a year of challenges, on the school front, on the home […]

The joy in the journey

14 Dec, 2018 in 2018: Happy by Jodie McCarthy

“I think to Live- may be a bliss To those who dare to try” Emily Dickinson happiness /ˈhapɪnəs/ Noun. the state of being happy. Is it a state? Is ‘Happy’ a place where we arrive? A destination? Contentment, pleasure, contentedness. Are they just synonyms, or actions? Is satisfaction, cheerfulness, cheeriness, […]

A Happiness Dare, and conversation through Dictionary definition

12 Dec, 2018 in 2018: Happy tagged emily dickinson / happiness by Joni Leimgruber

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style.” Maya Angelou We plan meetings. We plan to exercise. We plan our families. We plan for the future, but can we plan for our […]

Can You Plan for Happiness?

11 Dec, 2018 in 2018: Happy tagged #2019 / #amandaviviers / #canyouplanforhappiness / #conversationsthatmatter / #deliciousambiguity / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #itsdecemberandjanuaryiscoming / #mindfullyplanning / #moments / #pause / #planningforhappiness / #reflection / #yearplanner / happiness / kinwomen / mindfulness / women by Elaine Fraser

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” Dr. Seuss Growing up I was a Christmas fanatic. Begging my parents to put the tree up in October. Singing carols out loud and […]

The Christmas Grinch

10 Dec, 2018 in 2018: Happy by Amanda