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The marvellous thing about a good question is that it shapes our identity as much by the asking as it does by the answering. David Whyte Curiosity is the foundation of discovery. But it is more than just the starting point. Being curious is the process we use to find […]

Tap into curiosity

19 Nov, 2021 in November 2021: Ask tagged #curiosity / children / personal growth / reflect by Jodi Koepke

Dogs do speak but only to those who know how to listen Orhan Pamuk Molly is my dog – a Spaniel Poodle cross who has been a part of my life now for twelve years. She is exuberant, (perhaps ‘hyperactive’ might be a better description!) loving, faithful to a T […]

Molly & Me – A Lesson In Purpose

26 Sep, 2017 in 2017 Purpose tagged #purpose / children / energy / environment / parents by Val Heaton

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. Jane Howard Denise watched the young mums in their ath-leisure wear. They had takeaway coffee cups in one hand and mobile phones in […]

My Tribe

18 May, 2017 in 2017: Tribe tagged #authenticity / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #tribe / children / conversation / friends / friendship / kin women / kinwomen / motherhood / mums / women by Elaine Fraser

Those early years – me as a very little girl. I was born in Kent, Southeast England just after the war started in 1940. I often think of my mother who must have been petrified just even carrying me during this time – with war planes constantly overhead. She would […]

The Impact of Your Early Story

30 Oct, 2016 in Oct 2016: Story tagged #story / children / confusion / earlystory / elderly / formativeyears / impactofwar / littlegirl / morrisonshelter / motherhood / rejection / sadness / trauma / vulnerability / war / yourstory by Val Heaton

The word depreciate is generally used in relation to a house or a car – and it’s not something we particularly like to hear. It is all about a reduction in dollar value. Depreciate can also mean “to belittle or to lessen the value of, by derision, criticism etc; to […]

Appreciate or depreciate?

6 Sep, 2013 in Sept 2013: Men / Uncategorized tagged children / family / kinwomen / men by Esther Murray