#reflection

How do you find clarity at the end of a big year? For the last sixteen years as a year closes I take an afternoon and ask myself a series of questions to reflect and make decisions for the coming year. It is a ritual that has now become one […]

seeking clarity and kindness

December 27, 2019 in December 2019: Kindness tagged #reflection / clarity / new year by Amanda

Letting go is much easier to say than do. The opposite of faith is not doubt, but I have found it to be control. Each year as I sit with this group of questions at the end of a year, it is a process that has helped me in the […]

Seeking surrender

November 1, 2019 in November 2019: Fame and Fortune / Radio Scripts tagged #reflection / Change / season by Amanda

“The only way through the emptiness is stillness: staring at that deep wound unflinchingly. You can’t outrun anything. I’ve tried. All you can do is show up in the stillness.” Shauna Niequist On the whole, I’m an eminently sensible person. I plan and strategise. Weigh up the pro and cons. […]

What are you waiting for?

February 25, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #reflection / kinwomen / lessons learned / no regrets by Kelley

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver At my local beach there’s a group of middle aged men who jump off the jetty every morning. The varying shades of grey, and leathery bronze skin aren’t enough to disguise their deep boyhood—they splash each other and […]

On untangling our thoughts with a pen

February 18, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #reflection / #writing / everyday / kinwomen by Em Hazeldean

Kinwomen Blog: Sacred Quiet time — This life is more than just a read through. Red Hot Chilli Peppers Three years ago, my husband and I started something new. Instead of plunging into the New Year and moving on to the next without a backward glance, we decided to get our previous year’s diaries out […]

Sacred Quiet Time

February 11, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #emotionalagility / #newyear / #redhotchillipeppers / #reflection / #sacredthinkingtime / #susandavid / #thinkitover / #wearekin / #wearekinwomen / kinwomen / no regrets / spirituality / women by Elaine Fraser

“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?

December 11, 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