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“you will never regret doing the right thing but you will always regret doing nothing when you could have done something” Max Hanson Two weeks ago, I was in a remote village in Tanzania with the team from Water for Africa. They’d put in a well in the village and […]

Never Regret Doing the Right Thing

9 Oct, 2017 in 17 Regret tagged #choices / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraserauthor / #waterforafrica / kinwomen / no regrets / women by Elaine Fraser

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost I’ve been travelling pretty much since March this year on a quest to finish a novel I began in 2013. I worked on my book […]

The Road Not Taken by Elaine Fraser

11 Sep, 2017 in 2017 Purpose tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #elizabethgilbert / #elizabethgilbertauthor / #purpose / #roadnottaken / #robertfrost / #susandavid / #travel / #writing / kinwomen / no regrets / spirituality / women by Elaine Fraser

Let me fall if I must fall. The one I become will catch me. Sheryl Sandberg This year, I’m travelling for about eight months and I’m following Plan A–my itinerary. But, travel has a way of bringing up opportunities to switch to Plan B, or even the dreaded Plan X […]

What to do when your travel plans change

17 Jul, 2017 in 2017 July: Risk tagged #adventure / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #planb / #plottwists / #risk / #sayingyes / #sherylsandberg / #travel / kinwomen / women by Elaine Fraser

I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what’s happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it. Joel Osteen I sat on the top of a […]

What is Hope?

13 Jun, 2017 in 2017: Overwhelmed tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #hope / #overwhelmed / #prayer / #sunrise / kinwomen / spirituality / women by Elaine Fraser

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

I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am. Sylvia Plath You’re carrying your handbag, toys, bottles, folders, a briefcase, nappy bag, and whatever else your kids have demanded you carry for them. There are toddlers attached to you, […]

You Take a Breath

13 Apr, 2017 in 2017 April: Pause tagged #breath / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #frantic / #nespresso / #pause / #ristretto / 3 / family / kin / kinwomen / motherhood / women by Elaine Fraser