Are your problems big enough? No really. . . are they?!
Problems, boy have I got problems! My son’s bent his bike frame going over too many jumps and I’ve got to get it repaired, my garbage disposal is making strange noises, I need a new crown on my back...
View ArticleWill the bloodshed ever end?
When I was 23 I spent 6 weeks backpacking on my own around the Middle East. Three in Egypt, one in Jordan and two in Jerusalem and the surrounding occupied territories of the West Bank. Being on my own...
View ArticleOprah…still overcoming her fears!
Love her or loathe her (though why would you but from jealousy!), you have to hand it to Oprah — she’s got courage! I mean after the years and years of yo-yoing up and down the scales, I think we all,...
View ArticleA year ago today and what I’ve learned since
A year ago today I awoke to a phone call telling me that my brother Frank had been in a serious motor bike accident; that, among other injuries, his spine had been very badly damaged and that it was...
View ArticleDo you need to trade some of your answers for questions?
Every time I turn on the TV at the moment I hear fighting about how best to get the US economy back on track. Needless to say, I do not have the answer to that problem. But what I’ve noticed more and...
View ArticleCould you be misdiagnosing your problems? (Hint: If they keep recurring,you...
You can't treat a problem properly unless you've diagnosed it properly. What lies at the heart of so many of the big problems we are facing around the world, and the smaller (though no less significant...
View ArticleFive Ways To Bolster Your Resilience For Tough Times
Resilience is crucial to our success in the bigger game of life. Not only does resilience help us to cope better with major crisis and traumatic experiences, but it helps us cope better with the...
View ArticleHope Is A Risk That Must Be Run
In recent months I’ve spent time with several people going through a tough time and struggling to hold on to hope and stay optimistic. Depression is tapping at the door of a few. I know there have been...
View ArticleWhen Bravery Doesn’t Pay Off
Yes, “Fortune favors the bold.” But that doesn’t mean every risk we take will be immediately rewarded. Sometimes when we take a deep dive out of our comfort zone into the water below, we land flat on...
View ArticleMental Illness: Let’s Extend Compassion and Remove the Stigma
The last time I spoke to my youngest brother Peter was on his 31st birthday. Six times, I had tried to get through, but each time the phone connection dropped out. Finally, on the seventh attempt, it...
View ArticleKibera Slum – Be At Cause, Not Effect
It’s hard to believe it has been two years since I stepped onto the ‘roof top of Africa’ – Mt Kilimanjaro – after a grueling 9-hour ascent with my husband and our four children. (Here’s the blog I...
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