happiness Category
Reflections from 2025
Posted on January 2, 2026 Leave a Comment
As I take some time to look back on 2025, I notice that my biggest learnings didn’t come from pushing harder or doing more. They came from slowing down, creating structure, and paying attention to what was already there. At the start of the year, my New Year’s Evolution was simple. Structure to thrive. Not […]
Lessons from Chelsea the Miniature Groodle: Gratitude, Agility & Loving Unconditionally
Posted on March 2, 2025 1 Comment
Since Chelsea, our miniature groodle, joined the family, I’ve softened. She’s taught me presence, patience, and the joy of life’s little moments—like finding the perfect stick. Even balancing two coffees mid-walk when she decides to double-poo is a lesson in agility. I see why dogs are our best friends.
Lessons from the Fijians
Posted on January 7, 2023 Leave a Comment
Reflecting on the warm, welcoming nature of the Fijians and lessons from their spirt and culture that thought are worth paying forward.
“I have more than enough time not to rush.”
Posted on October 3, 2022 Leave a Comment
Family Matthews travelled to Jindabyne last week set in the beautiful Australian snowy mountains which always seems to generate some writing inspiration… It was my first experience of a ‘workcation’ where I worked half days in the mornings and then had the afternoons to enjoy time exploring the area with the family. I found it […]
The Power of Performance and Experience Goals
Posted on July 31, 2022 Leave a Comment
Last Sunday I participated in the Real Insurance Sydney Harbour 10k running race on a beautiful winter’s day. It was a race of two halves for me and I thought I’d share my reflections in case they resonated with others. I had a performance goal for the race of sub 42 minutes and was excited […]
The Parent Gap
Posted on August 22, 2021 Leave a Comment
Much has been written about the gender equality gap and the gender pay gap and now another gap has become evident, what I’ve called ‘The Parent Gap’ – the gap emerging between those currently in lockdown home schooling children whilst concurrently working and those not.
What I Know for Sure
Posted on July 11, 2021 Leave a Comment
The question “What do you know for sure?” stunned Oprah Winfrey when she was first asked it in an interview, and she’s spent years since reflecting on this and asking it to others.
Give Forward
Posted on June 6, 2021 Leave a Comment
with the mental health impacts of Covid very real, I think community service and giving forward is more important than ever. In the words of Jay Shetty, “Service connects us, when you’re serving, you don’t have time to allow loneliness to creep in. In addition, service causes us to step out of ourselves, physically going out into the world to help others.”
Getting unstuck
Posted on March 28, 2021 Leave a Comment
Sharing some reflections that I hope may trigger a few thoughts for you.
Accepting what is
Posted on November 1, 2020 2 Comments
This morning I listened to a beautiful, short meditation on the Chopra app ‘Accepting what is’. Their Chief Impact Officer Devi Brown has been leading a series of meditations building up to the US election to help support people that may be anxious. A quote she shared at the beginning of the meditation resonated with […]
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