Raising non violent children
Posted by Sally in Uncategorized on 30. Nov, 2009 | 1 Comment
It is the 16 Days of Activism for Non violence against women and children. at the moment from 25 November to 10 Decemeber. I wrote an article on my own personal blog about the 16 Day and I must admit it is very hard to write anything that feels like it will [...]
The juggling act of life
Posted by Guest Contributor in Real Life on 26. Nov, 2009 | Comments Off
I was offered a voice to express myself, since then I have been listening to all the voices of all the aspects of this conversation and been talking to myself ever since.
Not that I have come to a conclusion mind you.
To be a single mom and a business owner is a task and a half. [...]
Female Circumcision
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 25. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments
Africa is a continent steeped in tradition. It is a hugely diverse place. There are many cultures, languages, tribes, religions and people.
Some of these traditions and cultures are beautiful. African cultures acknowledge family and community and the notion ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. I often look at some of their traditions and [...]
Men are not a career
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 24. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments
‘Men aren’t a career, you know. A man isn’t your life’s work, however much he’d like to be.’
She said ‘Can’t a man give you something to believe in?’
‘No.’
‘Margie -’
‘I’ll amend that,’ Margie said. ‘The answer’s yes, if it’s yourself’
This is taken from Joanna Trollopes Friday Nights.
It is a conversation between one of the main [...]
A Voice for the Voiceless – my volunteer journey
Posted by Guest Contributor in Real Life on 18. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments
Rebecca-Anne Fowler
www.freeuganda.au.com
June 2007 I started working at a new job. Within a few weeks of my starting there, my boss gave me a DVD called Invisible Children Rough Cut. Not sure what I was watching, that night I eagerly popped the DVD on and what started as a light and airy documentary had me in [...]
Not so simple
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 17. Nov, 2009 | 3 Comments
I have battled with my weight pretty much constantly since High School. I have never been obese but have definitely been over weight for a lot of my life.
When I was in Tech I started taking Leanor for a few months and it did what it was supposed to. I lost weight – I lived [...]
‘Don’t be rude to your mother!’
Posted by Sally in Uncategorized on 16. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments
Discipline and how to do it is a controversial issue at the best of times and mostly we want to be left alone to do things our own way and this is good but should the greater community play any role? That saying “it takes a village to raise a child” springs to mind, I [...]
A challenge – are you up for it?
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 10. Nov, 2009 | 5 Comments
Remember this post?
Well Robyn does and she wants to help. She had an awesome idea to try and help out this little school.
It is simply a book drive. Robyn runs a book club blog and they want to see if they can raise 100 books.
Our plan is that you can either send old books down [...]
Threats to your skin
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 09. Nov, 2009 | 3 Comments
With the festive season approaching so quickly, I would like to point out a few threats to your skin. Many of you will be in “party” mode as the “end of year functions” are lined up and unfortunately that is when we tend to over indulge and deprive our bodies.
The following are unfortunately threats to [...]
The importance of owning your sexuality
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 06. Nov, 2009 | 1 Comment
I run personal development workshops aimed at supporting women create lives characterized by the 3Ps of a divalicious life – Pleasure, Passion and Purpose. One module focuses on a woman’s relationship with her sexuality. My approach is to start by asking the ladies what they call their sexual genitalia. The most frequent response goes like [...]
