by growinginspirations | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here in Australia, today marks the first day of winter. In many parts of Australia winter is nothing like the winters of the northern hemisphere. We hardly have snow, and ice skating is something that happens in ice skating rinks! But as the days become shorter and...
by growinginspirations | May 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
What determines what you get in life? Knowledge, drive, determination, courage, application, luck….? Many of these are key components, but the critical element is your focus. What you focus on determines what you achieve. You will know of stories of people who didn’t...
by growinginspirations | Apr 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
When a small child has a tantrum, they can scream, stamp their feet, curl up and hide, throw things…. A carer who is aware will often be able to recognise that the toddler is tired or hungry, or anxious about something. In this context, the tantrum is not ‘bad’...
by growinginspirations | Mar 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
When I went to capture this glorious sunrise, I bemoaned the light poles and parking lines taking away from the beauty of the scene. When those elements are removed in the second photo, is the sunrise any less beautiful? What I registered after having that internal...
by growinginspirations | Feb 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
My mother had a poem in the kitchen that said – “God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can and Wisdom to know the difference” With a tribe of kids to care for and a constant juggle for money, there...
