“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.” – Fred Rogers Stress…

“I hope that everyone has the opportunity, whatever their work environment may be, to be surrounded by people that they respect and are inspired by.” – Janet Varney It is now widely recognised that a dynamic, welcoming and inspiring workplace…

“Training gives us an outlet for supressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger We all know that exercise is good for us, no denying that! However, what we may…

“Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” – Craig Claiborne Mindful activities can be found in every room of your home, but there is no room riper for…

“Feeling sorry for yourself and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.” – Dale Carnegie The lead up to the New Year often gives us time to reassess how…

“The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us all to become our best while looking our worst.” – Marge Kennedy Christmas is one of the few times of year that is dedicated to family time. Even…

“The mother of goodwill is freewill, if untainted by evil.” ― Christian Hunt, ‘The Dawn of Grace’ They say that Christmas is the season of goodwill. We are often very good at spreading this goodwill amongst our friends and family, but our…

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” –  Edith Sitwell Cometh the chill, cometh the short days,…

“The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom.” – Deepak Chopra As much as we might try to avoid uncertainty, we know deep down that it is an impossible…

“Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” – Oren Arnold Yes, yes indeed. That time…