“The Whole News” Blog

Opening our minds to greater awareness and depth

‘You sing the country before you burn it’

‘You sing the country before you burn it’

I’m reading an article by Bill Gammage, who at the time of writing was an adjunct professor in the Humanities Research Centre of the Australian National University and author of prize-winning book, The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia.  I...

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IMPERFECT / I’M PERFECT

IMPERFECT / I’M PERFECT

I’ve just finished reading a book called Imperfect – How Our Bodies Shape The People We Become by Lee Kofman. Lee was scarred as a result of several major operations when she was a child from injuries sustained in a bus accident and from a defective heart. To begin...

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Should Women Set Goals?

Should Women Set Goals?

Okay, at one level that’s a weird question because obviously anyone can set goals, and certainly anyone who needs to achieve a big task is wise to break it down into achievable goals. But I thought I’d share a few related ideas about feminine energy and the...

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Have you ever eaten a worm? Walked into a telegraph pole?

Have you ever eaten a worm? Walked into a telegraph pole?

Last Saturday my two sisters and I shared stories about our childhood and the many books we read and how our mother's childhood trauma affected our lives as part of a presentation at Mentone Public Library. We were all very big readers and my younger sister Anita...

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No straight lines in the universe! Meet Nicky Manning…

No straight lines in the universe! Meet Nicky Manning…

Last blog I mentioned that I have a new Mastery Club Facilitator on board. Nicky Manning first contacted me five years ago expressing interest in training as a facilitator – but life had other ideas! (No straight lines…) When her family decided to start home educating...

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