“The Whole News” Blog
Opening our minds to greater awareness and depth
How’s Your ‘Self-As-Team’?
If you've been following my writing and journey, you know that I'm pretty interested in the Law of Polarity – the fact that our universe is an expression of complementary opposites. Years ago, in my early 20s, I started to teach Creative Writing workshops, and without...
The Whole News: Author Bares All
When I returned from Bali with my swollen, churning belly, I didn't have the energy for anything but reading; it so happened that the page I was up to in my Demartini book delivered some profound insights that stopped me in my tracks. (Synchronicity yet again!) ...
Bali Belly Insights
or – 'From Desperation to Inspiration' Our first week in Bali was divine - sunshine, villa right on the beach, friendly people, fascinating customs, tropical landscape, delicious food… and then the diarrhoea hit. Okay, I won't go into much more detail! Suffice to say...
Leg Sleeves & Other Childhood Magic
Mother's Day last Sunday reminded me of an article I wrote years ago about my children and the antics they were getting up to. As my youngest have just turned 18, I'm entering a whole new era now. I was a very focused mother – we home-educated as well, hence the...
The Hidden Blessings in Failure
My twin daughters turned 18 last week and eagerly headed off for their driver's license test. One passed and one failed. This is a much more confronting experience than when a single child fails – aside from the obvious comparison issues, there is the...
Let’s turn Anti-Bullying Day into Let’s Get Conscious Day!
It's Anti-Bullying Day and kids are being asked to wear orange as a sign that they won't stand for bullying. I wonder, though, if what's really being promoted is Anti-Bullies Day, since the majority of public opinion seems to be on the side of the 'victims'? I'm more...