Last weekend I packed up the car, the child, the tent, some food, and "headed for the hills". We were going to visit friends on their land for a short camping trip. On the day it did not seem the…
A wonderful read that sparks some wondering…
What a wonderful book we have just finished reading in our household. It came highly recommended by a friend who had read it with her kids (a shout out to you here Libby, thanks!). For me, a well written book…
Praxis – what’s it good for?
As an occupational therapist who has researched apraxia I am often asked - what is praxis? The term praxis in the neurological sense is the human ability to turn our ideas or impulses into doing! Specifically, the ability to know…
The value of harmony
Recently my collaborators and I in NOW Leadership Academy Inc and Happy Hearts Hub invited other potential collaborators to join with us in creating a Harmony Day celebration. It was interesting to discuss together our various views of harmony when…
Heart Choice Families – February fun!
We gathered, we did - we 4 families, being 6 parents and 8 kids - and in our gathering circle to open we each shared a highlight from our week. We found the start of the school year and the…
A new year is here!
This new year feels exciting to me - like crossing a threshold into the next chapter. I look forward to the daily chance to create more personal and community wellbeing...and wish YOU an abundance of self care and a vibrant…
November gathering of Heart Choice Families
This month four families gathered and the activity we shared was cooking puddings in preparation for Christmas. A few of us usually partake in this seasonal tradition with our blood relatives, but hey, this feels like family too. It was…
Heart Choice Families fun on 3rd Sept
Abundance from the garden led us to a cooking activity this month on our afternoon together. Cherie and Dan yielded a huge bunch of chard from their garden. Then many hands made light work with slicing the chard, leeks, zucchini.…
Humanity’s amazing potential!
The achievement of sending humans to the moon is often cited as an example of the magnitude of what humanity can achieve when we set ambitious intentions and pursue big dreams and visions! So I was pleased to watch a…
OUr DiveRsity is our StrEngtH
“Our diversity is our strength” - this was the Harmony Day 2016 theme. On the day - 21st March - all of us in the Happy Hearts Hub team - Elizabeth Ellames, Sue Lohmeyer, Gail Glastonbury and myself - were…
