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Time to Dream Big
As the year draws to a close and a new one approaches, it’s a time when people reflect on what has been and look forward to finding hope, dreams, and vision for the future. It’s a time to celebrate and be hopefully even in the midst of challenging times. It’s a perfect time to start…
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The Hope Dealer
Hope is a common word that’s used in everyday language: “I hope you feel better,” “I hope your team wins,” “I hope you get that new job.” We all hope for something. Hope is a simple word, however it may surprise you to know it actually has a much deeper meaning, with a wide range…
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Thriving is Closer than you Think
“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” – Marianne Williamson With so many people looking for thriving lifestyles, perhaps the answer is closer than you realise… Have you ever heard the saying, “home is where the…
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Two Beers Club
“If we can help someone then that’s therapeutic, that just what we do.” – Mark (Two Beers Club) Have you ever stood at the crossroads of life, wondering which way to go? Earlier this year I had the privilege of meeting a couple of farmers from regional Victoria who were introduced to me as the boys…
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New Year, New Doors of Opportunity
A new year often brings hope for a fresh start, filled with resolutions for the year ahead—I know I am ready for that! Have you ever found yourself happy to be closing the door on what has been in the previous year with an anticipation for the new? It’s like hitting a reset button on…
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Sharing is Caring
What if we lived our everyday life as if our future depended upon it, looking for opportunities to share and care for others even when we don’t feel like it? In my family, we have a saying: “Sharing is caring!” My youngest daughter taught us that—from a child, she has used this saying when sharing…
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Time to Slow Down
After a long hot Aussie summer, the ground is often depleted, dry, dusty and lacking nutrients and moisture, ready for a new season to bring the refreshing rain and cooler weather. Soil is often used as a metaphor for the condition of the human heart (not the organ that beats and pushes blood around our…
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Season of Change
Have you ever asked yourself the question, what do I want my life to produce? Imagine with me for a moment that your life is a seed—your time, your words, your actions and finance all seed—then ask yourself the question, what is it producing? As a gardener, I know there are times when what I…
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Bless Through the Stress
Life has a way of knocking us down at times, leaving us with two options when the knocks come, to get back up or stay down. We can allow the circumstances to make us bitter instead of better. But what if the hard knocks were actually training? What if each time we got back up,…
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Encouragement in Disappointment
As a keen organic gardener, I understand the labour of love it takes to prepare an area for a new veggie patch—clearing the ground and removing all the weeds and debris before adding organic matter and nutrients to the soil in order to plant the seed. Once the tender seedlings start to grow, they need…
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94 Seeds
I recently had two of my grandchildren stay over. My garden, although small, is always a place of excitement and interest for the children to plant seeds and pick the harvest. With baskets in their hands, they were excited to receive instructions to gather salad veggies for dinner. Their happy little faces revealed their success…
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Multiplying Miracles
I recently purchased a hair product—the product name caught my attention, “20 Miracles in 1”. Not just a single action but 20 in 1, now that’s a claim, and my hair could do with a good dose of miracles anyway. My imagination kicked into gear as the name inspired me, one action, 20 miracles, I…
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