A PHOTO ESSAY HAN VAN DEN HEUVEL is an avid naturalist and photographer, and here he shares with us his love of the local native birds. Ever since my retirement in 2016, I have been able to spend more time in nature doing what I enjoy – taking photos of birds and bees. I am very lucky to live in a house that borders on Allenby Park Reserve in the northern beaches district of Sydney. The variety of birds visiting our backyard is enormous. I sit on the back veranda with my......
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Poem for my daughters
As I watch my daughters navigate an imperfect world, a world that is cruel and at times crushing, I see them searching for the light as a way of being. They are advocates for...
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Letter to my daughter
My dear daughter, With instant communication, the art of letter writing is lost on today’s generation. Of course, there has not been much need for us to write letters to each other, save the...
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Alone but not lonely
DR. JAY THIMMAPURAM explores the science of loneliness and how it impacts our health and well-being. He also shares some simple things we can do in order to feel better about being alone without...
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A love letter to the future – part 2
“What we do now echoes in eternity,” said Marcus Aurelius. The transition of the past few months has been stressful but also a time to remove obsolete habits, to rebuild our priorities, and to...
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Creating communities for health – part 1
BARBARA BUSH speaks with MAMATA VENKAT about Global Health Corps, working in teams with other passionate young talented people who want to make a difference in the health of their communities, and finding ways...
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On fear and anger
JUST THINKING AND FEELING In this month’s column, DR. ICHAK ADIZES explores the two emotions of fear and anger, and how they color our experiences in life. He shares his own mantra for working...
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The heartful strategist – part 8
In the series so far, RAVI VENKATESAN has introduced the Heartful Strategist framework, and explored how our consciousness results in the strategies we adopt and the choices we make, which in turn have consequences...
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Kindness is key to resilience – part 1
In June 2020, AUDREY LIN from Service Space spoke with PURNIMA RAMAKRISHNAN about the qualities needed to live a life of kindness, and the relationship between kindness and resilience Q: Hello Audrey. A warm...
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A user’s guide to living – part 10
LOVE IN ACTION DAAJI continues his series on everyday living, introducing the ninth universal principle of the User’s Guide, which explores how to become the best version of ourselves. He shares the importance of...
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