WHAT WE CARRY WITHIN “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ There are times when we find ourselves thinking about what has happened in the past or worrying about what may lie ahead, but there is something that […]
Good mental health does not mean feeling happy all the time but being able to cope with a range of emotions and to manage life’s ups and downs in a healthy way.
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What’s all this about living stones and stumbling stones and cornerstones in the second reading (from the First Letter of St Peter)? Let’s take a deep dive.
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Jokes Ever since Austin was a child, he had a fear someone or something was lurking under his bed at night. So, he finally went to a psychiatrist and told him about his problem. “Every time I go to bed I think there’s somebody under it,” Austin explained. “I’m scared. I think I’m
ANZAC DAY “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” ~ Bible (John 15:13) ~ Amidst fields of poppies, we pause to honour the valour and sacrifice of our Anzacs. Like these red blooms, they stood tall in adversity, their courage firmly ingrained in our history. On
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Anzac Day is one of our most significant national commemorations. Observed on April 25 each year it marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army during World War I at Gallipoli in 1915.
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One of the most memorable moments in the Australian film Babe comes when the sheep explain that all border collies and kelpies are wolves. The dogs chase, nip, and intimidate. They move sheep by pressure and fear. Babe, however, learns another way. He listens. He speaks gently. And, astonishingly, the sheep follow him because they recognise that he means them no harm
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Jokes A woman is walking through the park when she sees an attractive man sitting on a bench. He’s reading a book and eating fruit. Slowly, the woman gathers courage to go ask him out. She walks over, takes a seat next to him, and says, “Sorry to bother you. I know this may be
