Clichés, Compassion, Creativity and that other C-word

As restrictions start to ease, and a resemblance of normal life creeps back in, I contemplate how just like the bushfires, COVID-19 will be a time in our life that we never forget. We would all agree we’ve learned a great deal from the coronavirus and this experience, and it’s important we don’t forget those […]

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“I’m officially a podcaster!”

If anyone had told me that one day I would be a co-host on a podcast, I probably would’ve responded with a giant guffaw (aka belly laugh) then followed up with a snort! Ever since podcasts were created in 2004 (for those of you playing at home), it felt like a pipe dream. I knew […]

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Crazy Full Moon…or just Motherguilt

From Friday 19 August, 2016 Today I forgot to pack my son’s lunch. Do I feel bad about it? Of course. Would I be the only mum to have ever done this? I seriously doubt it. Can I change it? No. Can I blame it on the full moon? Also a “No.” Luckily, he had […]

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Ask Sharon: Surrender and achieve inner peace

Following is the full version of the column featured in The Area News complete with the “Surrender” card from Diana Cooper’s Angels of Light cards. THIS week a question was submitted anonymously: “My eldest son has moved away from home and when I visit him I get upset by how he’s living. Should I say something?” Based […]

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