Climbing Literary Peaks: Celebrating 70 Years of Everest and 26 Years of Writing Dreams

Sharon Halliday proudly shows off her debut book Messages from the Heart

70 years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to reach the summit of the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest. Just like Hillary who developed a deep interest in mountains and exploration from an early age, I developed a deep interest in reading and writing from an early age. […]

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Bring on the good vibes because September is Joytember!

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I think joy is one of the most underrated and undervalued emotions. For many of us, love is the ultimate emotion, and as one band famously reminded us with their hit, “All You Need is Love.” Yet, in my opinion, as the highest vibrating emotion, it’s joy that aligns you with your heart’s true desires […]

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Why stepping out of your comfort zone and taking care of yourself go hand in hand

Broaden your horizons and see where it takes you

There is something wild and wondrous that occurs when you step up and step out into the world. When you announce your grand goals and big dreams, at first you feel completely exposed and vulnerable. Then what happens is something takes over. It’s a force that allows you to connect with the deeper part of […]

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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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