Great Circle

Matt Heale has written for GC before. This is a welcome piece about (amongst other things) overcoming that “you have to choose” pressure we sometimes face when caught between two parties who are in dispute.
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Many of us have gone through our fair share of seeing neighbours come and go. Some we love and would hate [...]

The Lilliputians in “Gulliver’s Travels”, remember those little guys?
At one stage of the story, they note that Gulliver’s pocket watch is probably a god. This is because he rarely did anything without consulting it. He called it his oracle and said it appointed the time for every action of his life.
“Travels” was written over 200 [...]

It can be thoroughly frustrating to work amidst unhealthy and unethical practises.
Defining yourself may be a goal that takes a lot of hard work, but you will retain your integrity AND you just might become the influence that prevents others from blindly following an organisation’s unhealthy practises and values.  
From the time we commence kindergarten, we are conditioned to find the quickest [...]

 
I am indebted to the excellent blogging and tremendous generosity of nutritionist Kathryn Elliot, who yesterday wrote about How to deal with a carb addiction  (my downfall!). Here’s an excerpt:
Beating carbohydrate cravings is all about managing your blood sugar levels and keeping insulin under control. Each time your blood sugar levels drop too low you will [...]

There was a polite knock at our front door last night. It was about 6 pm on a Saturday. My first thought was “One of the neighbour’s kids must have kicked his ball over our fence.”
Lo and behold! When I opened the door, there stood - resplendent in his white shirt and even whiter teeth, [...]

I spent some time last year singing the virtues of the magical word NO as a means for protecting ourselves, setting healthy limits, marking the boundaries of a better life. But in defining ourselves - whether in relationships, marketing, or whatever - at some stage we have to say YES to something. 
Have you ever met someone who defines themselves [...]

Remember when we were kids and ripping off that band-aid was such a trial? “I can’t do it: IT’S GONNA HURT!!!”
In my last Whetstone newsletter, I published a Laurie Beth Jones article on procrastination. In it, she made these points:
 We often choose the complicated ambling route … when if we just went straight at the challenges [...]

Thanks to Markk for prompting me to blog post again. It’s been nearly 10 days!
Truth be told, here in Australia, it’s that wonderful time of year for parents (especially those whose home is also their office): SUMMER HOLIDAYS. That means children are around all day everyday … and children on holidays generally only know 2 [...]