Well, you've arrived at the growthbooks blog. Fun, huh? This is the most personal corner of growthbooks, where I muse about everything from the meaning of life to changing nappies and running a bookstore! Honestly, though, I do love to write- and read - inspiring words. My sincere hope is that as I share my journey here, it will reflect something of your journey... And we may even have an opportunity to grow a little together.

Archive for September, 2007

Patience is a Virtue

By Yollana September 23rd, 2007

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Well creating this bookstore is really a lesson in patience... I have been saying to my friends that it will be launching "in a couple of weeks" for about three months now! I have to admit, I've felt a bit down about it at times. I've been tempted by the old habit of wanting to beat myself up for not "making things happen" faster. But the truth is MORE...

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens

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Un-role-ing the mystery of life

July 24th, 2008

When we first took our new baby interstate to visit my father – now in his 70s – I asked him what we could call him now – Granpa? Grandad? Papa? Did he have a preference? “Oh no!” He replied, “I hate all those terms,” MORE...

Embracing Opportunities for Compassion…

June 21st, 2008

It’s one of those conundrums that has been knocking around at the back of my mind for many months now (since the The Secret was released, and I read Ask and it is Given)… how do we remain positive and 'raise the spiritual vibration' our lives, without slipping into denial? MORE...