On Saturday 16th November the 2013 intake of Be. Leadership participants graduated. A super exciting time for them, as they celebrated an awesome year and look ahead to what the future may hold. I am a Be. Leadership alumnus, having graduated in 2011. I was honoured to be asked to address this years’ participants at…
I accept that we live in a consumer society. Everywhere we go, there is advertising. People in malls try to sell you hand cream and hair straighteners. The supermarket puts chocolate and other goodies at the check-out. The bus stop has ads for breakfast cereal. Billboards are stationed along the motorway selling everything from beer…
Over the past year my blood pressure (BP) has been of concern to my nurse. On her recommendation I saw my doctor, who prescribed a 24 hour blood pressure monitor to get a better picture of the situation. I was relieved to see that the results did not indicate I have a serious blood pressure…
I’m a person that doesn’t want to have children. Not now, not ever. There are a lot of different practical and ideological reasons I could give you to justify why I made that decision. But to be honest, I’ve just never really wanted any. I can remember from a very young age just thinking, “Nah,…
