Embracing Resilience: Overcoming Weaknesses and Failures with Confidence
In the Book of Hebrews, we find a powerful testament to the resilience of individuals who turned their weaknesses into strengths, emerging victorious even in the face of daunting challenges. The verse states, “Whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle” (Hebrews 11:34 NIV). This profound insight serves as a timeless…
Reflections From The Sampson Flat Bushfires of S.A.
Two signs and two very distinct atttudes caused Shannon Hood to realise the importance of keeping an 'attitude of gratitude' during hardship.
The Christian’s Mental Health Self-Care Kit
For those living with a mental health condition, self – care is particularly essential to help keep ourselves in the best of health, and hopefully to make our condition more manageable. What this looks like for each individual can differ from person to person based on varying factors such as genetics, mental health, location, and…
How I Found God To Be A Mother To The Motherless
In ‘ ‘How I Found God To Be A Mother To The Motherless‘ Amy Simpson describes how she lost her mother to schizophrenia when she was only 14 years old and how in the journey to follow, she discovered that God is also a mother to the motherless. When I was 14, I lost my mother.…
Social Media – A Blessing Or A Curse? #SMday
Most households living in the digital era will have access to mobile phones and various types of computer technology used to connect to others on the internet. While the internet has opened up positive and negative possibilities that can sometimes be viewed as a Pandora’s box by some critics, social media has effectively reduced global…
Emotional Immaturity Linked to Depression and Anxiety
The main characteristic of emotional maturity is the ability to see life clearly and accurately and to be able to deal with life’s ups and downs in a healthy way. Emotionally mature people are able to control their emotions and take full responsibility for their life and actions along with being able to handle their…
Overeating & The Hidden Dangers of Obesity
Aussie comedian and singing actress Rebel Wilson starred in the comedy musicals, ‘Pitch Perfect” and ‘Pitch perfect 2’playing the role of the likeable ‘Fat Amy’ who’s outspoken and hilarious personality made her an instant hit and role model to countless plus size women around the globe. There’s a stigma around the plus sized and overweight.…
The Emotional side of Identity Theft
The Australian Government reported that identity fraud has become the most common, expensive and alarming crime to impact this nation. IDCARE reported 6500 calls in its first six months of operation relating to Identity theft. The majority of these were stolen driver’s licenses. However cyber-crime (criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the…
Mental health is a community issue. What can we do about it?
A big part of mental health issues are compounded by isolation (physical and emotional), leaving those around them unsure about what they can actually do to help. There are a number of different community projects that different places have put into place that have been found to be really effective and even bring tight-knit communities…
Trauma Explained
A traumatic event involves a single experience, or an enduring or repeating event or events that completely overwhelm our ability to cope or integrate the ideas and emotions involved with that experience. Think of Computers – Computers and humans are very alike. Computers hold a lot of information and so do we humans. Computers have…
Women In Leadership – Taking Control of Emotions & Attitudes
Women can wake up one morning feeling terrible and tired. We can find loads of reasons to complain. On the odd morning we can feel like quitting the day ahead by putting it all on hold until we’re ready to deal with it. It’s all too tempting to lie in bed when we have meetings,…
