An organisation I really like is the Silver Lining Foundation (http://www.silverlining.net.au/default.aspx) because the name says it all... there’s always a silver lining around any dark cloud. My family has been involved with The Silver Lining Foundation since its inception and the stories I’ve heard have brought me to tears on many occasions both through grief and happiness. You can read about some of the success stories of people involved in the Foundation here.
So far, the greatest adventures of my life have been in situations where I’ve had to overcome adversity, for example... at 18, I went to the USA on my own to meet up with “the love of my life”, promptly got dumped and spent 6 weeks on my own fending for and learning about myself.
Also, at 18 and 21, I had 2 separate car accidents breaking my back and pelvis plus a number of other bits and pieces, but still managed to finish my university degree lying flat in a hospital bed.
Something I’m really proud of is….
Being part of the Qld State swimming team and breaking the Australian record for the 4x100m freestyle relay event. I knew those 11 training sessions per week would pay off at some stage!!
One of the best things about being a woman is our inbuilt emotional intelligence. Anyone can be a smarty trousers with letters after their name, but combine that with being able to read and understand people dynamics and it makes life so much more interesting and meaningful. But really, what isn’t there to love about being a woman!!
One of the hardest things about life is managing our expectations... I often hear myself complaining that life is hard or “not going my way”. But when I stop to think about why it’s hard, it’s because whatever is happening is not meeting my expectations of how it should be happening. Simply by voicing what my expectations are, 9 times out of 10 I realise that my expectations were self centred or unrealistic... By thinking about the bigger picture rather than my own expectations of what should happen, all those little (and many big) troubles seem to disappear.
When I need to take a break my favourite things are rollerblading, hanging out with my gorgeous hubby (we don’t get to see each other much with all those kids!), travelling or planning our next trip away (just spent 2 weeks at a Skate Farm in Thailand), or learning something new (e.g. I just got my boat and jet-ski licence!).
One of the most amazing people I’ve ever met is.... hhmmm I meet amazing people every day, from a mother dealing with the loss of her 2 year old daughter after she drowned in a pond, to a friend dealing with cancer, to a teenage child who had the courage to get up and sing in a school musical, to the man on the bus who paid for a stranger’s bus fare as they forgot their wallet. There are so many awesome people out there!
If I could meet anyone in the world, it would be the Dalai Lama. Not only because of the amazingly beautiful and peaceful person he is, but because he recognises and embraces the ever changing world of politics, economics and finance. Rather than hiding behind centuries of religious beliefs, he’s accepted that the world has and will continue to change, and has adapted his Buddhist teachings to better reflect our modern world.
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| Family :) |
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| Skating in Thailand |
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| Whoo hoo! Jumping off a waterfall in Thailand! |
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