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A time to kick but…
June 11, 2009 | 
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The stick or the candy? Which approach gets the most out of people and the most from ourselves? Ever been accused of being too hard on yourself? I have and you probably have too – comes with the territory of trying to be superwoman and leap from tall buildings.
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A mother knows these things
Feeling like you are a good mum is fundamentally important to any mother.
Motherhood therefore is fraught with expectations, not only self expectations but those of others. As women are having children much later there is often the stressful productive challenge of trying to conceive and once your bundle of joy is in your arms, you step into a role that other women have been doing since the beginning of time. In my limited experience, this role carries with it heavy baggage for a new mum.
Fishnets at 50
"There are no ugly women, only lazy ones,” Helena Rubenstein once famously said. For anyone who is ageing (all of us), you soon realise with maturity your beauty regime requires more time and effort. When does time and effort go too far though? If we can’t wear fishnets at 50, are we letting the team down?
No way, not for me
You may have read recently about Jodhi Meares and her sudden departure from Australia’s Next Top Model. Some of you may be thinking – who cares? Well – I find it interesting that even though Jodhi is a model and TV personality, deep down she suffers from performance anxiety – like many people. To be a celebrity you need to really like attention, so what gives?
Women and Literature
It is a regular Sunday afternoon in Brisbane and 8 women are gathered in Newstead Park for their monthly book group meeting. The group has just read Veronica Decides to Die by Paul Coelho and are gathering to discuss the book and its merits. They are surrounded by trees, beautiful weather and the table is full of wine, cheeses and assorted other treats. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? In terms of female bonding, women joining book groups has become an increasing trend, not only here in Brisbane but throughout Australia. For many years book groups were seen as high brow, literary affairs that to the quiet observer seemed fairly intimidating. It was an activity that only literary people might participate in and unless you were very well-read and had a particularly expansive vocabulary, you may feel a little dippy attending such an event.
FEELING INSPIRED?
For a long time women were left out of our history books. Instead women were either in the background supporting husbands, or achieving great results with little public recognition. Today however we have moved from the shadows and are standing in the limelight of inspired thought and action. Inspiring women need not be famous or particularly well known. Each day we meet inspiring women who in the smallest instance, can make us stop and reflect on our own lives. By definition, if we feel a call to action, that woman has inspired us.
