5 Important Life Lessons We Can Learn From Kids
By Candice Aiken. I was catching the train recently when I boarded at my usual stop only to be greeted by a carriage full of excited children heading to the zoo. This kind of situation would normally see me pivot on the spot and walk far, FAR away, and I did think of it. Don’t [...]
Get Happy!
By Curtis Aiken. The most important thing that you need to do today is to ‘get happy’. Everything else can come second because once you are happy and when you stay happy, you can do and achieve so much more with your day AND your life. Did you ever notice that when you are [...]
7 New Years Resolutions Worth Keeping
By Candice Aiken. We have all been guilty of making unachievable resolutions in the past. They normally strike in the heat of the moment New Years eve when you realise you’ve had one too many. Or the following morning whilst hugging the toilet after you realise again that you’ve had one too many! At the [...]
Forgive and Be Freed
By Curtis Aiken. “I will never forgive you for what you have done to me!” Sound familiar? The interesting thing about this statement is that forgiving someone does not remove the burden from their shoulders, it removes it from yours. You don’t actually have to speak or correspond directly with someone to forgive that person; [...]
From Foe to Friend
By Curtis Aiken. I have changed some of the details of the following story to protect identities but aside from the names and locations, this is exactly how the story played out. Every time I went to my local plant nursery I got the distinct impression that the owner, let’s call him Andy, disliked me. [...]
Confusion Comes Before a Breakthrough
By Curtis Aiken. Have you ever noticed that often right before you learn something new, you are confused? I spent most of my days at school confused with what the teachers where trying to teach me. Perhaps if I had learned the truth in the statement “confusion comes before a breakthrough” I would have spent [...]
