Safety, security, and significance are the three essential things that Brenton Woolfe believes every young person needs. Have a listen to this interview I recently conducted with Brenton. Brenton has been working in mental health for many years and is now a counsellor at a private high school. The interview focuses specifically on young people …
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Liellie McLaughlan is a person with a passion for including and encouraging new arrivals to Adelaide. Maybe that is because she has first hand experience of apartheid in South Africa, and has developed the skill of seeing every person as a unique and valuable human being. I first met Liellie a few years ago, when …
This week a number of folk subscribed to rootandbranches.org One was a young Muslim woman from Egypt, who writes thoughts and quotations that inspire and motivate. (https://www.lifehayat.com). I have written back to her to find out how we might share a mutual connection. Another was from a doctor who offers a self-help website, no doubt …
The creator of the Root & Branches Web site, Geoff Boyce, had a vision of creating a safe place where people around the world could be nurtured in the “garden” of life. You have been experiencing a version of this Web site which we hope has been inspiring and encouraging. Up until now, Root & …
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Alex Conrad from Fox Sports January 17th, 2022 8:29 am As the Aussies began to celebrate retaining the Ashes after a 4-0 series demolition of England, Usman Khawaja was pictured scampering off the stage and away from his teammates. It’s not that he didn’t want to celebrate, quite the opposite. But Khawaja is a Muslim and his …
Today, I have begun writing an occasional series of thought provokers on the Medium platform. The brief articles will be my commentary on quotes from books and articles I have read that have provoked me to think about life, the universe — everything and anything. I thought they may be of interest to our readers …
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This morning on ABC radio, there was a very interesting program about a town in country Victoria – a town that has been dying. It’s a serious situation faced by many country towns. In the early seventies, I was teaching at Gladstone High School in country South Australia. One of the big concerns in that …
I’ve just discovered this band of six fabulously talented musicians. Check them out! Every song they cover is taken to a new level of creativity, enthusiasm and joy. They all have so much musical fun, they’re loving every moment. To me they are a picture of how a group can work together to create something …
Nabil Elbousaadi3 December 2020The moment … Photo of the day:“The lady you see in this photo is neither to help nor to pity. She doesn’t beg more than the openness of obtuse minds and the tenderness of hearts that she stirs. That lady is Tarja Halonen. Her name means nothing to you and yet she …
I love this spoken poem for 2022 by Amanda Gorman.Remember her?She came to our attention at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.I love this idea that the old spirit can come together with new lyrics.
