God & Religion. A Way of Life (Part 2)

by Rod Harvey, Marketing Manager, Gold Coast, Australia

For about 40 years, I shunned the ‘God’ word – it brought up all sorts of reactions. I saw God through the eyes of the religions I had read about and rejected. I felt embarrassed to be associated with God.

Then I had ‘a change of heart’. Continue reading “God & Religion. A Way of Life (Part 2)”

Purpose: Discovering & Nurturing Who You Truly Are

by Dr Rachel Hall, Holistic Dentist, Kenmore, Australia

I’ve been working on being more gentle and nurturing towards myself, taking life slower and being kinder with my self talk and actions for some years now.

When I first began to be more in tune with me and my body I recognised that I had a continuous underlying nervous tension and anxiety running like an undercurrent in my body. When I contemplated and felt into this anxiety I realised I had spent most of my life from being a teenager (and possibly even younger) in a state of angst, wondering what on earth I was here for, what was the purpose to life and more deeply and importantly, what was MY purpose. Continue reading “Purpose: Discovering & Nurturing Who You Truly Are”

God & Religion. Why Bother? (Part 1)

by Rod Harvey, Marketing Manager, Gold Coast, Australia

Completely open and free without a care in the world… that’s how I lived when I was a child.

Before I arrived on the scene, Dad served as an infantry soldier in WW II in the Middle East, Greece and New Guinea, followed by an 18 month stint in the RAAF, based in England. When he spoke about the war, we only heard about the camaraderie and the mischief; nothing about atrocities and death. He rarely spoke about those who didn’t survive the war. Only ten percent of his original battalion came home. Continue reading “God & Religion. Why Bother? (Part 1)”