DIFFERENT FACES OF AMBITION

DIFFERENT FACES OF AMBITION

By: Brian Harris Ambition is one of those things it’s easy to be ambivalent about. In it’s naked form, it sees some catapult over others, with neither regard nor care for the impact their scramble to the top has on those further back in the line. Ruthlessness is not...
TO-DO LISTS TO PROBLEMS

TO-DO LISTS TO PROBLEMS

By: Rinet Van Lill  Ever find yourself snapping at someone over something small? Maybe you were stuck in traffic, juggling work deadlines, or running errands, and suddenly, someone asking a simple question pushed you over the edge. Anger can bubble up all too easily,...
ESCAPE THE COMPARISON VORTEX

ESCAPE THE COMPARISON VORTEX

By: Helping Hands TV “Happiness really is about contentedness,” says social researcher, Mark McCrindle, from McCrindle Research. “And if we’re forever chasing the next thing, that happiness never arrives.” Happiness, joy, contentment – they’re all factors that the...
FASHION GUIDE FOR A BETTER WORLD

FASHION GUIDE FOR A BETTER WORLD

By: Mike Crooks If you’re concerned about how your clothes are produced – how much people are paid to make them, and how those people are treated – then  Baptist World Aid’s latest Ethical Fashion Report is the fashion guide for you. “Ethical fashion” describes...
LEARN TO KNOW YOURSELF

LEARN TO KNOW YOURSELF

By: Brian Harris A few weeks back I alerted you to my ‘proverbs project ‘– spring boarding from the thirty sayings that start in Proverbs 22:20. This weeks saying? “Know your name.” Some background… A few months ago I was fooled into attending a time share...
NEW TO GARDENING? HERE’S SOME TIPS

NEW TO GARDENING? HERE’S SOME TIPS

By: Nikki Duthie Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and leaves are growing. Spring has well and truly arrived, and there is no better time to start your garden! Over the past two years, I have been slowly learning how to garden. I find it is such a rewarding...