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‘Merely listening is NOT merely listening!’
These 6 words say so much. So often we want to fix, or rush in and offer advice, or respond with our own opinion of what someone has...
Rose Stanley
Sep 23, 20191 min read


Oceans of emotion . . .
This post is written by a good friend of mine and expresses what I think a lot of us struggle with at times. https://uneditedwonderings.w...
Rose Stanley
Mar 19, 20191 min read


Just words . . .
I find it sad how placing ‘issue’ or ‘crisis’ on the end of a perfectly innocent word or words can completely change the connotation from...
Rose Stanley
Nov 13, 20182 min read


Emotional literacy . . .
In an emergency situation, there are all sorts of people on the scene trying to help. There are the professionals who are going flat...
Rose Stanley
Oct 4, 20182 min read


The right lighting . . .
“The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk.” ~ Susan...
Rose Stanley
Mar 4, 20183 min read


No silver bullet . . .
I wonder if you have stumbled across the reasonably recent trend of bullet journaling? It’s a way of organising your life, which begins...
Rose Stanley
Dec 6, 20172 min read


I like that, I'll use it . . .
Buzz words. We all love a good buzz word, don’t we? “A word or phrase, often an item of jargon, that is fashionable at a particular time...
Rose Stanley
Jul 10, 20173 min read


Emotions in Motion . . .
Incredibly, this is my first blog post for 2017 – I know, it’s March already – ahem, let’s keep moving along! If you happened to read my...
Rose Stanley
Mar 6, 20172 min read


Because there’s a will - we’ll find a way
I have just pressed ‘send’ - yet another email to a politician hoping to get a response. It is a confounding truth that decisions made...
Rose Stanley
Nov 16, 20163 min read


Time for a smackerel . . . or two
It has been far too long since my last blog post. So long that I don’t want to admit it! I have been busy on other writing projects and...
Rose Stanley
Oct 4, 20162 min read


Brain & mind . . .
Brain: an apparatus with which we think that we think. Mind: a mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Ambrose Bierce Reading...
Rose Stanley
Apr 2, 20164 min read


Pride & pillow marks . . .
We are fortunate enough to have a particular family spot in Taupo where we have enjoyed the vast majority of our holidays. Whenever we...
Rose Stanley
Feb 16, 20164 min read


Child rearing: getting our 'mojo' back . . .
I was fortunate enough to recently attend a series of workshops led by Dr. Gordon Neufeld, an internationally renowned expert on child...
Rose Stanley
Nov 25, 20153 min read


Kids once again first in fall-out . . .
Many of us will have read the NZ Herald article dated 27th August 2015 which covered a new initiative from the Children’s Commissioner,...
Rose Stanley
Sep 18, 20152 min read


Well Brood . . .
What about the name, Well Brood? As you will increasingly pick up, I quite like teapots. Hence my logo, with the teapot full of magic....
Rose Stanley
Sep 4, 20151 min read


Here goes . . .
I am such a rookie. “In what sense?” You ask. Well, in the sense that in a few areas which are absolutely necessary for the...
Rose Stanley
Sep 4, 20152 min read
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