According to the dictionary the definition of creativity is the ability to transcend traditional ideas and to create meaningful new ideas, forms and methods using your imagination. And its the process by which one utilises creative ability. The problem with our busy lives today is that many of us don’t stop to actually be creative. more »

In April 2014, two grandmothers from the Netherlands went on their first ever aeroplane flight. Anne, aged 71 and Ria aged 78 had never been able to fly before. Both of them had a deep-seated fear of flying. One of them said “If I don’t do this now, I never will.” Sometimes opportunities come up more »

We’ve all heard the Bible story of Joseph and his coat of many colours. In Genesis 37:5 it says “Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.” We need to be careful of the dream killers. These are the ones that will attack you and more »

Australians are some of the most travelled people per capita in the whole world. There’s something in us that gives us a desire to travel to the nations. Unfortunately we do have a bit of a bad reputation in some countries for the way we behave. But I actually believe that one of the redemptive more »

In a recent survey 71% of those with internet addiction are aged between 18 and 24. The study also found that 39% of Americans spend more time socialising online than they do in person. And with social media, many people check it first thing in the morning, throughout the day, when they get home and more »

I made it to the shops the other day at two minutes before closing time. They were asking people to go to the registers, so I bolted around the aisles, picking up anything I had on my list and anything else I could find as well. I knew my time was short and I had more »

Once upon a time there was a prince who was a master archer. He was so good, he believed he was the finest archer in the world. One day he came across a barn with painted targets along the entire side of the barn. There was a single arrow in the dead centre in every more »

According to research the number of words spoken by the average man daily is about 10,000. The average woman speaks about 25,000 words. They say that often we’ve used up our words by the time we’ve finished work each day. And that’s why men in particular like to grunt and nod in front of the more »

Author Gary Chapman has helped many relationships with his books on Love Languages. He outlines five ways to express and experience love and what he calls Love Languages. They’re listed as Gifts, Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service and Physical Touch. Some have suggested that food should be the sixth love language. Chapman more »

Research shows that the health benefits of laughter are far ranging. Studies have shown that laughter can help relieve pain, bring greater happiness and even increase immunity. One study suggests that pharmacy healthy children may laugh as much as 400 times a day, but adults tend to laugh only 15 times a day. I reckon more »