Roz Townsend

Relational Thinking and the importance of relationships to the economy

2011-12-10T00:41:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone Steven Covey in his famous book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People says that we need to ‘begin with the end in mind’. I could not help thinking about this when I heard about a new business/life model developed by Dr Michael Schluter a social thinker, entrepreneur and founder of Britain’s Relationship Foundation. He spoke about the need for workable relationships in areas

Declinology ~ are we in decline?

2011-12-03T20:37:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone and welcome to my little corner of the world There has been a lot written about the symptoms of decay and decadence in Western culture. An Australian documentary Decadence: Decline of the Western World even goes as far as saying that Western civilisation peaked in 1969 – the year Russians and Americans reached out beyond earth. Some sobering symptoms are grabbing attention.

Chillax - this is it!

2011-11-22T12:41:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone A new word is gaining in power in the west and can now be heard in the sub continent. The word is chillax - a combination of ‘chill out’ and ‘relax’. It is interesting that English already has many, appropriate words for this state but yet a new word is gaining popularity. I believe the word is an indication of part of the wider spiritual paradigm shift taking place in the

The Questionable Value of Narcissism

2011-11-13T18:26:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone Do you or someone you know have an inflated or grandiose sense of themselves? Do you, or others you know, think perhaps that you are special, unique, and entitled to better treatment than others? Then perhaps you are part of the narcissism epidemic. According to Twenge and Campbell in The Narcissism Epidemic. The narcissism epidemic is happening at both the individual and

Beauty and the News

2011-10-23T03:29:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Recently I watched a TED show on What is Beauty? TED is a nonprofit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Now its medium is the internet where great ideas get incredibly quick global exposure. In the presentation I am referring to, designer Richard Seymour

Corporate Greed and Integrity

2011-10-16T17:25:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone These last couple of weeks have seen an interesting revolt around the world. Ordinary people from all walks of life have joined forces to protest against corporate greed and corruption. It seems that there is a universal lack of respect for integrity. In fact, I wonder if most people even understand the importance of integrity for a world that work with everyone included. The

Decline in WOmen's Happiness

2011-10-09T01:45:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone I have come across some interesting research and a new phrase. The research is from the US General’s Social Survey of 46,000 people and the phrase is the ‘paradox of declining female happiness’.There is no doubt that progress for women in many (not all) parts of the world has been remarkable. Education levels have risen and now often surpass those of men, they have gained

Stuff & Spirituality

2011-09-26T04:16:00.000-07:00

Hello EveryoneLet’s consider the word ‘away’. Where is away? This question was posed to me when we throw rubbish away. ‘Where is away?’ I would like to share with you some comments about where ‘away’ is and how stuff and rubbish might be considered spiritual issues. In David Mackay’s book; Sustainable Energy – without the hot air he writes; “One of the main sinks of energy in the ‘

The Possibility of Artificial Photosynthesis

2011-08-09T02:22:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Normally things that are artificial do not attract me. But one is making a big exception! I am talking about artificial photosynthesis. Scientists are at work on capturing Global Artificial Photosynthesis. The plan is to capture, convert and store energy from the sun, as plants do. It is one of the most important technical challenges of the 21st century. According to the

Conscious Choices a differences of 280 milliseconds

2011-07-17T23:09:00.000-07:00

WHat do schools value?

2011-05-01T00:42:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Al Gore likes to share this quote and I thought you might like to read it too. It comes from eminent environmentalist Dr. James "Gus" Speth : I used to think that if we threw enough good science at the environmental problems, we could solve them. I was wrong. The main threats to the environment are not biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change as I once thought. They are

Are we Owners or Caretakers?

2011-04-17T01:48:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Imagine if our local councils granted rights to nature. Imagine them saying ‘no’ that development cannot go ahead because we value the trees, we value the natural beauty of the landscape and scarring the landscape with industrial monoliths disturbs the rights of other living things. But, in fact a group of people, indeed a whole country can take a stand for sustainability and

Roz Townsend- Author Meta Coach Corporate Trainer

2011-04-11T03:47:00.000-07:00

Roz Townsend- Author Meta Coach Corporate Trainer: Hello Everyone I met a very interesting lady at one of our courses at Rahamim. We were talking about animals and she said that when her dog died she received more than 100 condolence cards. I must admit that I found it incredible that someone should get 100 card over the death of a dog! How could a dog’s life create so much I asked? She

2010-09-06T05:47:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone I was interested to hear a number of my friends commenting on how healthy I looked after returning from India. This really intrigued me, as the extremes of air conditioning and summer heat gave me a mild asthma attack. The lack of mosquito netting had me covered in mozzie bites, some of which became quite irritated – thank goodness for those malaria tablets! What on earth could

Facebook, Mental Health and Spirituality

2010-07-23T05:05:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Last week was a big week for me. I received a phone call one evening from a dear friend of mine and it was obvious she was very distressed. Early the next morning I received another call from the hospital to say that she was ill. As my sister suicided 10 years ago, I am now acutely aware of the mental anguish some people experience and how difficult it can be for them to ask for

Technology and Spiritual Nourishment

2010-07-10T20:45:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Can you remember the first time you saw a mobile phone? Can you remember the first time you saw a television? Can you remember the first time you saw your mother? These are some of the questions that Dr Bruce Fell from Charles Sturt university challenged us with recently. For those of you reading this article you probably do remember the ‘first time’ you saw these things – except

The Importance of Family - at every level

2010-06-27T04:04:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Many of us in Bathurst, my country town in Australia are being challenged by the impact on the importance of ‘family’ and how disruptive any changes can be. For those of us who recently attended the funeral this much loved young man in Bathurst we see how his death at the young age of 31 has so profoundly impacted his family and the community generally. And yet other changes

Foods that rot

2010-05-31T19:42:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Have you ever thought about eating rotten food? Well to be more precise, I should say ‘have you thought about the importance of eating food that rots? That was certainly running through my mind last weekend when I did my grocery shopping. One the one hand I was delighted to see a father doing the grocery shopping with his two young children. On the other hand I thought ‘he has

Communication as a way forward for the planet.

2010-05-25T16:44:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone Two weeks ago I was asked to be the mediator for a workplace conflict that had been festering for over three years. The impact of this was low morale and very low productivity for not just the two people directly involved but the whole workplace. Something had to change otherwise court proceedings were clearly on the agenda. It was obvious to me that both parties had no idea

The Interconnectedness of Species

2010-05-16T18:26:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone I was a bit taken aback during the week. I was walking along enjoying the beautiful warm autumn day with my friend Chris when another friend caught up to us and said ‘Great weather, isn’t it?’ Chris replied ‘Yes we can all be grateful to global warming for this!’ I detected a strong note of sarcasm and frustration in Chris’s voice. Chris went on to say that every time someone

Poetise the Planet

2010-02-02T22:20:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone It is an interesting time in the world right now. Politicians are in disarray as to how we wish to leave the planet for future generations. Around the world we experience hope and disappointment with The Copenhagen Talks being one such example. Yet there is a ground swell of ecology poetry that is having a huge impact on people’s thoughts and actions. Who else but poets can so

Composting and Forgiveness

2009-10-31T22:45:00.000-07:00

Blog 1 November 2009 Is it possible that recycling could be a spiritual activity? Composting, for most of us, is nature's own recycling system. It breaks plant matter down into its original nutrient form and then returns that valuable nourishment to the soil. By composting we give back some of the nutrients we have taken from our soil. Putting home-grown compost onto gardens also greatly

Consciousness and Communication on the Planet

2009-10-17T02:31:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,Welcome to my first blog. I would love to hear any responses you might have. My goal is to forward consciousness and communication on the planet.Do you realise that language is only about 40000 years old for humans? Before language our ancestors would grunt and use gestures or non-verbal communication. Some researchers even say that non-verbal communication still conveys the bulk

Hello World

2009-10-16T06:09:00.000-07:00

Hello World...

2009-10-15T17:29:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone, this is my new Blog...