WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
Mindfulness and the Olive Cure
Recently a dear friend gave me a boxful of beautiful olives from her mother’s farm. When you first pick olives, actually tasting them is only for the brave. Being incredibly bitter and inedible at this stage, olives need to be cured. This process involves slitting the olives and soaking them in regularly changed water
Disabled or Difabled?
On a recent trip to Bali, coming through the International Departure area I saw a sign ‘Difable & Special Needs Service’. It made me think how perfect the term is…difable…differently able. A much more positive reflection of people who experience what is generally termed disabilities. The Latin prefix ‘dis’ originates from the meaning ‘apart’,
Dangerous Medicine
Got a headache at work? What do you do? Do you head for the nearest first aid kit? Most of us would if we didn’t have any medicine in our desk drawer or bag. However this could be a very costly mistake. The stocking of medicines in first aid kids is prohibited by the Health