Two Words to Describe ‘Stepping Up’
Anna Bligh
Can I Play?
Enjoying the beach at Apollo Bay on a morning walk with the mighty Lisa earlier today. Beaches powerfully trigger the memory I reckon. We walked on the water’s edge past some energetic boys on their boogie boards and through an eternal game of cricket… beach chair for a wicket, unfolded and wedged into the sand……
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Michael Grose has posted a set of 25 tips for parents whilst we’re in New Years Resolution mode. Tip #9 stood out… the internal monologue went “Yep, Tick, We’re getting better at that… Love that tip”. Don’t be a family that’s always on the go!Really like this challenge. Fully conceded that families can be in…
Details3.5 Billion Fellas – honourable mentions #1
The planet’s human population is 50.3% male. Applying that ratio to this World Population Clock, there were 3 466 676 503 fellas on Earth at the time I started drafting this. Our recent posts have canvassed the insights of a small fraction of that cohort – some boys and their dads from Ballarat offered what…
DetailsSeeing their Boys ‘Step Up’ – dads’ insights
What are the building blocks to adulthood? Can we spot when a young person is stepping up to the next stage of their life? Some Ballarat dads penned some beautiful insights about their boys recently. Young People Step Up in Tough Times Recently when we had a family member pass away, my son was able…
DetailsGood Man Profiles – Year 7’s insights
In this week’s Good Man series, we are asking what are the characteristics of a good man. Today we tap the insights of some Year 7 boys from a school in Ballarat. At a Time & Space event last month, these young blokes were asked if someone had given them the space to ‘step up’…
DetailsGood Man Profiles # 2 and 3
Here are two more short, sharp insights about good men in the view of a couple of dads from Ballarat. My Brother, (name withheld), honoured and loved his wife and showed real integrity watching her die for five years. When my son-in-law came to me telling me he wanted to marry my eldest daughter. A…
DetailsGood Man Profile # 1
This week I’m passing on the insights of some Year 7 boys (about 13 years old) and their dads (or mentors) from a school in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. In the last blog post, the question was raised, ‘What are the characteristics of a good man?’ Here’s what one dad wrote… I remember as a small…
DetailsCopping a good question
I copped a real poser recently – a great question that has seeped into my mind and heart. It went something like this… What are the characteristics of a good man? I was asked this during a phone interview for The Mercury in Tasmania. So many questions shoot off from this. Can’t the same characteristics…
DetailsA Selfless Act
Bumped into a former colleague yesterday – top person. She had just received some bad news that she had missed out on a promotion. Tough when that happens – vulnerability is exposed. In the time I was chatting with her, someone else came up and said, ‘bad luck’. You probably recall a similar experience. You…
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