I've just read in the on-line mag Shesaid.com some great ideas for Mother's Day that don't cost the earth. It's a great idea and so I've listed a short version of each of the gift ideas...
• Extraordinary Friendships through Breast Cancer: Celebrity Portraits by Rankin is a stylish and inspirational photography book, perfect for Mum’s coffee table. Launched to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation and Breast Cancer Foundation W.A., the book holds thirty stunning celebrity portraits captured by internationally renowned photographer Rankin. From actors like Goran Visnjic to supermodel Jerry Hall, the striking imagery and powerful stories demonstrate the important relationships these Breast Friends have formed. The Breast Friends book is available online at www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au and www.breastcancer.org.au RRP: $25.00
• Treat your mum to some nostalgia with Not All Tea And Scones, directed by Carmel Travers. Not All Tea And Scones provides a sensory feast as we follow the journey of a small group of rural women as they prepare for the annual “The Land Cooking Contest” in Narrabri, in far western New South Wales. The DVD is filled with beautiful imagery as the women tell their remarkable stories of strength against adversity in the Australian outback, and share recipes for great country fare.
Available on DVD for SRP $29.95 from ABC Shops, ABC Centres, ABC Online www.abcshop.com.au and leading video retailers.
• When you choose one of seven beautiful cards from Gifts that Give, you choose to donate towards the health, education and protection of children in developing countries. For example, the Wellbeing card ($14) will provide a vaccine carrier to remote locations; the Discovery card ($30) provides pencils and exercise books for 180 children; the Comfort card ($40) provides mosquito nets for four families to protect against Malaria; and the Nurture card ($60) can save the lives of 14 severely malnourished children. UNICEF gifts can be purchased online at www.unicef.org.au or by calling 1300 365 943.
• Is your mum a nature lover? Why not surprise her this Mothers Day by adopting a shark? She won't have to cook or clean for it, but she will be helping bring the endangered grey nurse shark back from the brink of extinction. There are fewer than 500 of these magnificent animals left of the east coast of NSW due to overfishing and loss of habitat. All proceeds of marine themed gifts from the Nature Conservation Council go back into the grey nurse shark conservation program. Choose from cute gifts like a Save Fluffy! T-shirt, or some risqué jewellery. From $70. Click here for more info.
• The perfect gift for Mother’s Day, charity initiative The One-Armed Cookbook, contains a collection of easy and delicious recipes from celebrities - including international celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Hot Chocolate Fondant; Lorna Jane’s Toasted Muesli and Kochie’s Hello Dolly Squares and Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s Beef Wellington. The recipes are specifically chosen for busy people wanting to create tasty food on the run. 100% of funds raised will be donated to Australia’s largest Perinatal Research Centre at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, helping Australia’s premature babies get the best possible start in life, and helping women become mothers of healthy babies. RRP: $29.95
The One-Armed Cookbook can be purchased at www.onearmedcookbook.com or by calling 1300 363 786.
• This Mother’s Day, War Child Australia is encouraging you to give your mum an invaluable gift she will treasure – donate to War Child and help a child affected by the turmoil of war. All donations over $2 made to the War Child Relief Fund are tax deductible and donations can be made via cheque, money order, direct bank deposit or by credit card through Pay Pal.For more information about War Child Australia visit www.warchild.org.au
For the full article go to shesaid.com and get the email newsletter from 17th April 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Fair Trade Easter Eggs
The issue before last in Action Change I mentioned that fair traded easter eggs are now available in Australia, and now I've found some more.
They are available in Oxfam shops and come in little easter egg bags $8.50 or single big ones $7.50. They definitely have them in the Centrepoint shop because I went there today and saw them!
Otherwise you can get the Scarborough Fair ones through Coles, Woolies and some organic/health food stores.
Adios!
They are available in Oxfam shops and come in little easter egg bags $8.50 or single big ones $7.50. They definitely have them in the Centrepoint shop because I went there today and saw them!
Otherwise you can get the Scarborough Fair ones through Coles, Woolies and some organic/health food stores.
Adios!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Dealing With Impatience
You can find freedom from anxiety over when things will come, by discovering the freedom in nature.
When you can see that there is unlimited time to achieve your goals, suddenly you can give yourself some slack, sit back and enjoy life and where you are at right now. It really takes the pressure off HAVING to do anything. And having to do something is a sure sign your not going in the right direction.
You see impatience tends to block inspiration and realisation because it interrupts the natural flow of events as they are best to happen. Impatience is misleading because it tells you that you are ready for something when you may not be.
If you can look at what is in your life right now and see the perfection of that, see it from another angle or perspective, over time you’ll also see that each event unfolds perfectly, in the perfect time, for you to get where it is you want to go. And then life is a pleasant walk through the fields - as Stuart Wilde said - rather than a mad dash through the traffic!
When you can see that there is unlimited time to achieve your goals, suddenly you can give yourself some slack, sit back and enjoy life and where you are at right now. It really takes the pressure off HAVING to do anything. And having to do something is a sure sign your not going in the right direction.
You see impatience tends to block inspiration and realisation because it interrupts the natural flow of events as they are best to happen. Impatience is misleading because it tells you that you are ready for something when you may not be.
If you can look at what is in your life right now and see the perfection of that, see it from another angle or perspective, over time you’ll also see that each event unfolds perfectly, in the perfect time, for you to get where it is you want to go. And then life is a pleasant walk through the fields - as Stuart Wilde said - rather than a mad dash through the traffic!
Monday, March 26, 2007
How to Make Your Business Greener
GREEN BUSINESS
1. Use recycled paper; email instead of using paper for communications/advertising/your newsletter; install energy efficient light globes; keep files on CD rather than printing out files of paper; use plant based inks; recycle ink cartridges; Get a business green audit. Move into an enfren business building.
2. Support green organisations by putting their details on the bottom of all your emails
3. Join a green business network
4. Donate a portion of your profits to green projects
5. Put green links on your website
6. Become a carbon neutral business. Follow the Carbon Diet for your business.
7. Hold minimum impact events
ETHICAL BUSINESS
8. Invest your money in green and ethical profiles; provide ethical super for employees
9. Know where your products come from, are made, who makes them etc, and if there is any link in that chain that leads to slave labour, child labour, developing world debt etc, and do something about it! There are many ways to get your products made and out there without resorting to unethical behaviour. If you need a place to start, go to Oxfam
PEACEFUL BUSINESS
10. Do business differently: link into spiritual business networks and people who are running ethical businesses. Check out employee contracts in countries such as Scandina, who’s people are the happiest in the world. Creating peace in the world by starting it yourself (within yourself first, then at home, then in business) Take up a meditation practice, take time to walk in nature, rest and play as much as you work.
For more information and links see the full article in Volume 2 Issue 7 of the Action Change Newsletter. Go to www.actionchange.com and subscribe to the fortnightly e-zine.
1. Use recycled paper; email instead of using paper for communications/advertising/your newsletter; install energy efficient light globes; keep files on CD rather than printing out files of paper; use plant based inks; recycle ink cartridges; Get a business green audit. Move into an enfren business building.
2. Support green organisations by putting their details on the bottom of all your emails
3. Join a green business network
4. Donate a portion of your profits to green projects
5. Put green links on your website
6. Become a carbon neutral business. Follow the Carbon Diet for your business.
7. Hold minimum impact events
ETHICAL BUSINESS
8. Invest your money in green and ethical profiles; provide ethical super for employees
9. Know where your products come from, are made, who makes them etc, and if there is any link in that chain that leads to slave labour, child labour, developing world debt etc, and do something about it! There are many ways to get your products made and out there without resorting to unethical behaviour. If you need a place to start, go to Oxfam
PEACEFUL BUSINESS
10. Do business differently: link into spiritual business networks and people who are running ethical businesses. Check out employee contracts in countries such as Scandina, who’s people are the happiest in the world. Creating peace in the world by starting it yourself (within yourself first, then at home, then in business) Take up a meditation practice, take time to walk in nature, rest and play as much as you work.
For more information and links see the full article in Volume 2 Issue 7 of the Action Change Newsletter. Go to www.actionchange.com and subscribe to the fortnightly e-zine.
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