Author: Stephanie Hills

  • Carrying the load

    A while back, my sister was packing her groceries into her car, when she noticed the people next to her. They had bought a washing machine from a nearby shop, but they couldn’t fit it into their car to take it home.  So my sister offered to take it for them. They drove their car […]

  • Reputation

    Here’s a challenging question: Would you rather be a good person with a bad reputation, or a bad person with a good reputation? In recent years, many highly regarded public figures have turned out to have very dark pasts. Decades of high standing are suddenly destroyed when the truth comes out. The higher the person’s […]

  • Stumbling on Happiness

    Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert In this best-selling book, Daniel Gilbert assures us that “this is not an instruction manual that will tell you anything useful about how to be happy.” Instead, using scientific research, amusing stories and a witty writing style, he shows us that our best laid plans are unlikely to make […]

  • Ideal husband?

    Duck decoys, fishing rods, boots – outdoor gear of all kinds was piled high in the garage. One day I found my wife staring at the mess. “I hope I die first, so I don’t have to get rid of all this,” she sighed. “Look on the bright side,” I suggested. “If I go first, […]

  • Being alive

    Our greatest gift is the gift of consciousness, the ability to perceive what is around us and within us, yet most of the time we forget how miraculous that truly is. Responding to demands and expectations, we can find ourselves treating life like a list of chores. We categorise, compare, make plans, try to control […]

  • Helping to find his way home

    A reader writes: “I was chatting to one of the Mums at school pick up and she was telling me how she was approached in the supermarket car park by an elderly man who was very confused and didn’t know where he was. He had driven in his car quite some distance and got lost. […]

  • More quotes from kids

    “I can’t be quiet. My mouth gets itchy when it has words in it.” (Jon Paul, 4 years old) “I wish this wasn’t real life and I was just a refrigerator!” (Beau, 3 years old) ““I’m not mad. I’m just hungry and I hate you!”                                                                  (Anonymous 7-year-old) “Let’s play cops and Roberts. I’ll be […]

  • Create a Happiness Plan

    Book an in-person or online consultation to create a personalised Happiness Inventory & Happiness Plan. A Happiness Plan is a broad-strokes guide, to give you a sense of direction. Not a career plan, but a guide to finding more joy in the details, greater life satisfaction and deeper meaning in your roles in life.                       […]

  • Pink Shirt Attitude in Action

    In 2007, two Canadian high school students noticed a new boy getting bullied for wearing a pink shirt. They dealt with the situation in a most creative way, buying up a load of cheap pink shirts and messaging all their friends, so that the next day the school was a sea of pink. Pink Shirt […]

  • Worthy. How to Believe You Are Enough and Change Your Life

    Worthy. How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life. Simple Steps, Life-Changing Results. By Jamie Kern Lima According to the author, you don’t get what you want, you get what you believe you are worthy of. And if you don’t feel worthy before reading this book, you certainly will afterwards. Jamie Kern Lima […]