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Lessons from a New Recruit

Posted on March 28, 2018April 9, 2018 by Julie Cross

This is a line from Jacko’s first letter home after leaving to join the Army… “Today spirits are quite high as we are starting to learn more with less training in simple stuff like hanging up our towels, cleaning our rooms, shaving, getting dressed, making a bed and ironing.” And Mahatma Gandhi said, “No matter […]

Empower Up – Resilience is the New Black

Posted on March 23, 2018March 26, 2018 by Julie Cross

It is time to empower up… when you are living a big life you will attract some criticism… the more exposure you get the more exposed you will be. So what are our strategies for dealing with this? If you came into my room at home and started abusing me I would walk you to […]

Loving with Autism Update: First Official Driving Lesson

Posted on March 22, 2018March 27, 2018 by Julie Cross

Well I had put it off and today we had to really get started…so first official driving lesson… and the reason I went as well was not just to make sure I was saying the right things to him… because you see we know with Autism, what they hear they remember and remember and remember, […]

Harmony Day

Posted on March 21, 2018March 23, 2018 by Julie Cross

So today is Harmony Day… So the continuing message of Harmony Day is ‘Everyone Belongs’. It is about community participation, inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, respect and abelonging for everyone. And then when I look up the definition of harmony specifically when it comes to music… A pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or […]

Happy 21st

Posted on March 19, 2018March 27, 2018 by Julie Cross

Happy 21st to you our Jack Donald Kent, Born 19th march 1997, where has time went, It was a 13hour labour, it was a long, hard one for sure, Dad started yawning and at him you can bet I swore, So he stifled his yawns while he sipped on a beer, Yelling at him I […]

Empowering Up!

Posted on March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 by Julie Cross

Stay True to Your Message and You

Posted on March 13, 2018March 16, 2018 by Julie Cross

When I started wearing sequins they said it was too ‘unprofessional’ but I kept wearing them anyway… Because a friend said that Sparkle reminded them of me (a message from the universe) and I knew it aligned perfectly with my message of having the courage to stand in your uniqueness and being brave enough to […]

Normalising Pain

Posted on March 9, 2018March 12, 2018 by Julie Cross

It is inevitable, sometimes you will be in emotional pain… we understand the pain associated with a physical injury but we need to acknowledge and sit with the emotional pain as well, and remember it is ‘normal’ to be ad sometimes. Enjoy the show? Make sure to subscribe to my podcast on iTunes here

International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2018March 9, 2018 by Julie Cross

To all my wonderful female friends, those that I know and those I am yet to meet… INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY… To all the wonderful women that have chosen to be stay at home Mums, homemakers and nurturers… I salute and applaud you. Congratulations for following your heart and calling and resisting the pressure in society […]

Putting the Magic into the Mundane

Posted on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 by Julie Cross

As part of my 50th year I decided to try cruising for the first time with my family. It was a four-day adventure to the Whitsundays on Princess Cruises One of the things that I walked away with that I was most impressed about was the service on this cruise. Anyone that’s done […]