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Friends the Holiday Season is right infront of us and we all know what that means… Christmas parties, after work drinks, dropping in to multiple parties in one night partaking in a drink here, a drink there and then sadly, in some cases, back behind the wheel. Please watch this video, share it with your [...]
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This week on RealLife Radio we’re focusing our attention on HAPPINESS {feel free to jump on and listen to the shows on demand}.
A recent Harvard Study ‘Wandering Minds Make People Unhappy’ shares some interesting information on the level of our happiness. Over the years studies have shown that happiness can directly affect our health and [...]
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Reciprocity. Frequency. Proximity. And somewhat redundantly Geography.
Relationships depend on these factors.
Reciprocity
It has to be mutual. You have to like each other. Check.
Frequency
You have to have some frequency of interaction. Once a month (average time period between my phone calls to my parents), three times a day (average frequency of phone calls my wife makes to [...]
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We all know that Bullying is the hot topic of today. It’s happening everywhere, in our schools on our playgrounds, on sports teams, among adults and, of course, the online faceless bullying. If you think it isn’t close to home then may I suggest you think again. Bullying is closer to you than you could [...]
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is also the month when the annual “Run for the Cure” takes place in an effort to raise money for the fight against breast cancer.
I am of course going to be a participant in this year’s event. I feel obligated to participate in the 5 km walk/run [...]
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The other day, my kids and I were watching a show on the Discovery Channel about trolling for crabs.
We watched as cages were hauled aboard almost empty…because there just aren’t as many left as there used to be. Still, as the fishermen piled what they did catch into a heap, my 6 year old daughter [...]
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Have you heard of the recent conversation surrounding Facebook? Are you confused and unsure of how this could or actually does affect you and your family directly? Well, you should be. The reason is because your information can now be shared with other websites very easily. It actually goes a little further than that, it [...]
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Life in 2010 looks very different to only 30 years ago.
Fundamentally, the teenage life is the same with puberty and peer pressures leading the way, yet as listed below by our new writer Amy Sheaves, access, awareness and acceptance of issues facing our teens is entirely different.
The purpose of this report is not to act [...]
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After watching Oprah yesterday both Tanya (familyroom girl and co-host of our RealLife Radio Show) and I decided that we NEEDED to stand up, use the platform we have and have this uncomfortable conversation. Yesterday Oprah sat and talked to 4 Convicted Child Molesters. It was unbelievable and I encourage you to jump on her [...]
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Sometimes ignorance can be bliss.
In the last 12 months (as I get older), I’m looking to reset, and reboot areas of my life, and the life of my family. Stagnant, thoughtless, purposeless repetition….avoid, avoid, avoid!
Education has been at the centre of this process. And the internet has been a boon.
Between thestoryofstuff and Food inc. and many other [...]
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