Sydney North - August News

UPCOMING MEETINGS & GUEST SPEAKERS…
16th August - Charlaine from the Body Shop, will be talking with one of her staff, about the Body Shop, their products and the philosophy behind the shop and products. Then they will give a few demonstrations for some of their products. So it should be interesting.


20th September – Nadine and yes it’s jewellery making at last!

18th October – Mini Field of Women at the RSL

15th November – Christmas Celebration and last meeting for 2010!!!

OUR THANKS GO TO…

Debbie Rayfield – our speaker from last month – who comes originally from the UK where she was a nurse for many years, she then became interested in and studied Homeopathy. When she moved to Australia she found that unlike the UK, where they have both traditional and complimentary therapies used in tandem in a many of the hospitals, Australia was lacking. So she started first The Fountain Centre and then more recently Life Spring. Thank you so much Debbie for such an eye opening talk.

‘The Fountain Centre’ is a group of dedicated therapists that use Complementary Therapy to help in the care of people with Cancer or other life changing illnesses. Some of the therapies that can be found at the Fountain Centre are Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation & Meditation, Massage & Shiatsu, Holistic Counselling, Homeopathy, Nutrition, Herbalism, Kinesiology.

‘Life Spring palliative care’ is a charitable service for patients with chronic or life threatening illness, their families and carers. The practitioners can treat you at the clinic in Balgowlah or visit you at home, or in hospital. ‘Life Spring’ practitioners work on a voluntary basis. They only charge is for medicines, or nutritional supplements if needed. But donations are always very welcome to help them keep this amazing and generous work going. www.fountaincentre.com.au or www.life-spring.org.au phone 9907 6108

Thoughts for the day…

The helping hands you’re going to need in life are located at the end of your arms PUT yourself into your own hands. Everybody has two. You can use them to get a hand-out, sit on them and do nothing, or you can use them to get a serious grip on yourself.

But when you’ve put yourself in your own good hands, don’t forget to give yourself an occasional pat on the back.

Say, ‘Well done, pussycat, you’re doing ok!’ - Bryce Courtenay (A recipe for dreaming)



It’s never too late to… be a mentor
It’s a two-way street.

You pass on your hard won skills and wisdom;

You receive insight and friendship.

You’re a conduit for knowledge.

You ease the path.

In return, you’ll see life through different eyes,

And you’ll learn more than you teach.

Experience is what you get while you’re looking for something else. - Federico Fellini
Little Fire fighter
A fire fighter was working on the engine outside the Station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle.

The girl was wearing a fire fighter’s helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat. The fire fighter walked over to take a closer look. 'That sure is a nice fire truck,' the fire fighter said with admiration.

'Thanks,' the girl replied. The fire fighter looked a little closer. The girl had tied the wagon to her dog's collar and to the cat's testicles. 'Little partner,' the fire fighter said, 'I don't want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat's collar, I think you could go faster. '

The little girl replied thoughtfully, 'You're probably right, but then I wouldn't have a siren.'