Lynda Smith, CEO of BrainBoosters will be doing a ONE HOUR information session in Cape Town on 17th February.

Are you looking for work that will make a difference, flexi time work in the parenting industry or a business opportunity in early childhood?

The venue will be in the Century City area and the times will be 10h00 till 11h00, 14h00 till 15h00 and 17h00 till 18h00.

If you are interested please follow this link and complete the details stating that you are interested in…

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Altogether this has been a pretty special month. It started with Lindsay Ord of the…

Elders gather in Cape Town to address education crisis

In November 2011, two groups of passionate South Africans from corporate organisations to NPOs and academic institutions gathered in Cape Town and Johannesburg to discuss the possibility of mobilising elders to help address the education crisis in South Africa. The events were convened by Refirement Network and Symphonia for South Africa.

Explains Louise Van Rhyn, social entrepreneur and founder of Symphonia for South Africa:…

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As South Africans we are often so afraid to stand up for ourselves especially when the opponent is a big business or institiution. Best to leave it we say. We can never win. The cost is so great and I don't have the time. Are these really the reasons…

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New Year Resolutions. Have you made yours? I have to admit that I had not consciously made any until yesterday. We all think we have problems which are almost insurmountable until we chat with others.

I have just spent the last two days with…

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This was my 2nd blog which introduces you to my book.

Hello again. I have told you how and why I came to have a blog and why I finally wrote a book on the legal aspects of dying so now I guess…

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As my membership of Refirement Network is only months old and my book and blog site have been out for just on a year I thought that I might repeat some of my early blogs on RN to tell you more about my book and why I wrote it. This was the first.

So what do you have on the radar for 2012?

Share your thoughts about things you are looking forward to, new ideas, study or work.

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As we approach Christmas Day for many of us our thoughts revolve around gifts – to whom to give gifts, what should we give each person, how much shall we spend etc, etc. This made me decide to use the word GIFT for my blog this week. It is…

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I decided to be trivial this week.

Some of the signs I see or sayings we use really fascinate me. This came as an idea for a blog when once again I walked past one of these small shops usually ‘manned’ by a single…

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I am reading this little 60 page booklet called “What on Earth am I Here for?” by Rick Warren. Believe it or not it is taking ages to read because it has great depth and one has to really…

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We are so privileged to live in a truly beautiful part of the world. Last week my husband and I were part of a tour group who spent a few days in the Eastern Free State. It was organised by the owners of the Fouriesburg Country Inn, Marta and Clive Craig. They are 2 wonderful people as are their 2 sons who also act as tour guides and help to run the hotel. They have as their motto “Service…

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RETARDED GRANDPARENTS

(this was actually reported by a teacher)

After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils how they

spent their holiday away from school..

One child wrote the following:

We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa.

They…

The computer swallowed grandma.

Yes, honestly it’s true!

she pressed 'control and 'enter'

And disappeared from view.

It devoured her completely,

The thought just makes me squirm. She

must have caught a virus

Or been eaten by a worm.

I've searched through the recycle bin

And…

If you are concerned about growing older healthily, please attend our workshops on Healthy living according to The Natural Way by Mary-Ann Shearer.  Next presentation will be on 25th November at Barnswallows Baby Shelter a a fundraising initiative and as part of our Vegetarian Cookery School.  The theme of the afternoon is 'What am I putting onto my body" - the effect of manmade chemicals.  R120.00 per person.  lucky draw and a few other surprises.  Drop me an email if you want to reserve a…

The main conversation I had every day at The Retirement Expo was around finding work and continuing to earn a living to sustain oneself. There are a number of challenges for our age group around this dilema and I would love to start a conversation with as many of you as possible to try and find solutions.

Here are my main thoughts.

1. The world of work has changed so we do need to adjust our thinking about finding work.

2. Social media is big part of how…

Last week, as I was doing some shopping, a now common action happened; two young men pushed their way past me on to the escalator without so much as a ‘sorry’ or backward glance. It got me thinking – where has that significant action we children of previous generations had drummed into us gone. Yes, that little thing with big consequences called RESPECT.

Of course, I am showing my age right now, but we were regularly reminded to show respect to those older than ourselves, to those who…