Robin's Mentoring Matters Blog
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High Anxiety: A Growing Concern – Positive Steps
While I was walking along the beach this morning, I was mindful of the different shapes and sizes of footprints of others who had gone ahead of me. I reflected on the fact that the choices we make will heavily impact our footprints on the sands of time. I recalled...
“Do Your Little Bit of Good Where You Are; It’s Those Little Bits of Good Put Together That Overwhelm The World.” My Story …
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, with whom I spent some time many years ago, has always been an inspiration and I love the quote above. All I have ever wanted to do was leave the world a better place — now for my children and grandchildren — than when I...
A Magical True Story For Budding Authors
I switched the lolly from one hand to the other so fast my young granddaughter failed to see this. “Choose a hand!” I say with a mischievous smile. She points confidently at the hand that held the lolly. I open it. Empty. I open the other hand to reveal the lolly....
“No Words Can Express My Gratitude Towards You and All Your Help This Year.” Reaching Out.
When you were a teenager, did you ever come across an adult who crushed your dreams? How did you react? What life lessons did you learn from that experience? Fortunately, all the people who nurtured me as a young person encouraged me to chase my dreams; through the...
“When it Comes Down to It, We All Just Want to be Loved.”
What is it that tugs at your heart strings and wants you to interact with others? How do you express selfless love and care to those with whom you interact? These are questions I have often asked myself as I collated my research on the adolescent brain, and interacted...
With Thanks to an Olympian Who Changed My Life
Stumbling into my hero was a life-changing moment. He was humble, selfless, inspirational, and the best in the world. I, too, was stumbling and looking for direction and motivation. When you were young, who was your hero? Do you still have heroes? Who are your guiding...
The Ultimate 17 Point Survival Kit for Challenging Times
How easy do you find it to make friends or encourage others? Why do you value the friends you currently have? How prepared are you to encourage others? Are you a solutions focused person? Or, do you share more feelings of doom and gloom than expressions of joy and...
You Don’t Believe in God? How Do You Explain My Experience Today?
Disillusioned with God? Never believed in God? Walked away from God? Couldn’t care less about God? Think everything about God is fairy tales? Stubborn as a mule about your beliefs? Pause and reflect on my experience today. My faith is rock solid. Why wouldn’t it be? I...
Supportive Strategies to Promote Love and Build Positive Communities
There have been many powerful images of children in war-torn countries shared on social media in recent days in recent months, which tug at the heart-strings. Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nelson Mandela, is often quoted: “No one is born hating another person because of...
Meaningful Relationships: The Key to a Fulfilling Life
Which relationships mean the most to you? Why this choice, or these choices? Did you have any significant relationships with adults, including your parents, during your youth? What made those relationships special? Are you struggling with a relationship with a young...