Posted on January 15, 2017 by Mindful Merrilee
Changing the Story of Plastic

Changing the Story of Plastic As I sit upstairs looking out towards Mount Agung, the bubbling creek cascading into a pool of lilies, I can easily forget the rest of the world. Coconut trees wave in the breeze, the hen chuckles, and the white clouds are covered by thicker clouds tinged with grey and rain. Oh, yes, there are still sounds of modernization, the motor bike, maybe a chainsaw in the distant back ground, but predominantly the water cascading, the… Read More
Posted on October 22, 2016 by Mindful Merrilee
Connecting the power of words, our minds, relationships and the planet.
When a subject keeps popping up, curiosity sends my research brain into action. The latest is the ‘Power of Words”. I became aware of Positive Psychology and Positive Affirmations in the 1980’s when Zig Ziglar informed me that my life would be more successful if I called stop lights ‘go lights’. Louise Hay persuaded me to recite lovely prose to lift my soul every morning. But then, during the darker days of my life journey in the beginning of the new century I paid the philosophies little attention. Just recently I have… Read More
Posted on October 2, 2016 by Mindful Merrilee
The Great Australian Bight as a legal entity.
New Zealand has recognized a National Park as a legal entity – same legal rights, powers, duties and liabilities of a legal person.Marine mammals urgently require this status. If whales could have legal status as an entity they could be represented to have rights to travel freely to breed in the Great Australian Bight.