I believe a lot of unnecessary stress has been generated world wide by the reporting of Swine Flu and it has now been ramped up to a ridiculous frenzy.
According to the best available medical evidence Swine Flu is a mild version of seasonal flu which goes through most countries during the colder months of the [...]

I have just received an email from my good friend Niels Warren in Sydney who writes as follows:
“My friend Peter Solness is an outstanding photographer.  I have just previewed an exhibition of Peter’s work which he calls “Illuminated Landscapes”.
The photographs, composed at night with the aid of a hand-held torch, are truly beautiful.
His focus is [...]

It is Anzac Day in Australia.  This is a day when the whole national reflects on the courage and sacrifice made by thousands of men and women to preserve the liberty and freedom we enjoy today.
Economists may attempt to calculate the cost of war in terms of financial outlay and loss of productivity and manpower.
However [...]

The stresstips blog is visited by 3,500 unique visitors a month (increasing 25% a month) seeking information about stress.
I readily admit that I do not have all the answers and I value input from others.
If you would like to contribute a unique article to this blog that has not previously been published on the Internet, [...]

If the past year could be described in terms of weather I would have to say it has been sunny with balmy sea breezes.
In terms of real weather Coffs Harbour has experienced good rainfall so everything is lush and green.
We have not been spared the occasional severe burst of weather with one thunderstorm producing large [...]