My usual helpers were a bit pre-occupied with their school sleep over to contribute towards this year’s effort to support the families with babies in NICU and thank all the amazing staff at Dunedin Hospital NICU Department, so it was just me whipping up a […]
Author: Fei Hsia Cahill
New Beginnings
I love this time of year! Spring is a season of new growth. The fresh green leaves sport a certain intoxicating shade of green that makes me think of clean slates, fresh starts and new beginnings. Not all new growth comes from the changing seasons, […]
A Life Well Lived – Have Your Cake and Savour Every Single Bite!
Have you ever wondered why we set New Year’s resolutions? I believe that as a species we are wired for personal growth. Our higher reasoning power has allowed us to not just survive but thrive. But in our noble pursuit of personal growth, are we […]
Tomorrow is Never Promised – A Life Lived Without Regret
On this day, 6 years ago, my life as I knew it crumbled before my eyes and all my plans, hopes and dreams for the future evaporated in an instant. I had just spent a harrowing evening in the emergency department of our local hospital demanding […]
Chasing New Levels in Life – How to Bring Your Vision and Goals into Existence
2020 began with a bang; a fresh decade and what many were calling a Year of Vision. People made grand resolutions for the year, and then life happened. In January, I challenged you with a big question, and now in the one of the bleakest […]
Parenting and Adaptability – E+R=O
Each year on Mothers’ Day, in between changing nappies, kissing scraped knees, redirecting my children to more constructive activities, opening hand-made cards, reading stories and saving them from mortal danger, I find myself in deep reflection. As I assess my own parenting journey and the […]
The Best Investment You Can Make is In Yourself
Over the weekend I was reminded of a crucial ingredient necessary to surviving any kind of adversity in life; self love. Often underrated, even discouraged and touted as being selfish by society, I feel compelled to share this gold with you, as you negotiate your […]
Sharing the Love – Creating a Sense of Community During a Season of Separation
And that’s a wrap!! Just finished recording 25 songs (plus two bonus tracks to involve the kids in our parish) with my very talented husband over the past week, for our church’s six virtual masses (church services) during the month of lockdown in New Zealand. […]
Vision and New Year’s Resolutions in 2020
How are you planning on bringing your Vision and New Year’s resolutions into existence? One week into the New Year and feel like I’m geared up for my best year yet. This evening one of my mentors challenged me to hold on to my big dreams long […]