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  • Who the hell do you think you are sally ,I have been through the court system twice now &my ex has a history of domestic violence 48 documented police reports and welfare intervention &that only when I lived with the monster ,what are you going to say that all women like me are liars when the paper trail speaks for its self ,not only has my ex assaulted me but also a teacher &me in front of our son s peers and two other class rooms ,plus the school went on lock down due his behaviour .our son has mild autism so he hasn't got the defence system that I and anyone else has ;they keep all their emotions bottled up inside .the family courts are a joke I share custody of our son with this monster due to the fact that our son hasn't shown his fear of how frightened he is of his father &that there isnt any physical harm done to our son by his father but I and many know that he is doing it mentally ,but since the share care came in its the decent parents who aren't getting a fair go in the courts it the liars &perpetrators that are not fit enough to be around any ones children ..f,,,,ck the law i lost my respect for them all years ago 'I have no police history &even have a police clearance for working in aged care &I left this monster nearly 7years ago &have had further dvos done several by me and the domestic violence service here &,I have also had dvo breaches not even reaching the courts due to police taking it into their own hands &dropping them when it s the law that any dvo breech goes to a magistrate and they make the yay or nay on weather it is a breach not the police 'I already had one reinstated after putting a formal complaint into Brisbane in 2011 &this I never found out untll last year at the 2nd family court hearing ,many &i mean many people in my community have said my ex is being looked after by someone here with in the Toowoomba police .no one gets off with half of what that man has done ,he got off with assaulting me at our sons school and only got a $750 dollar fine for assult of teacher ,joke joke I am now going back to a lawyer yet again as I am not getting my son ,my ex cant hurt me directly anymore I fight back legally but he uses a innocent child as a means of domestic violence to get at me &I swear I will run this monster through the courts this time I loath parents using children to fight their battles only cowards do that any way.. - tracey
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  • Here's last year's list of winners. Seems to be a lot of actors / directors / "celebs" on the list : http://www.instylemag.com.au/Article/WomenOfStyle/Latest-News2/Women-of-Style-Winners-2012/ Miranda Kerr for "Beauty" .... Indira Naidoo for "Lifestyle" ... pretty heavy Categories .... - Schoom
  • What a bunch of whingers. Gina Rinehart-Hancock is a single mother doing it tough and she's never got a cent in welfare! - Jack Richards
  • @ Roby if you read my reply to KF it was a statement, not personal. You don't "know" what other people go through so don't make assumptions. Good luck with those shoes. - metoo
 
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A COLLECTION INSPIRED BY LIFE

By Naomi Simson
October 12, 2012

When founder of RedBalloon, Naomi Simson shared her collection of inspiring quotes on The Highwire this week, we felt it deserved a post of its own…

What things do you collect?

I am a collector – by nature I gather things. And as I thought about what I could write here – I imagined myself in the shoes of the reader.

If nothing else I would wonder what has influenced her? What inspires her?

Below I list 40 of the ideas I have collected. I have gathered these quotes over many years – but each of them came to me at the right time – and as a result I wanted to keep them for future reference.

Perhaps one will resonate with you; touch, move or inspire you at just the right moment…

 

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.   Henry Ford

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it’s an appeal to our better selves a call to become something more.   Rosabeth Kanter

Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.   Paige

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.   Nietzsche

Be yourself… Everyone else is already taken…   Anon

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.   Confucius

Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.   James Dean

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.   Aristotle

If we are going to see real development in the world then our best investment is WOMEN.   Desmond Tutu

 

Image via snippetandink.com.

 

If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek.   Ken Blanchard

It’s not a faith in technology. It’s faith in people.   Steve Jobs

Leadership is doing what is right when no one else is watching.   George Van Valkenburg

Most of us can read the writing on the wall; We just assume it is addressed to someone else.   Ivern Ball

Never ask who is right, but always ask what is right.   Don Soderquist

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.   Voltaire

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.   Henry Ford

Our choices show what we truly are far more than our abilities.   JK Rowling

Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as in being able to remake ourselves.   Mahatma Ghandi

Passion: there is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.   Federico Fellini

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10 Responses to this article

  1. Sara October 12, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Oh, I love this article! I love words too, you see :)
    This is one of my favourite quotes: “I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.” ♥ -Mahatma Gandhi

     
  2. Jo October 12, 2012 Reply
     
     

    This is a great article – a real boost to a dreary Friday morning here in Melbourne. I also collect quotes and inspiring and motivational images. It helps me when I feel unmotivated or a bit blue. This is one of my favourites: “Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those that never happen” ~ James Russel Lowell

     
  3. Olinda October 12, 2012 Reply
     
     

    There are shortcuts to happiness, and one of them is dancing – Vicki Baum.

     
  4. Preween Savage October 12, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Thank you Naomi and the Hoopla team. One of my favourites is ‘life is defined by the moments that make us feel fragile; that makes us realise that living is a privilege, not a given’

     
  5. susan October 12, 2012 Reply
     
     

    For us procastinators…”A year from now you will have wished you started today” – Karen Lamb

     
  6. ro.watson October 12, 2012 Reply
     
     

    I like the one from Anais Nin about a bud ready to burst open..

     
  7. RobynMarie October 12, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Sara, thank you…that is wonderful. Naomi, thank you. xxx
    Big love Hoopla xxx

     
  8. Shannon October 13, 2012 Reply
     
     

    In this life we cannot always do great things. We can only do small things with great love – Mother Teresa

     
  9. MemKate October 14, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Thank you for these quotes. Reading them makes me connect with the wisdom and experience of these people, even if they have passed on. Their words enrich us who follow in their footsteps.

     
  10. susan October 26, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Ooh and another one…

    “Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
    Watch your words, for they become actions.
    Watch your actions, for they become habits.
    Watch your habits, for they become character.
    Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

    Gandhi

     

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