Comments for Sarah Wilson http://www.sarahwilson.com.au the official blog of Sarah Wilson, journalist, columnist, TV personality Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:14:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on So, I’m having a cup of tea with Mitch Albom…what would you ask him if you were me? *plus* book giveaway! by Heidi http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/so-im-having-a-cup-of-tea-with-mitch-albom-what-would-you-ask-him-if-you-were-me/#comment-1009 Heidi Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:14:42 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=430#comment-1009 what a beautiful quote! i hope to find time to read this book one day. Sarah - thanks for your blog, I like reading yr fellow columnists' sam de brito & mia freedman's when I have time, but yours is more than just entertaining, thought-provoking and engaging like theirs - it is also good for me! what a beautiful quote! i hope to find time to read this book one day.

Sarah – thanks for your blog, I like reading yr fellow columnists’ sam de brito & mia freedman’s when I have time, but yours is more than just entertaining, thought-provoking and engaging like theirs – it is also good for me!

]]> Comment on 4 connect-me-sweetly people-watching blogs by Dan http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/4-people-watching-blogs-that-hit-nails-on-heads-sweetly/#comment-1007 Dan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:11:50 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=426#comment-1007 The Goths in Hot Weather site struck a nerve - as someone who still listens to Joy Division and The Cure despite being in my 30s I've noticed that the hotter an area''s climate, the more goths seem to pop up to form contrast. Hawaii has a surprisingly large goth subculture, and when I was in Chile a few years back I saw a large number of goths dragging themselves around in black clothes that were (somewhat) tailored for the 35 degree heat ... (I stuck to boardshorts and a daggy baseball cap myself). The Goths in Hot Weather site struck a nerve – as someone who still listens to Joy Division and The Cure despite being in my 30s I’ve noticed that the hotter an area’’s climate, the more goths seem to pop up to form contrast. Hawaii has a surprisingly large goth subculture, and when I was in Chile a few years back I saw a large number of goths dragging themselves around in black clothes that were (somewhat) tailored for the 35 degree heat … (I stuck to boardshorts and a daggy baseball cap myself).

]]> Comment on guest post: healing auto-immune disease #6 by Kat Eden http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/guest-post-healing-auto-immune-disease-6/#comment-1006 Kat Eden Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:28 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=415#comment-1006 Thanks for that article link Helen, that adds a lot of detail to a topic I only had a limited understanding of. Thanks for that article link Helen, that adds a lot of detail to a topic I only had a limited understanding of.

]]> Comment on 4 connect-me-sweetly people-watching blogs by Inger http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/4-people-watching-blogs-that-hit-nails-on-heads-sweetly/#comment-1005 Inger Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:49:25 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=426#comment-1005 am definitely going to check these out. I have often wondered why there are SO many Goths in Brisbane. it gets so bloody hot there I often think they'd be more comfortable in Melbourne or Tasmania. am definitely going to check these out. I have often wondered why there are SO many Goths in Brisbane. it gets so bloody hot there I often think they’d be more comfortable in Melbourne or Tasmania.

]]> Comment on 4 connect-me-sweetly people-watching blogs by Paul http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/4-people-watching-blogs-that-hit-nails-on-heads-sweetly/#comment-1004 Paul Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:31:01 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=426#comment-1004 I love the Coverspy idea - would be great to have here in Melbourne - would beat surfing through Amazon 'recommendations'. Oh dear, I always check the "asian/anglo ratio" before stepping into any of the great restaurants along Victoria St in Richmond. Safety in numbers perhaps? Pattern recognition is how our brains are wired after millions of years of evolution for survival (ie; "oh, big tiger - hmmm, seen that pattern before - tiger eats human - oh boy, better run!). I think it's a gift and a burden as it can make us judge too quickly but provide saftety & security. My old sales trainer used to say rapport is "maximising sameness, minimising differences". Celebrating beautiful patterns of humaness to get the sale I guess. ;) (As much as I dislike the word 'rapport' - and the word 'journey' - pleeeaaassse!). I love the Coverspy idea – would be great to have here in Melbourne – would beat surfing through Amazon ‘recommendations’.

Oh dear, I always check the “asian/anglo ratio” before stepping into any of the great restaurants along Victoria St in Richmond. Safety in numbers perhaps?

Pattern recognition is how our brains are wired after millions of years of evolution for survival (ie; “oh, big tiger – hmmm, seen that pattern before – tiger eats human – oh boy, better run!).

I think it’s a gift and a burden as it can make us judge too quickly but provide saftety & security.

My old sales trainer used to say rapport is “maximising sameness, minimising differences”. Celebrating beautiful patterns of humaness to get the sale I guess. ;)

(As much as I dislike the word ‘rapport’ – and the word ‘journey’ – pleeeaaassse!).

]]> Comment on So, I’m having a cup of tea with Mitch Albom…what would you ask him if you were me? *plus* book giveaway! by Sarah http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/so-im-having-a-cup-of-tea-with-mitch-albom-what-would-you-ask-him-if-you-were-me/#comment-1003 Sarah Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:13:25 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=430#comment-1003 OK, I'm heading off now to meet Mitch. THANK YOU so much for the ideas. Paul, Marcus and Laura, loved your line of thinking...please contact me via the contact submission form with your addresses and I'll post you your books!!! Love and light to everyone. x OK, I’m heading off now to meet Mitch. THANK YOU so much for the ideas. Paul, Marcus and Laura, loved your line of thinking…please contact me via the contact submission form with your addresses and I’ll post you your books!!!
Love and light to everyone. x

]]> Comment on sunday life: in which I quit the sunday afternoon email catch-up habit by Brad http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/sunday-life-in-which-i-quit-the-sunday-afternoon-email-catch-up-habit/#comment-1002 Brad Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:22:02 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=423#comment-1002 Sorry - URL included brackets. Here's the direct link to that video: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html Sorry – URL included brackets. Here’s the direct link to that video:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html

]]> Comment on sunday life: in which I quit the sunday afternoon email catch-up habit by Brad http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/sunday-life-in-which-i-quit-the-sunday-afternoon-email-catch-up-habit/#comment-1001 Brad Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:19:49 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=423#comment-1001 Nice article and well researched. I watched that Dan Buettner video on how to live to be 100 (link from Ted.com website http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html) and I totally agree. I’m a Seventh Day Adventist and observing a day of rest from sundown Friday night to sundown Saturday night definitely allows you to turn off from your stressful working week and gives you a calm and retrospective look at what you’ve achieved (or need to achieve) the following week. It sort of puts things into perspective and allows you deal with a lot more items in an orderly an more productive fashion. I do believe that humans were not created to work 7 days without rest as anyone who does this (unknowingly or willingly) soon burns out and suffers emotional or health issues and ultimately a shorter and less happy life. Nice article and well researched.
I watched that Dan Buettner video on how to live to be 100 (link from Ted.com website
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html) and I totally agree.
I’m a Seventh Day Adventist and observing a day of rest from sundown Friday night to sundown Saturday night definitely allows you to turn off from your stressful working week and gives you a calm and retrospective look at what you’ve achieved (or need to achieve) the following week.
It sort of puts things into perspective and allows you deal with a lot more items in an orderly an more productive fashion.
I do believe that humans were not created to work 7 days without rest as anyone who does this (unknowingly or willingly) soon burns out and suffers emotional or health issues and ultimately a shorter and less happy life.

]]> Comment on So, I’m having a cup of tea with Mitch Albom…what would you ask him if you were me? *plus* book giveaway! by RubyTwoShoes http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/so-im-having-a-cup-of-tea-with-mitch-albom-what-would-you-ask-him-if-you-were-me/#comment-1000 RubyTwoShoes Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:33:54 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=430#comment-1000 I havent read this man's work, but from your post and these questions, I definitely intend to now! I am especially interested in the idea above about our society and what we value not necessarily being the best things.... I havent read this man’s work, but from your post and these questions, I definitely intend to now! I am especially interested in the idea above about our society and what we value not necessarily being the best things….

]]> Comment on sunday life: in which I quit the sunday afternoon email catch-up habit by Peter http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/2010/03/sunday-life-in-which-i-quit-the-sunday-afternoon-email-catch-up-habit/#comment-998 Peter Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:25:23 +0000 http://www.sarahwilson.com.au/?p=423#comment-998 Another interesting post Sarah. I used to use sundays to catch up on the ever-present weekly backlog of work for years. That has all changed as a result of the winding down and eventual loss of my job. Initially I was at a loss to know what to do with this free time on Sundays, I was grieving over the loss and concerned about my future. Then I decided that I had to take a day free from all of these hassles to unwind and recuperate. Started taking 'lost sundays". Phone off, suit myself,chill out days. Now I'm focussed on setting up my own business which has a whole new set of freaking stressors that come along as part of the deal. The new relaxed sunday regime leaves me re-energised to deal with the challenges in the week ahead. I have discovered the benefits spelt out in your post as a result of a sudden change in my circumstances. I think it's a change for the better. My lost sundays work their best magic if I leave my watch in a drawer and ignore the clock. Another interesting post Sarah. I used to use sundays to catch up on the ever-present weekly backlog of work for years. That has all changed as a result of the winding down and eventual loss of my job. Initially I was at a loss to know what to do with this free time on Sundays, I was grieving over the loss and concerned about my future. Then I decided that I had to take a day free from all of these hassles to unwind and recuperate. Started taking ‘lost sundays”. Phone off, suit myself,chill out days.
Now I’m focussed on setting up my own business which has a whole new set of freaking stressors that come along as part of the deal. The new relaxed sunday regime leaves me re-energised to deal with the challenges in the week ahead. I have discovered the benefits spelt out in your post as a result of a sudden change in my circumstances. I think it’s a change for the better. My lost sundays work their best magic if I leave my watch in a drawer and ignore the clock.

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