Enabling the How
Enabling the How
In a world consumed by the “What” we “Enable your How…” to make the world a better place.
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About Enabling the How
Our call to action at 5th Place is to focus on developing emotional fitness and mental well-being in order to create positive change in the world. Join us, Chantal and Matthew, co-owners of 5th Place, in our escapades every week as we stumble and trip, dance and whirl our way through very normal and not so normal weeks in their drive to make the world a better place. This “How” comes in many different forms and in this case it comes in the form of sharing life, loves, and loss. It’s also a whole lot of what living is like in South Africa.
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Coming full circle
A shared study reconnects us with an old friend who entices us to do some work with his group of social workers. We find ourselves coming full circle back at a school in Soweto.
Negativity bias beware
A chance to reflect on a Sunday morning walk revealed that not all had been challenging and difficult in the week. Working beyond the negativity bias revealed the positive and productive.
Smartphone sugar rush
Devouring delicious waffles while keeping the sugar away from the baby leads to a review of how we engage with our phones and how addictive and dangerous they can be for developing beings too.
The stuff of champions
Watching the Paris Olympics closing ceremony we reflected on the spectacle that was hosted with all its sparkle and flair. We had our favourites and observed some lessons about winning and losing.
Can you keep your head?
When it feels as if the world is against you, being able to step back, disconnect from taking it personally while taking a deep breath helps keep your head while all are losing theirs.
A reason to celebrate
Celebrating a birthday offered an opportunity to make more happy memories and to remember that we don’t need to wait for a reason to celebrate, we just need to remember to.
The power of writing
A report long in the works was finally written up. Young coaches reflect on saying “No” and the power of writing is used with teens to embrace the opportunity to feel better about themselves.
A guest in the house
We learnt a great deal by having a house guest. Visitors that spend a night or more bring a different energy into the home. They teach us things about ourselves that we may not have been aware of.
A perfect day
Some days are perfect, unplanned and perfect. We had one of those. A warm breakfast start, a robust, rolling singing middle and a green and gold victory to cap it off. Perfect.