Helen Ebdon | Public figure
Helen Ebdon
Phone: +61 407 306 301
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25.01.2022 Best wishes for a lovely year x
20.01.2022 The Conran shop. Chelsea, London
16.01.2022 I’m totally loving my new branding for The Take 15 Program. Brilliantly designed by Bree Cleal from Imageffect. It not only looks great, it also works beautifully on my stationary, email newsletters and on social media. Thank you Bree, I love it!
11.01.2022 Wow!! Thank you to the amazing group of women who attended the 2019 Planning Day on Monday. It was inspiring to hear them talk about what they want to achieve this year and so uplifting, to listen to the courageous stories of who they are. Here’s what some of the women had to say about the day:... . "Thank you so much for today Helen. It was lovely to share space with such open and honest ladies to kick off 2019! You are gifted in the presentation of a workshop. I really enjoyed it. . Thank you for the 2019 Planning Day. I came away motivated and very clear of what 2019 will be for me. . Awesome Planning Day Thank you, Helen. . Yesterday was really enjoyable; it was great to meet so many women doing fantastic things. . This will be the best year for my business. I am challenging myself. I am excited about life. My energy has changed. Thank you so much for today, Helen. I look forward to the next workshop. . It was fantastic. Sign me up for the next one! See more
09.01.2022 Recently I wrote an article, which has had the most amazing response. I thought you may like to read it. Last night I came across the following entry in my jour...nal. I had written it in June 2018, during a holiday to Crete (the main island of Greece, where my mum was born). My journal entry begins with the following quote: The problem of this world is that we draw the circle of our family too small, we need wider circles. Mother Theresa Before today I never understood why, when Cretan people reach out to you, they do it with such a generous heart. Growing up in Australia, a child of Greek/Cypriot parents, I witnessed this generosity every day. My mother would say to visitors about to leave our home, "If you don't stay to eat with us, I'll never speak to you again." Embarrassed by this outburst I'd think, surely people have the right to come and go as they please. Having visited Crete recently, I understand things differently. Crete is all about family. Their generosity is not obligatory; it doesn't come from a sense of guilt, it comes from a deep yearning to connect with others, to include those on the outside, shy about entering in, or strangers who may feel unwelcome. My mother was widening her circle. She was practising philoxenia, which means a 'love for strangers,’ and 'generosity of spirit’. Philoxenia is the reason why a tourist walking by, may find themselves invited to a Greek family celebration. Or the reason a visitor, in even the most impoverished Greek homes, will find themselves presented with the best of whatever food is on hand-from the simplest cheese, bread or olives to many other meals. Growing up during the second world war, food was scarce for my mother and her family. Many times her mother sent her and five siblings to bed, with either bread dipped in goats milk, or olive oil. Yet even though this was her experience, my mother's way of showing love to others was always through the sharing of food which she had cooked. The rule in our home was, 'the best my family has to offer you, is yours.' It was my mum's way of honouring those around her. I didn’t get a chance to visit Crete with my mother; she passed away in March 2016. I did however see my mother's philoxenia, through the faces of many of the Cretan people we met on our trip. I saw it in Andony's, the owner of a small restaurant in Prines, who after every meal would load us up with bowls of homemade yoghurt and honey to take home for breakfast. I saw it in George, the owner of Vederi Estate, who after showing us around his big house on the hill with its breathtaking views said, the keys are in the door, feel free to show the kids around later. And I saw it in the owner of a small gift shop, who wrapped our gifts with beautiful coloured paper and ribbons, while telling fantastic stories, creating a crowd around him as he spoke. Spending time connecting with others from an authentic place makes it possible for all of us to widen our circle. When we speak the truth, it resonates within us and others. Every time we do this, we send out an invisible cord which connects us. What I've learnt is, like my mother, I want to practise philoxenia. I to want to widen my circle.
