Smile Through It Archives

5 Things Everyone Should Know About Italy

My big bro’s Italian wedding provided another great opportunity to visit Italy: possibly our most beloved European country.

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Joy in the Happiness of Others

Heading to my brother’s wedding has helped me realise that there is little in life better than joy in the happiness of others.

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The Paralympics: Learning How To Lose

The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics should give us all a lesson on how to lose with grace and dignity, focusing on ourselves, not others.

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Adventure doesn’t have to equal ‘crazy’

Adventure doesn’t have to be about throwing yourself out of planes. It’s simply about pushing your boundaries and achieving your own goals, no one else’s.

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Rough and Smooth

I almost didn’t post today – I wasn’t sure I had anything to say and wasn’t feeling especially inspired – but when I relaunched the blog a while back I made a commitment to posting every Wednesday and Friday without exception, so I now feel obliged to you, my dear reader, and to myself to keep it up.

Actually, as I sat down to write, I realised just what I should be writing about. You see, life isn’t always plain sailing and sometimes things are just downright shitty ((if you’ll excuse the language)). But there’s always a flip side, you just have to find it.
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