Heading to my brother’s wedding has helped me realise that there is little in life better than joy in the happiness of others.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingAdventure 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.
Continue readingRough 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 shitty1. But there’s always a flip side, you just have to find it.
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Putting Yourself Out There
My first eBook is finally here. But what takes more courage – the act of creation or the act of releasing that creation to the world?
Continue readingThe Importance of Dreams
We all dream all the time – but how do we harness the power of those dreams to help us achieve our goals?
Continue readingGetting Slow and Fat, plus a Crushing Realisation
After a significant confidence knock at my annual review, I take stock of my failure to thrive in my challenges.
Continue readingOn Swearing and Damnation
K gets pick up for “swearing” on one of our Hawaiian honeymoon adventures.
Continue readingThe Ins and Outs (and Lefts and Rights) of Secret Roading
One of our favourite passtimes for as long as we’ve known each other is taking random drives. Here’s our formula for a great adventure.
Continue readingTop Travel Tips from a Very Happy Honeymoon
As we travel more and more, we’re starting to grow a standard operating procedure for making the most of a place. Today’s post is all the top tips we glean and refined on our blissful 2-week honeymoon in Hawai’i.
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