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What you can learn from people at the end of their lives

Death can be inspiring. You see, people at the end of their lives often – not always, but indeed often – have a lot of insight into how they would live if they had their time again.

They have a clarity and perspective about what is truly important and what is merely urgent that many of us don’t have when we’re slap bang in the middle of the managed chaos of our to-do lists.

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The “P’s” and why patience is one of the most crucial skills you can acquire

200% of life / admin

Patience. Boring?

Perhaps … with the wrong attitude it is. But I’d say it’s more than just a virtue in life. It’s a necessity.

Why? Because things rarely unfold the way you want them to, do they? Because to become something, anything, it always takes time. Hence – unless you love being stressed and overwhelmed – the importance of patience.

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The most violent thing you do

Uncategorized / admin

I’m not violent you say … and yet: Do you know what one of the most violent things you can actually do is? Try to be someone that you’re not. Do you know what one of the greatest realisations that you can ever come to is? That you are enough, just as you are. The

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Two questions for living a life that makes a difference

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Who do you respect and admire?Alive or long gone, family or fictitious, neighbour or Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson … (it’s okay, guilty secrets are fine with me. Embrace them, celebrate them!) Who would you love to have as an aunty or uncle, just living around the corner so you could pop by and soak in

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Iggy Pop and Anthony Bourdain on contentment vs drive

Attitude, Choice / admin

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to choose yourself an honorary uncle or auntie? You’d be able to pop over and hang out and soak in their wisdom and life experience. Get advice, hear stories, ask questions. Learn and laugh, all at the same time. Two uncles I would have chosen would be Iggy

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How about a four day work week for you?

200% of life, expectations, Stress / admin

I see a business recently introduced a four day work week (for five day’s pay) across the board for all their employees. Before the six-month trial, just over 50% said they were balancing work and life demands. During the 4 day work week it jumped up to 78%. Stress dropped, commitment and productivity increased. It’s

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Perfectionism, scared of “wrong,” mistakes and failure … advice from the top

expectations, limitation, Stress, worry / admin

If you’re at all interested in the goings on of a tiny nation at the bottom of the world called New Zealand, like I am, you will know that the Prime Minister gave birth recently. How she runs a country and looks after a baby I know not. My hat is well and truly doffed

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Your ONLY hindrance in life

200% of life, limitation / admin

What ho! How’s things? Apologies for being missing in action recently. Sumati, Bubs and I went away for a week to an island off the west of Scotland called Arran. I thought I’d tee’ed up some emails to go out to you automatically, but looks like I didn’t. Sorry about that. I tell you something

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Be your own expert

200% of life, wisdom / admin

I want to tell you about three lines of words that I hold in great esteem: __________ Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. __________ You master those three things and life is sorted for you. Truly.

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Wot! No beer?!

200% of life, Meditation practice / admin

So the UK is having a heat wave. This means figures in the twenties of Celsius degrees, so fairly mild by world standards. Nonetheless, the UK is not made for sun. It’s made for grey, sleet-y drizzle with the occasional mild sunny day. And before you jump on me with hate mail, boy is it

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