Watched a cool film the other night – one I didn’t expect to like, even though it has my man Hugh Jackson in it: “Eddie the Eagle” You know – about the ski jumper back in the 1988 Olympics … Go watch it, it’s cool and very inspiring, actually. What did I get from it?
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You ever have those moments where you feel more out of control than in? Spend a whole day on Sunday feeling just that. I was kayaking – on a more challenging river than usual. In the warmup I was just feeling out of touch, not connected to my boat, to the river, to anything. Whatever
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Old age isn’t a physical condition. It’s a mental and an attitudinal one. I saw a video by a guy called Prince Ea who talked about this very thing – and it reminded me. It is so easy to get stuck in a rut. So many people are already in it by the age of
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I think what I’ve written below could be one of THE most useful things I have ever written. It is a longer piece, but pull up a pew, grab something to drink and let’s talk. Ready? OK: The basis of what I teach is the importance of prioritising your peace. “Prioritising your peace” is one
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I heard the Queen is a giant lizard from outer space. She and her ilk are controlling you, right now, keeping you docile and sedated. Locked into a pattern of TV dinners and Strictly Come Baking. Then there’s the Illuminati, (I’m not sure if they are lizards too)
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You are a cyborg. I know you’d like to think you’re like the Terminator. At least, I wanted to be like Arnie’s version, back when I was a sprog. I don’t mean that – I mean you have certain programmes that run in the background of your life, just like a cyborg or a computer
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I used to have a case of “nah, it sounds like too much effort”. People would invite me out for a trip and if it required much effort on my behalf (read: just about any effort) – I would decline, My excuses being: “Too tired.” “Next time.” “Not ready yet.” “Would love to – but
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The thing that I used to hate the most about the outdoors was failing at something. In kayaking that means – in the beginning at least – taking a swim out of your boat. Which is annoying more than anything at beginners level. But the thing is: Someone has to rescue you, you’re not as
I think it should be pretty easy to avoid being a dick, Shouldn’t it? Yet somehow it just happens. Despite my best intentions, there is it. But I’m getting better over time, me thinks.
Don’t tell anyone. Well, you can tell my wife, she knows. She’s okay with my secret affair of the heart. I have a man crush on Dwayne the Rock Johnson. You see … Not only does he have a grand smile,
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