Once upon a time I met a very very wise yoga teacher. He seemed different from all the others I had met simply because he seemed like he had nothing to prove. In an age of celebrity everyones, all the self-promotion on Instagram and Facebook and the rest, it seemed like he could care less
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I love sushi! Don’t know about you, but it is one of the world’s best foods. I once had sushi in Mexico and it came with grilled cheese and Jalapenos. Now that was unexpected. Now – what does this have to do with taking time for yourself? Well, read on:
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When people disapprove, take you the wrong way, think you’re inappropriate or just plain old don’t get you … Other people, huh? Unfortunately you can never make them see you as you would like to be seen. That would certainly be nice though wouldn’t it? It is something that has really dogged me my whole
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I’ve just gotten back from teaching on the Isle of Man. It was so great. An amazing land, it feels old. Incredible people there too – if I didn’t have a family to return to, I’d have stayed longer. Here’s a quote I found on the way home:
One of the proudest moments of my life (in hindsight) was walking away from a bungy jump. Darn computer wants to change it to “bunny jump.” That’s a whole new thing altogether, isn’t it? I was just writing about the very thing below in my book. It is so close to being finished I can
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Lance Armstrong, that incredibly driven cyclist character, once said something about perspective and attitude. Now he’s is probably second best known for his recovery from cancer, but about that he said:
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So how was your Easter? Thought I’d say hi — I don’t have any message for you, nothing about rebirth, new starts, choosing to hit the reset button and begin again any time you like. Nothing like that. You can take something from that list if you like though, for sure! I had a couple
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Have you ever been criticised for laughing too much? I know, there are some times that just aren’t appropriate for sniggering like a school kid at the back of the class. But I really thought it WAS ok to let go a little and, well, chuckle. ( Just like this young lady above, laughing it
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Do you ever wake in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, your thoughts going a million miles an hour? You’re unable to shut them up and get back to sleep so you give up, get up and raid the fridge? (yom yom yom -but then that weight goes on which gives you something
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A question from a reader on this fine morning – “Are addictions a means of escaping something deeper?” And my answer was – “Could be, most certainly they could be.” (how’s that for definite?- Ha!)
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