Question from someone that came in yesterday, and it’s a doozy: ___________ Do you believe in feeling other people’s pain because there are a hell of a lot of hurting people out there. People who have lost their soul mate of 30 years, like me. War torn families, famine, then there’s all the muggings, burglary.
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Someone I met recently was saying that a book was advising her to tell her thoughts “go away!”, or something similar. Just as I’m writing I find it curiouser and curiouser. I guess just because you can write a book doesn’t mean you know what you’re talking about (apologies if that sounds snarky but, you
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Being a work from home dad I get to spend a lot of time with my daughter. I’m incredibly grateful for that as she is awesome – And she is the perfect reminder of how I want to live my life. No Robbie, not filling my nappy, dribbling and chewing on everything, but simply being
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Let’s get something out in the open, first of all. Your biggest cause of stress lies in your control issues. Do you know that? It’s ok – you’re one, I’m one, everyone has a control freak inside. In the attempt to secure something, you try to control the uncontrollable. And that means you stress and
On A Journey? Someone once said that Life like climbing a mountain. You’re on a journey from one state of being to another. Progressing, getting, heading forth, getting better – at stuff and things. Schooling yourself. If they didn’t say that, well, they should have. If they didn’t say that then I’m saying it –
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The perfect journey … At the time when you do something silly – something that even horrifies you, Perfection is that last thing on your mind. I know all about being disappointed, dispirited, discouraged, and otherwise disappointed in words or actions of my own (Like my thesaurus work?). Those moments come back to haunt you, don’t they?
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Help! Worry is a huge problem for a lot of people. Health, for example – someone asked me this morning how to stop worrying about it, So I wanted to write a little about what I did to overcome worry. It’s a longer email, but hopefully useful to you, so grab a cuppa, have a
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So New Zealand – the land of my birth – Has a potato shortage. On the surface this is no big deal, But when you realise no potato means no crunchy salted crispy chippy goodness … It becomes a HUGE deal. As if I needed any more proof that the world is going to end,
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Everyone wants to be an expert, No one wants to be a beginner. That’s the trouble with people these days. Combined with a good bit of procrastination, The yes – no – yes – no – yes – no approach most have, It’s a wonder anyone learns or gets better at anything, ya know?
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I went kayaking yesterday. It is my FAVOURITE thing to do, Apart from eating. And it’s been ages since I was in my boat, my lovely boat. Interesting thing –