Vivienne Westwood – punk “queen”, fashion person – Do you know what her secret to looking young is? Don’t wash so much. She gets in the bath once a week, while her partner stops dodging the soap once a month. How about that? I’m not a big fan of showering,
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You know, the secret of life … One that few people actually put into action … Lies in realising what you are in control of, and what you’re not. I used to live well in the thrall (good Game of Thrones type word that one) of life – In other words, being controlled by life.
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To some people, the question “what is the meaning of life” is contained in a perfectly made piece of avocado on toast. It was long good, way before instagram food peeps got on the bandwagon. If you’re from New Zealand you’ve been putting on the marmite (NZ version) before the avocado – Which takes the
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Someone asked me the other day what was the biggest cause of stress in my life. It’s a great question – Because it also relates directly to what causes you stress and overwhelm. True. We are not so very different, underneath it all. Let me explain: The biggest cause of stress in my life is
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I spent the last 4 days on my own. Man solo, left to his own devices, what could possibly go wrong? Famous last words! Don’t worry – I survived. And the lawns even got mown and the floors vacuumed. Good job it wasn’t the other way around, huh?! But when my little bubsy came back
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Did you do better today? Did you maximise your day? In our world there is a full scale attack on “doing nothing”, On resting, kicking back. Everything is about productivity – doing, achieving, going, ticking off goals. Everything. Everything is measured, with fitness trackers and mobile phones everything can be put down to a number.
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I am so sore. I went for a run yesterday. I know, what was I thinking? It’s been a while too, so I now have extra unused to running soreness. Interesting thing though – As I was running up one of the many hills around here. Ooh – but let me get carried away for
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A question from a reader: “I don’t seem to be making any progress with meditation …” There’s more to it than that, but I can stop you right there. Meditation/mindfulness and progress don’t go together.
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Have you seen the video of that guy, Who stops his baby from crying by chanting OM? I did, and yup … It didn’t work for me either. She cried harder. Ha! And I’m a monk. I must say I’m a bit disappointed in the absence of monkly (no spell check, not monkey, no) super
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A valuable lesson yesterday I did learn – Regarding a grumpy child and how to make her less demanding, really quick. Want to hear it? I was feeding bubsy. Actually no, feeding bubsy is like feeding a lion … I imagine. You throw food in the general direction and stand well back, get safe as
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