Baby names – what a nightmare. Baby is 4 weeks old and she has no moniker. Well, she has plenty of nicknames: Missy, Shrimpy, Monkey Bum … But nothing official. Trouble is I suggest something and Sumati recoils in horror (as is her manner when I come up with a really good idea) It’s apparent
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What is the most crucial and valuable thing you possess? Is it your car? Your house? Your TV? Perhaps if you’re thinking deeper you might go for your financial security? Your family? Your partner? How about your health? Your reputation? Have a ponder – because when you get to the end of your life you
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He said so himself – Sir Jonathan Ive – The guy that was responsible for designing all that slick Apple stuff said he thought he was stupid. Watching an interview with him – he said his stupidity was the turning point in his career, and Apple’s development. You see – when he tried to use
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I’ve got ten minutes free from baby duties. Who would have thought that a little being could take up so much time and attention? Not me, not me at all. I have no idea what I used to fill my time with – if you’re a parent you know exactly what I mean. All good
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You want to live a good life, perhaps even a great one? A life, as it is said, that is worth living. So that when you get to the end of it – (and who really knows when that might be?) You have zero regrets. You wasted not a single moment. You were courageous and
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I was taking a stroll down by the river with my ladiez … Sun was shining, the river was glistening, birds a chirping. A perfectly lovely scene. I turn the corner where upon we witness a man yelling and thrashing his dog to get it to behave. Curious behaviour I thought. But behaviour that is
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There are so many ideas and theories about how to live a good life. Am I right? Just a casual flick through the interweb will give you a plethora of lifestyle tweaks and tips about what you need to do to be stronger, faster, smoother, slicker, smarter with better sleep and hair that everyone wants.
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Having a three week old baby has shown me something, very very useful. She’s the perfect thing to develop more mastery of my own mind and reactions – Getting super good at how to choose my response to challenge, and all with a smile – even at 3am. Let me tell you: Challenge is part
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I keep forgetting people gets all confused about peace.I shouldn’t, but I do. They get it all twisted – So I’m here to add a little clarity for you. It’s commonly confused that peace means giving up, surrendering, checking out, renouncing the world, giving up your life goals. Peace is seen as the opposite to
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I’m writing to you as I sit on the sunny side of the train, heading into Kent. I have a course on over the next few days, but the most crucial – and enjoyable – part of this is the feeling of sun on my face. Sitting here, doing nothing, nothing to do, just to
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