Author: Away From The Noise
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The Amazing New Thing
I saw this cartoon a few weeks ago in the New York Times called ‘The Amazing New Thing’ and it made me think of FOMO. An apparently recent sociological phenomenon standing for the ‘Fear Of Missing Out’, although you and I may know it as a variation of the old adage ‘the grass is always…
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A Hugely Powerful And Simple Gesture
It’s a beautiful, sunny morning in Granada and I’m having coffee outside in a local bar and yet, I’m on the verge of tears. I’ve just been reading an article on Twitter about a policeman whose job it was recently to tell an 18-year old boy that his parents had been killed in a car…
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Being Away From The Noise In Granada
Hi There are many different reasons why we may want to get away from the noise of our daily lives and there are countless ways to help you do so. This blog is my way of doing that. I live in Granada in the south of Spain, write songs on my slightly battered acoustic guitar…
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But What If You Had The Time?
Time seems to have become one of the most elusive elements in our lives these days. How many times have you heard somebody say ‘I can’t because I’m so busy’. There’s almost some kind of social pressure to be seen to be busy because if we are not, then we have somehow failed in society’s…
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10 Ways To Be More Motivated Today
Having problems getting motivated? Want to know the key? Or at least a few tips? In no particular order, here are a few pointers to help you move forward: Give yourself permission to believe what you want is possible. Be positive. Visualise yourself where you want to be What’s stopping you? Really? Get down to what it…
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The Serenity Of The Long Distance Bus Traveller
Am travelling on a bus on a gorgeous, sunny day from Granada to Madrid. There’s nothing much going on. I’m staring out of the window and this is what I can see and feel: – The sun is shining – The colours are soothing – The gentle contours of the hills are beautiful…
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What Are You Looking Forward To?
Given the combination of the gorgeous sunshine today in Granada mixed with a lovely mojito, I was reminded of a fantastic holiday I had with Mrs Away From The Noise a few years ago in the Seychelles. It was absolutely beautiful and my first holiday on a tropical island and we even went to the…
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Decision Making For The Indecisive
Making a ‘big’ decision can be incredibly difficult. Maybe it’s about a relationship that isn’t working, whether you should find a new job or even whether you can afford to go travelling around the world as it’s something you’ve always wanted to do. Either way, if you have been in this position and have worried…
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How Headphones Can Enrich Your Life
As a huge and ever so slightly obsessive music fan, I’ve worn headphones when I’m out and about since the days of Sony Walkman cassette players, carrying a bagful of cassettes wherever I went. In addition to the primary reason being to listen to music whenever I could, my headphones were also my protection from…
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How To Celebrate The Sunshine?
The sun has finally come out to play! Although the sun has made frequent appearances of late, the accompanying chill still required a coat, however last week in Granada here was an average 26 degrees, so I left my coat at home, liberating myself from the confines of both the cold and my coat. I’d…
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Running Your Own Race
I was recently reading about the London Marathon which takes place in a few weeks and this got me thinking about when I lived in Greenwich not that long ago when I popped round the corner to watch the runners coming past. I’d watched some of it on TV over the years but to be honest,…
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50 Granada Haikus
After having written a few posts here, I thought I’d try something different today and so with this in mind, it seemed like a good idea to post a blog of the daily haikus I wrote in my first three months in Granada last year. For those who may not be familiar with haikus, there are…
I Am Away From The Noise 