Tag: inspiring
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Nothing Compares To What You Feel Passionate About
When was the last time you did something in which you really believed? When you took a chance and stood out from the crowd and said ‘This is me’? Maybe people were supportive or maybe not, but it didn’t matter as what was most important was for you to ‘do your thing’ on your terms.…
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The Power Of No
A friend recently recommended ‘Yes Man’ to me. It is a fantastic book and film in which the main character essentially says ‘yes’ to everything he is asked and lots of good things happen as a result. However, he also later learns that ’yes’ is not always the right answer. And this got me thinking…
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How To Have Enough
Can we be happy with little when we have come to expect nothing more than that? Perhaps we can also be miserable with plenty when we have been taught to expect and desire everything. Of course, it is also arguably more common that when we have little, we want more and that when we have…
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Ridicule Is Nothing To Be Scared Of
I recently fulfilled a childhood ambition to see Adam Ant in concert. I remember buying my first ever single ‘Kings of the Wild Frontier’ by Adam and the Ants and it was a huge (admittedly nostalgic) rush to see him after all this time. However it also made me think about why he was still…
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How The Universe Provides When You Least Expect It
Have you ever woken up and had a huge list of things to get done and very little inclination to do them? This morning, I did. However, after a coffee full of procrastination, I eventually got on with things. On my way to the drycleaners, I bumped into an old friend who I hadn’t seen…
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Do It And Enjoy It
What do you like doing? Really like doing? Reading in your favourite coffee shop? Skiing? Whitewater rafting? Lying on a beach? Going to the gym? Working? Gardening? Spending time with your family? Life can be short. So whatever it is, make time for it, do it and really enjoy it…
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Keep On Keepin’ On
So what do Abraham Lincoln and Curtis Mayfield have in common? Other than being American icons for supporting human rights in very different arenas, they also both passionately believed in continuing whatever you do until you’ve done it. Abraham Lincoln said “I do the best I know how, the very best I can and…
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The Shoemaker’s Kids
Are you good at something? Maybe you don’t think so, but others do. Maybe you do it for a living or maybe it’s something you love doing in your spare time. Maybe you love it so much you want to make it your career or your living one day. Whatever it is. One way or…
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Give Yourself Unto The Moment
James Dean once said ‘Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.’ Perhaps that is a tad melodramatic and romantic in its extremity, however the essential point is very real. Think for a moment if one day you woke up and overnight, a miracle had taken place that would have given…
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Your Future Is Your Future
Your future is your future. Your past is your past. Your future is not your past. You may suddenly be thinking why on earth am I discussing English grammar on a blog about life, simplicity and the universe! Well, the reality is that I regularly meet people who base what is going to happen in their lives…
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The Beach In The Morning
Perfect for a morning walk, a run or simply to stare at to enjoy the simple beauty…
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Words
Words can be such simple and yet powerful elements in our lives. Here are a few that I came up with when I was putting this blog together. Inspiring Positive Simplicity International Beauty Melancholy Influential Focused Elegant Minimal Which 10 words you would you have on your list to embody a project you are working on?…
I Am Away From The Noise 