Tag: positive
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What We Can Learn From Zen Dog
It’s the weekend, so here’s a bit of fun. Today’s post is short, sweet but no less significant. So simple and yet so profound. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you…. Zen Dog.
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I’ve Dreamed Of This
“I’ve dreamed of this. This is the plane I’ve always wanted to go on. All buckled up? Seatbelts on? The jets have fired up! No that’s someone else’s jets. Don’t worry. We’ll be next.” To many people, an Easyjet flight from Manchester to Malaga isn’t a big deal and in fact it can be…
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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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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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Embracing The Melancholy
It’s been raining here recently and while looking out at the downpour earlier today, it got me thinking about the nature of water. In the same way that perhaps water embraces and absorbs the energy around it to move forward, I noticed I was doing the same today. I walk a lot here in Granada and when it’s…
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So What Do You Want?
So what do you want as opposed to what don’t you want? When asked what they want to do with their lives, one of the most common initial responses is a list of things that people don’t want to do, before or even if they get round to telling you what they do in…
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Too Scared To Publish?
If you read the previous post to this Endless Blue Angel Mondays you may be wondering why I posted a short story as opposed to something about ‘inspiring positive simplicity’. Well, to be honest, I was trying to challenge myself to do something different in line with another previous post Another Day To Do Something…
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Another Day To Do Something Different
To many, today is just another day. To others, it’s a new day. A chance to look at things differently to the way you usually do. If you usually travel on the same route, what’s stopping you trying something different? If you usually look straight ahead, try looking up every now and again. What do…
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Where Are We Now?
I’m feeling very lucky today as I’m sitting in a bar outside the rather awe-inspiring mezquita (mosque) in Córdoba in the south of Spain in the last days of December while listening to the David Bowie single ‘Where Are We Now?’ that was his comeback single a couple of years ago. At the time, I…
I Am Away From The Noise 