As human beings we have a natural tendency to put a lot of pressure on ourselves. Whenever we come up with a new idea or a dream we expect ourselves to execute it to perfection, first time round without any glitches. We only have to look around us to see how false that assumption is. Continue Reading …
Paul and I will be flying back home in 3 days time after 18 months of travelling around the world. We decided to spend our last week in an Ashram, something both of us had never experienced before. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to rest and reflect over the past 18 Continue Reading …
Overcoming our fears can be incredibly liberating. It allows us to do so many things that we’ve only dreamt about in the past. It allows us to take those risks than can be truly life-changing. And the best bit is, that once we’ve consciously worked at overcoming a particular fear, it gives us more Continue Reading …
This week’s post is a day earlier than scheduled. Tomorrow I’ll be sailing around the fabled Whitsundays on Australia’s east coast – the last adventure before Paul and I return home after 18 months of travel. What a year it’s been! I must admit, I was quite sad to bid farewell to 2011. It’s Continue Reading …
This week’s post was inspired by a trip Paul and I took along Australia’s Great Ocean Road. I could easily get sidetracked telling you about the most amazing views of the ocean I’ve ever seen but that’s not what got me thinking. It was the fire I built that did that. One failed attempt, Continue Reading …
Welcome to the second experiment of this series. We’re going to look at another experiment that has been shown to increase our happiness. It’s perfect for this time of the year as it’s all about giving, with a difference. So if we do decide to try this one out, it will have the added benefit Continue Reading …
Here’s a little secret. Most of our decisions and actions are determined by the voice in our head. Yep, the one that just went…’what voice?’ Whilst this might seem surreal at first, let’s look at it more closely. We see a new dress, the voice says “that would be perfect for so-and-so’s party next Continue Reading …
This Monday’s blog post is slightly different. For some bizarre reason my thoughts came out in rhyme - the heat of Perth must be getting to me! Here goes - hope you enjoy… I know a girl, let’s call her Claire With bright blue eyes and big red hair She has a dream to write Continue Reading …