Last Monday saw day one of the Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey 21 Day Meditation Challenge, and as I’ve been feeling pretty lost lately, it arrived at just the right time. My motivation has been quite low over the past month or so and I’ve been struggling to figure out where I see myself in the bigger picture. I still don’t have the answers, but eight days in, I’ve finally given myself the permisson to take a step back and…
The sky was grey and miserable but our spirits remained high and unbroken. Perhaps it was the sugar rush from the sticky toffee pudding muffin that I’d just devoured, or it could have been the natural high of taking the day off, I don’t know. Either way, the torrential rain beating against our legs, and gale force winds pushing us along like power walkers only added to the adventure. A day off that was long overdue saw a spur of…
I love reading. I love filling my brain with information. One of my New Years Resolutions was to read more books, or to be more specific, I wanted to read a book a month. The right book can give me the same satisfaction as devouring a bowl of vegan brownies. Well. Almost. I get freaked out by clutter and also by how much stuff Ian and I own, so last year when we realised just how many unwanted books we…
dream·er noun 1. a person who dreams 2. a person who lives in a world of fantasy; one who is impractical and unrealistic 3. a visionary 4. an idealist 5. a habitually impractical person These are just a few examples of what comes up when you type dreamer into Google. (Other search engines are available) 😉 I consider myself a dreamer. Sometimes I’m perhaps a bit impractical and Ian has to rein me in – other times I think my…