Monthly Archives: July 2009

07
Jul
2009

I am one of the lucky few that get cheered for

4 comments
Posted in Best Bits, Motivation
That Wimbledon final. Replace the racquet and ball for whatever makes you resonate. Be that a bull and cape, caped duellers drawing rapiers at dawn, or sitting tight through a bull market. The fact that it was tennis, or even that it was sport, does not really matter. The magnetism of the Roddick-Federer final was [...]

Read more
06
Jul
2009

Guest Blog: Ed Stafford

11 comments
Posted in Expeditions, Guest Blog, Travel
This month’s guest blog post comes from Ed Stafford. Ed is currently away on a genuinely impressive, significant, hardcore expedition; walking the length of the Amazon from source to sea. He has kindly shared some thoughts on one of the toughest aspects of any expedition: getting along with your partner under duress. But first, here [...]

Read more
05
Jul
2009

Never retreat to the ‘glorious past’

1 comment
Posted in Poetry
I wrote a while ago about living in the moment and not trying to over-prolong it. One of the post’s comments came from Mike Barnes. He said that the post reminded him of a poem. I did not know the poem, but I enjoyed it and decided to share it here. ‘Never go Back’ by [...]

Read more
03
Jul
2009

Photo Friday: English summer swimming

7 comments
Posted in Best Bits, Photo Friday
I’ve high-jacked this week’s Photo Friday as I enjoyed yesterday’s dip in a Hampshire trout stream so much. I was cycling back to a station after a hot talk in a school. My smart clothes were tight and uncomfortable and it was swelteringly hot. Then I cycled over the River Test. Brakes on! Uncomfy clothes [...]

Read more
02
Jul
2009

Today we are half way through the year…

3 comments
Posted in Best Bits, Motivation, Ramblings
Today we are half way through 2009. That’s an amazing -and alarming- fact if, like me, you feel the year has only just begun. So, how has 2009 been for you so far? How has it treated you? And how have you treated it? Have you made the most of the days you have been [...]

Read more