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Want to know my new thing? Rollerblading. I've just been out 'for a blade.' Woohoo! Headwind and all. It was my third trip out by myself ... and I'm happy to report there were no embarrassing …
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Do you ever get caught up in your thoughts and feel resentful or fearful - or some other feeling you don't like? I do from time to time. Yep. No doubt there. Here's a simple trick that helps me …
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It's the second day of the New Year, and I'm sitting up in bed in an old shirt, drinking parsley tea, remembering two nights ago at midnight. A group of us were down at the beach flying Chinese …
Last year my five year old niece wanted a sled for Christmas. Now Santa probably gets thousands of requests for a sled, but how many does he get from children in New Zealand? Christmas in New Zealand …
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Today is my 40th Birthday. Yep. And since birthday's with a zeros on the end don't come around every day, and since it's been quite a year all round, what with falling in love, getting married, …
When it comes to feelings and what to do with them, there are two schools of thought. SCHOOL ONE: If you have a feeling that's bothering you, you should share it. "Dear Diary, my boyfriend is …
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I had an unexpected adventure this week, and in case you like unexpected adventures as much as I do, I thought I'd share it with you. My husband and I decided to have one of our Beach Work Day's, …
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article called Understanding and Lifting Depression, for the popular Tiny Buddha site. Eek, depression. Did I really want to talk about that?!! Well, yep - turns …
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It’s only by stepping briefly away from my wife and bosses and friends that I’ll have anything useful to bring to them. Pico Iyer This quote comes from an article published late last year in …
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I love tea. Strong milky tea. Lots of it. Or I did, until last Friday when I landed in hospital with a kidney infection. Every day last week, my beloved said "Are you sure you don't want to see a …
