With confidence, you have won before you have started. Marcus Garvey …strength. Confidence is strength. When we are confident, we are strong enough to lead, to achieve, to try the daunting things, to start the adventures, to be brave enough to live life to the full. Why is it, that some people seem to radiate …
Many moons ago, before the invent of lycra, sweat-wicking fabrics, memory foam and seam-free bib shorts, cyclists apparently used to use a steak as their only cushioning on the bike. After a day in the saddle tenderising the meat, they also had a quick protein-rich meal read to go on their arrival home… Yeah I …
It never gets easier, you just get faster Greg LeMond Living out in rural Somerset, it’s commonplace to exchange waves and nods with several fellow cyclists while riding on the levels on a sunny Saturday. But on my weekly excursions to buy milk, eggs and other essentials from my usual local farm producers, I’ve been …
A bear however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. A.A. Milne I’ve really enjoyed seeing how lockdown in the UK, has made people get outdoors, appreciate fresh air, space and exercise. People are acutely aware of their health and trying to keep fit, active and importantly noticing the benefits to their mental health from …
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There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. Linda Grayson Perfect for using up leftover avocados in the bottom of the fridge and preserving precious flour reserves… I LOVE chocolate. I’m usually very well behaved and only have one square of good quality 90% chocolate in the evening. But …
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible!” Audrey Hepburn 19th January is statistically the day most people give up on their New Year’s Resolution. In my view, the first mistake they made was making a resolution in the first place. You see it’s so socially acceptable to wake up on 1st January declaring …
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. Douglas Adams As some of you will have seen already, I recently had my very first article published in a professional journal. I had seen a problem my colleagues in the profession were …
It’s important to remember that you’re born naked and the rest is drag. RuPaul As my Skin Truth disciples will know, I have recently made a pilgrimage to Iceland. I didn’t know it was going to be a pilgrimage before I got there though. I had wanted to go for some time, everyone had told …
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” Roger Caras Saturday 10th November, 2018. I arrived in Exeter services on a dark evening and was thrust a small, Serbian refugee. She proceeded to puke all over my car on the way home and immediately destroy the new bed I’d bought her …
