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The Scariest Place to Stand
I think that the scariest place to stand is at the starting line; whether we are at the beginning of a new job, relationship, race, university degree, or whatever the challenge ahead happens to be, the...
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This is the New Year, and a new beginning
Hello, is this thing on? Tap…tap…. Oh, there you are! Hello everyone (sheepish grin and ducking of head implied)…I’m back in the digital world and ready for the new year. I hope you all had a safe and...
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Ready to Climb. Ready to Fall. Four Days to the Cadbury Half Marathon.
Four days until the Cadbury Half Marathon and I must admit that over the past few days I have been a little apprehensive/nervous/freaked out. Now, this is not unusual for me in the countdown to a major...
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No Day But Today: Cadbury Half Marathon 2013
A cold and lightly windy morning greeted me as the alarm trilled in my ear this morning. Race day. A deep breath in. A shower. A hug from Mum. Messages from the loveliest of friends all over the world...
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Autumn Approaches
The roses are throwing out their end-of-summer blooms; the sun sinks below the horizon earlier; the air carries a crisper note of leaves on the turn, ripe pears and apples, and cooler nights to come....
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Monday Mantra: Plan B is Okay!
I have never failed a class, an exam, a course. I completed five years of a university degree that wasn’t quite the right fit because simply couldn’t quit. (I wouldn’t give up that time for anything of...
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Monday Mantra: Everything to Do, Done!
I have several quotes pinned to the front door of my office, and the same quotes appear on the inspiration board next to my bed. One is from J.R.R. Tolkien and the other from Margaret Thatcher....
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Monday Mantra: Pursue Your Dreams
(source) We do not fear the leap. We fear the fall that we expect will follow. We stop taking chances and pursuing our dreams because the paralysis of fear stops us in our tracks before we can even...
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Winter is Coming…
Winter is coming. Right now I am sitting inside my cosy little house listening to my Mum rattle around the kitchen making pumpkin soup for dinner while the rain plinks gently on our roof. The sun has...
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Nourished Mind: On My Shelf Autumn Edition
You would think that someone who wants to be a writer, someone who studies writing, editing, and publishing, and lives in constant threat of a pile of books crashing onto her bed in the middle of the...
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A Small Life, Small and Valuable
Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life – well, valuable, but small – and sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven’t been brave? So much of what I see reminds...
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Nourished Life Gratitude List Week Fifteen and Gold Coast 2013
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, I am sure it is written somewhere that it takes a village to raise a runner. I am so grateful for all the love and support I have felt over the last...
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A Simple Bowl of Millet and Spiced Vegetables, and Thoughts
Welcome friends, can I speak a little about something that has been bothering me? Thank you. Lately, I feel like I haven’t been doing justice to this little space I love so much. I haven’t been tending...
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Summer Bucket List 2013
Have you been thinking about the summer holidays, or is it just me? Perhaps you are lucky like I am and you have three weeks off over Christmas and the New Year and you just want to spend the whole...
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Happy Healthy Holidays – and a Giveaway!
This morning I popped my earphones in, stretched a cranky calf muscle, and eased into my long run for the week. Playing away in my ears was a mix of Christmas classics (who doesn’t love ‘All I Want for...
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Goals and Intentions for 2014
To be honest, I haven’t really thought too much about my resolutions for 2014. I didn’t have a long list of goals prepared for when the clock struck midnight on December 31st, and come January 1st I...
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Twenty-Seven Thoughts for Twenty-Seven Years
Fair warning: this post is long. Read it in chunks. Read only a little. Read the whole lot. Let me know what you think. Yesterday I turned twenty-seven. That’s only three years away from thirty, and a...
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Midweek Mantra: Do it Every Day
When you have a dream, a vision, or a soul-shaking idea of what you want your life to be you are awakened to the gap between your current location and your planned destination. We are bombarded with...
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Reflections on 2014 and Goals for 2015
We are firmly within the New Year now and I am taking some time to reflect on the year past and to dream about the next 363 days ahead. Reflections Every year brings different gifts. Sometimes these...
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My Intentions For 2018
I hope your 2018 is off to a good start. This year, rather than setting goals, I am setting intentions for my year. I have tried setting yearly goals before, and I don’t think I’ve ever met a single...
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