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Tag: Morals & Values

  • My Subtle Epiphany

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    Eureka moments don’t happen. There’s no such thing as a split-second moment of inspiration or a lightning strike, flash bulb of an idea. At least, not for me. Instead, there’s a kind of slow creeping realisation. A subtle epiphany that strikes with the alacrity of treacle off a spoon. – My train’s due in 8…

  • In defence of celebrity expeditions

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    My friend recently asked me if I aspired to be like Ben Fogle and I laughed. I thought he was joking. You see, to me, despite knowing next to nothing about him, Ben Fogle represents a group of “TV first, expedition second” adventurers. They may make entertaining television shows but they are not “the real…

  • Eggs and Spoons and Choices

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    In leaving my job and going solo I feel I’ve taken a big step but am aware that the journey has only just begun. I still have no income and the funds will be running out very, very soon. I’ve thought about my options long and hard and not really reached a firm conclusion. I’ve…

  • Say ‘No!’ to negativity – #2 It ain’t all bad

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    What annoys you on a daily basis? Traffic? Missing the bus/train by seconds? Flat tyre? Burning your toast? What a pain in the ass! So what do you do? Clench your fists. Grit your teeth. Curse under your breath (or maybe just curse). Let out an angry sigh of frustration. Sometimes things are just a…

  • I Feel at Home in Traffic

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    I get nervous in big crowds. Never quite sure how to stand or where to put my hands. I enjoy company and small groups – even the focus of their attention – but more than that and I am a wreck. Presented to strangers I am uneasy but anonymous amongst them I am at peace.…

  • Say ‘No!’ to negativity – #1 Two empirical reasons to smile more

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    With absolutely no sense of irony, I am starting a small campaign on these pages: Say ‘No!’ to negativity. If I believe in anything then it is that life is here to be enjoyed and that means avoiding the negative and embracing the positive. In 2008, my New Year’s Resolution was to be more positive.…

  • What would you do if you had a million pounds?

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    That’s not a rhetorical question. I really would like to know: what would you do if you had a million pounds? The emphasis in that sentence, for those of you that missed it, was on the do rather than the million. Luxury cruises don’t float my boat, I have no drive to buy a fast…

  • Women can’t run marathons – Part III

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    This women-running-marathons-thing was only supposed to be a brief entry but when I started writing about it I found myself feeling quite strongly about the implications so here is a third instalment: Raise your hand if you have ever completed a triathlon. It’s probably not many of you and that’s even considering the cohort of…

  • Women can’t run marathons – Part II

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    This women-running-marathons-thing was only supposed to be a brief entry but when I started writing about it I found myself feeling quite strongly about the implications so here is a second instalment: In the TV show Daredevils last week, an “expert” made the following statement: “A marathon, in istelf, is an endurance feat which most…

  • Women can’t run marathons – Part I

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    Did you know that there was no women’s marathon in the Olympic Games until 1984? The men’s event, in contrast, was part of the inaugural “modern Olympics” in 1896. Women had, of course, run marathons before that but not without a lot of effort – and I don’t mean the running. Under the assumption that…

  • Mountains and Mole Hills

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    My legs are pistons, firing repeatedly in a hypnotic cadence, a relentless machine hell bent on speed. Churning the big cog over and over, I’m flying through London at a dangerous rate of knots. The low sunlight reflects off a tower block in the distance, each of its windows flashing bursts of light like the…

  • Do you find Newton Faulkner attractive?

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    I knew nothing about about Newton Faulkner other than that he was a singer/songwriter. I loaded up his album, Hand Built By Robots, on Spotify and thought it was great so, last night, I asked my friends if they’d heard of him. “Have you seen what he looks like?”, one of them asked me in…