Hello and welcome to 2012. It is that time of year again where people tend to start thinking about ways they want to change their lives and setting themselves goals they want to achieve. There are problems with this goal setting (and striving to achieve them) approach. Most peoples goals are very poorly defined and [...] Read more »
New Years ReSLOWlutions…
Well hello and welcome to a new year and a new decade. You may think it is a bit late for a New Years Resolutions blog entry. But I only came back to “work” today, as yesterday was Plough Monday. Plough Monday References to Plough Monday date back to the late 15th century, and was [...] Read more »
Can I?
OK, in this final part on New Years Resolutions I want to steal something from that monster of the self help movement Tony Robbins. Now, you may be thinking that Tony and I are polar opposites, he is all up and going and striving and driving, whereas I am more chilled, relaxed and about taking [...] Read more »
New Years ReSLOWlutions
Hi I have just returned from Old London Town, which I will write much more about later this week. Firstly I just want to wrap up some final thoughts on how to create Slow Style New Years Resolutions (you shouldn’t rush these things! Have you made any yet? Given up already? Well now is an [...] Read more »
What’s the Most Fun Way?
Apparently the 3 most common resolutions (in the UK) are: 1. Stop smoking (or change another habit) 2. Lose Weight/Get fit 3. To resolve not to make any because you won’t keep them anyway (how very British and cynical!) Now, we all now that the start of every day is the start of a new [...] Read more »
Life is a Journey, Not a Destination
Life is a Journey, not a destination. Do you want it to be a sprint to the finish (death) or do you want it to be a stroll, where you appreciate and take in your surroundings. Allow yourself to be absorbed into the things that distract and fascinate you? In fact, that is the key! [...] Read more »
Slow Yule Part 4 – Merry Christmas/Seasons Greetings
Well, well. I didn’t really get as far into exploring the idea of Slowing Down at Christmas as I would have liked. This is due to a couple of factors; dodgy internet connection over the last few weeks (one of the very few downsides to living out in the sticks) and not having the time [...] Read more »