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Why You Should Embrace A Little Failure(Post)
I don’t remember the precise point when I stopped putting limits on myself – or if I was even aware that I was doing so – but much like the smug mantra, ‘remember when you wanted what you currently h ...
Samaritans(Post)The decorations have been taken down and stored away for another year. The turkey’s been made into sandwiches, stir-fry, soup, and the remainders fed to the dog. The tree’s been stripped of its twi ...
Funerals(Post)We need to talk about my funeral. No, really, we do. I’m not expecting it to be imminent (I REALLY HOPE NOT!) – but I’m not burying my head (or any other part of me) in the sand, pretending it ain’t ...
Gill Meets Margaret Dabbs(Post)What was the inspiration that drove you to launch Margaret Dabbs, London? I was working as a Podiatrist in my own Clinic in Central London and I felt the need to treat feet the way I wanted mine to ...
Searching for Stillness(Post)How many times do you hear friends and colleagues saying ‘I’m so busy’ followed in the next breath with ‘I need to switch off’. Or words to that effect. Maybe it’s that life seems to be speeding up.
Why We Need To Stop Worrying!(Post)‘The things we worry about are mostly the things that never happen” Who doesn’t like a life maxim? Admittedly the myriad ways exhorting us to Carpe Diem on Instagram can get a little nauseating. You ...
The Power of Words(Post)I’ve always loved words – it’s the reason why I became a writer. Still, it has taken years and periods of complete silence for me to really appreciate how precious they are. The process of seeing thi ...
Embracing Change(Post)‘A change is as good as a rest,’ we’re often told. I don’t know if I’d go so far as to say that; nothing quite rivals a good lie-down (preferably for two weeks, right around now, with a stack of book ...
How To Carve Back Time For Yourself(Post)What’s the biggest luxury in 2018? More covetable perhaps than even Hermes Birkin (Himalaya white crocodile and studded with diamonds and 18 carat gold in case you’re wondering) which went under the ...
The Importance of Failure and Learning to Embrace Adversity(Post)It’s strange how one of the most powerful life lessons is so steeped in pejorative language. To fail: an experience that is vital for growing and learning but which we are educated to believe is some ...
Ayurveda: What Your Dosha Can Say About You(Post)Health fads may come and go. But you can’t really argue with a mind-body health system that’s been around, so it’s said, for up to 5,000 years, when Indian monks were seeking new ways to be healthy. ...
The Healing Powers Of Illness(Post)Many years ago I read a book which made a deep impression on me. It was called The Healing Power of Illness, by a German doctor called Rüdiger Dahlke. Highly controversial, it suggested that when we ...