2011 review: 28 in fifty-two notes: a year’s worth of writing, lessons, and people

Oct 31, 2011 | Annual Review, Life, Motivation, Post-It, Things-That-Could-Turn-Into-Books

Another year, another day, another second. Each moment we get a little older, and hopefully a little bit wiser. Yesterday I turned 28, and I can hardly believe it. I’m nearly done with my twenties: somehow it feels like I should be getting on with my life,...

Alone in the Water: Swimming Bridge to Bridge

Oct 24, 2011 | Swimming

May Twenty One. Two thousand eleven. Saturday. It’s eight in the evening. I’m tired, but I can’t sleep. My eyes stay open even underneath the closed lids, and I think fleetingly about tomorrow. I’m tucked into my warm bed, lying flat against the bed covers,...

The beauty of adversity.

Oct 22, 2011 | Life

Despite knowing that adversity makes us better; that challenge polishes our edges; that experience broadens our knowledge, we still have a fear of the unknown, of the hard, of the difficult. Instead of fearing uncertainty, embrace it. When faced with adversity,...

Learn by doing

Oct 18, 2011 | Life

You can’t figure everything by thinking, supposing or guessing. Sometimes you have to take action. Sometimes you just have to do it – and figure it out along the way.  

Something worth talking about

Oct 17, 2011 | Life, Motivation

“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”  – Helen Keller There aren’t very many people in this world who do things worth talking about. Watching the telly on a Sunday night? Not so interesting. Gossiping, checking email, doing the same old thing?...