We arrived at a Youth Hostel in Glasgow, tired and hungry after 6 weeks of cycling throughout Scotland. Standing at the reception with my 56 yr old sister (I was 39) I overheard one lad say loudly “Isn’t it good to see 2 old ducks here”. Now, I’m not sure…

Thoughts on Life after 60 — My 60th birthday just passed me by and contrary to what was expected of me by myself and others it didn’t feel like a celebration in any way. I cried silently when no one was watching. …

The “Why am I here?” question that drives people to religion, to get married, have kids, get divorced, buy stuff, sell stuff, uproot — leave their jobs and travel for ever….This simple yet complex question can torture us without discrimination from teens to death. Thinking back to my younger years…

I used to dream I would dream for a better life, more money, a life of travel and adventure, a wonderful man, to swim with whale sharks, to live in Canada….I dreamed of all this and far more. The dreams became specific, and at times they were orders not put…

If I hear “oh — that’s because mercury is in retrograde” one more time…… I swear I’m the only one who has no interest in astrology or how the moon and the stars are affecting my mind, my life, my work and my health. Is there anyone else out there…

It was almost 2 years ago that the urge to walk away from the life I’d been wandering along with for decades became overwhelming and took on a life of it’s own. The twists and turns that have ensued have become poetry in motion forever unfolding and morphing along the…

Be Persistent. Be stubborn, Be endlessly determined and Be unshakeable in your continuing journey to becoming the person you plan on becoming, living in the place you are planning on living and having the abundance of health you are planning on owning. I feel like that’s all that needs to be said! Once you have Recognised what you need to change in your life, delved deep into the why’s and how’s, discovered never before seen secret pockets of amazingness, old habits, emotional upheavals and deep, deep loves the next step is to…

Your comfort zone is a dubious place to be. It can provide a place of freedom from pain and unease — and also alleviate feelings of distress. Which is all well and good and all that — but, how long should you stay there in that place of comfort. …

and how I beat them I clearly remember the day I was told I had to ‘change my diet’. I freaked, what would I eat with no bread, no milk on my cereal — no CEREAL! No butter on my mashed potatoes or ice cream …at all. No toast? Is this guy serious?! Having been…