Category Archives: Wellbeing

Love never fails. It was a message I kept seeing when I was in Melbourne last week. There were 50,000+ Jehovah witnesses attending a conference and their lanyards had this written on it. Again, the concept sounds great and is correct. The practice is somewhat different. Too much of my focus is around fear, whichContinue reading “Love never fails”

Peace. Trying to find inner peace when there is so much turmoil around me is a struggle. There’s the logic around accepting what I can’t control (the external stuff) but the inner stuff is tricky to control. There is not much peace going on at the moment and I’m frustrated that I allow myself toContinue reading “Peace”

Seek first to understand. This has come to the forefront of my mind recently. I’m finding myself reacting to external forces, mainly people’s behaviour. I’m not acting from a place of acceptance, empathy or compassion. I’m taking lots personally and it’s frustrating me. I’m judging society and seeing the negatives quite a bit. What canContinue reading “Seek first to understand.”

No Coincidence. I’m learning that there is no such thing as coincidence. There is a plan for us all, I just need to trust and listen. Through my running I meet amazing people who do amazing things and inspire me to be a better person. It’s not about running, it’s about the power of theContinue reading “No Coincidence”

Paying the bills. It’s why most of us work. What if there were no bills? Highly unlikely, I know, but what about if the bills were minimised. There’s a shift away from property ownership, myself included. The outgoings remain similar but I have nothing to show for it after 25 years. What it does giveContinue reading “Paying the bills”

Routine. It’s always been an issue for me!! But then that’s my story so that’ll be my truth. What if I said that I loved routine? I guess I have to think about what routine means to me – Boring and predictable are two words that come to mind. But routine is healthy and necessaryContinue reading “Routine”

Fulfilment. It’s coming to the fore right now. Is it a mid life crisis? I don’t think so. The more I see society, the more I question why most people settle for mediocre (myself included). It probably comes down to fear, of the unknown or uncertainty. It also comes down to finding a passion. I’mContinue reading “Fulfilment”

Quality v Quantity. This applies to lots of things, I was going to say everything but there are probably exceptions. We all have the same amount of time in a day, how much is spent doing quality things? We’re busier than ever but is it quality stuff, does it change you or anyone else’s life?Continue reading “Quality v Quantity”

The art of not being present. I can be really good at this at times, this last week has been an example. Too many thoughts about past and future, worry, guilt, stress, anxiety, it’s a long list. It’s clouded my head for over a week and has lead to a lack of joy or gratitude.Continue reading “The art of not being present.”

Smile when it hurts. A great quote that I heard whilst watching history being made a couple of weeks back. Eliud Kipchoge smashed the 2 hour barrier for the marathon. I used this strategy whilst running my own marathon a day later. Everyone was hurting and it showed. I chose to smile and the smiles spread.Continue reading “Smile when it hurts”