I stumbled across this short story tonight and felt compelled to share it with you. It’s great! Its importance to me lies in the fact that it is so tempting to believe we need a little more money to begin living our dreams, or that soon there will be a point when we can fully […]
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#100happydays
“Can you be happy for 100 days” is the tagline to a new website I stumbled across which challenges people to take a photo of something which made them happy. every day. for 100 days. Sounds easy right? Well, apparently 71% of those who have started have failed, with lack of time often being the […]
Sling Shot at Darien Lake
While in America working at summer camp, on a day off we went to a theme park: Darien Lake. It cost some extra money to go on the slingshot, so I was undecided whether to go on it, or stick to the other attractions, but on a trip to the toilets, me and Ross saw […]
Douggs
Yesterday I was mid-way through revision, taking a lunch break, watching a documentary on base jumping, when halfway through a voice came on that I recognised. A face came up that I recognised. A name came up which matched that face and voice, and showed this individual to be a ‘world base-jumping champion’. This flash-back […]
Go… RUN!
Around a month ago, I started to run with some degree of frequency. I have run sporadically and for short phases for a long time, but, for the first time, I have started to enjoy running. Previously it was just something I did, because I should. I was told of the health benefits. BUT, […]
Sea Swimming
I have spoken in another post about how I climbed Everest in a year, which discussed one particular mini-challenge I set myself last year. I am fortunate enough to live extremely close to the sea. I can see the sea from my window, I can smell it, I can hear it. Yet, I still find […]
Niagara Falls
As you are probably aware, I went to a summer camp in New York State this year. A theme which runs through the entire camp session was that it didn’t feel like we were just a source of cheap labour. One perk was that camp organised a cultural trip for all staff to Niagara Falls. This […]
Everest in a year
Hey guys, If you came to this post expecting to read about how I climbed Everest in a year and all the accompanying heroic tales of camping in base camp, of crossing the Khumbu Ice Fall, of entering the death zone and reaching the summit to a wonderful Himalayan panorama, you should probably close this […]
The power of Yes, and a cheeky microadventure
Yes. A word we sometimes seem so cautious to use, despite its potential to get us involved in crazy opportunities and get us involved in that we may naturally be slightly hesitant about. But, that is precisely why it’s an awesome word! This whole idea was encapsulated in the mildly humorous film Yes Man, which […]
Motivational Quotes!
Everyone struggles with motivation sometimes. Here is a list of some of my favourite inspirational quotes, which I find helpful during such times! Enjoy! “Nothing is worth it if you aren’t happy” – Anonymous “Find life experiences and swallow them whole. Travel. Meet many people. Go down some dark alleys. Try everything. Exhaust […]