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Thank you my virtual friends for leaving encouraging words here when I posted that I am stumped! I guess life is like that. There are ups and downs, joyous and frustrating moments. I am just blessed that even if I get a VERY toxic day at work, I hav...

Mile Building and Passage Making After doing a lot of training and courses learning about sailing and boat handling every newborn sailor is itching to get on a longer real passage from A to B. These passages need a bit more preparation and skill than...

  Rosemary Shrager Cookery School. I was lucky enough to attend the press launch of this brand new, expensive looking ... Continue reading...

The scope of the modern mobile food truck menu continues to evolve. However, there is an area that has grown in importance and complexity. As the public embraces global and regional cuisines being sold from trucks, the role of sandwiches …...

As gender equality becomes more of a priority in world society, more women are becoming prominent business leaders. Women prove their savvy, leadership and humanity in major organizations across the globe. 5 Admired Female Business Leaders of 2012 He...

I have worked for a long time only to find too many people with little passion for change. They simply want to “stay inside their box.” There are also too many leaders and managers that look at their way being the correct one. Very rarely...

A big welcome to our newest instructor Jon Chipps who will be covering Tonbridge, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks. Jon has been working in the transport industry for over 25 years, having qualified as a driving instructor in 2011. With his e...

“Wherever you go, there you are.”  ~Jon Kabat-Zinn             By now it is probably obvious that I love to travel.  But what you might not realize is that I also love coming home.  It wasn’t always that way.  Years ago … C...

Mile Building and Passage Making After doing a lot of training and courses learning about sailing and boat handling every newborn sailor is itching to get on a longer real passage from A to B. These passages  need a bit more preparation and skill th...

As a leader, are you going (or have you been) through tough times? If so, it may be time to reflect on some who have been down that road before you. For the POWs in the Vietnam War, facing serious trials became a way of life. Ask a Prisoner of War I...

Thinking of enrolling on the Beginners Tarot correspondence course?   There’s no better time than the here and now, because I have just reduced the fee from £139 to £99. That’s a big £40 saving! If you find it hard to get to grips...

Learn a dozen awesome guitar techniques to kick-start your playing! Each video uses multiple camera angles to zoom in on each hand so you can clearly see every technique. Plus animated TAB and chord diagrams show you exactly where to put your fingers...

. Failure teaches     Failure is not like falling into an abyss.     Failure is not a permanent situation.  It can be a little setback or it can be a huge setback.    ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...

I’ve written about my gratitude practice a few times lately, and one of the things it has most reinforced for me is that you find what you’re looking for. This video has been making it’s rounds of the internet lately, and for good r...

Think of water for a second. What is your first impression when you come across this term? >>> Weak? Common? Boring? Now think about Leadership? >>> Strong? Extraordinary? Outstanding? When we put these 2 seemingly contradicto...

Sometimes the messages received from the Tarot can be confusing. For example, you want to know what your strengths are in a certain situation, or what you can do to save your relationship, and the answer you get is the Ten of Swords. How irritating!

.   Disorganized and chaotic     In search of a used book on Feng Shui I went to the local thrift store.  I don’t normally frequent these places unless I am just looking for a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

Sadly, this Sunday I did not have time to dig in the backyard or go to the park.  Zip, zilch, nada.  I was too busy digging in some other dirt, the dirt that we associate the word dirty with, and then smelly, gross - ultimately - garbage!  Lu...

We had planned on being in Mazatlan for one week. It took us three to get our of there and we finally made it to La Paz a couple of days ago. So what took so long? When we arrived in Mazatlan our Yanmar had logged just over 1,000 hours; and since th...

The Anticipation You sit on the edge of your seat, foot tapping, hands clenched, eyes shifting around the room, just waiting. Everyone else seems relaxed and content to sit in this room and keep talking, but you- you’re ready to go. You feel you ma...