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12 months ago I sat staring blankly at the lecturer stood in front of me.  A lovely lady, knowledgeable both in the subject of art and in her ability to teach.  But why wasn’t I convinced in what […]

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Eek, it’s only when your husband starts to wear odd socks you realise you have a thing about this. A slightly OCD thing.  Matching socks is definitely in my comfort zone. Thankfully my friend was around to help. I’ve deliberately taken […]

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I went for a lovely walk at the weekend.  I simply got the OS map out and planned an 8 mile route from my front door where 70% of the route was on paths I’ve never walked.  It […]

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The more observant of you will have noticed that I missed last week’s blog post.  I always always post first thing on a Friday Morning.  Life just got in the way. I thought about putting on a delayed […]

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I’ve talked previously about learning to say “No” and how important that is – particularly about putting yourself first, so why am I now telling you to say “Yes”? Whilst not wanting to create any confusion, saying “No” […]

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Someone told me last year that as you grow older time seems to fly much more quickly and the reason is that we don’t create as many memories.  The younger we are the more new experiences we add, […]

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Feeling sick, heart beating too fast, short of breath, dry mouth, inability to concentrate,  butterflies – these are all common symptoms of being nervous and the worst thing is, the more we try not to be the worse […]

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Probably the single most important thing about speaking is about being real.  “genuineness” – what a lovely description that is.  Would you trust the words of anyone you didn’t believe in.  Imagine for a moment hearing The Duchess […]

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I’ve written quite a bit about comfort zones and stretch zones in the past.  There is a strong belief to stretch yourself that you need to step out of your comfort zone and experience your stretch zone so […]

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This post is probably the most personal from the Calvert Trust Series.  I knew when I signed up for the discovery weekend that I would discover whether or not I would be able to do the zip wire. […]