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If Time Flies, Be The Pilot

Time, something to ponder on as one second changes to the next, one minute to the next, one hour to the next, one day to the next, one month to the next and one year to the next. Where does all this time go to. It certainly seems to fly by.  

Remember when we were children at school? Time was marked by half-terms, holidays, home-time. The school day seemed so long; what would it be like to have a working day as long as that? Holidays seemed to last forever, often all we had to do was play.

Is it just as we grow older that we have more to do and often have to focus on many things at once, that time seems to speed up for us? Is it just perception or is there a scientific reason for it? What about people who don't have a lot to do? Do their days seem longer and does time pass more slowly for them?

If time flashes past for you, experiment with a bit of tv detox (yes, switch it off!), the evenings suddenly seem longer...hooray...gained 3 more hours already. Experiment with getting up earlier in the morning (easier now it's lighter and the weather's warmer)...hooray...1 or 2 more hours. Can we decide to have a whole hour off for lunch, instead of working through, again?

And, it is as if, even though we still have 24 hours in the day, we can do or just be more in those 24 hours.

What could you do with 4 or 5 more hours a day?

"If time flies, be the pilot." Nigel Risner

Happy hours - Doreen and Dympna

Challenges That Inspire Us

We've been talking about challenges. You know, the kind of challenge that we set ourselves to achieve...faster, stronger, higher as Olympians say.

Did you see the programme about celebs trekking Mt Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief? How about the recent London Marathon? Always an inspiration whether you're watching the elite athletes or the pack behind them. Britain's Mara Yamuchi cam in second, slicing 2 minutes off her previous PB.

The 2008 London Marathon saw six Maasai warriors from Tanzania run in shoes made from old tyres. They ran and danced their way around the course and in the process raised £100,000 to find and supply clean water to their villages. A year on, water has been found and their ultimate goal is near completion. www.maasaimarathon.org

Everyone participating in a challenge does so for different reasons and for their own personal goals. It's inspiring when you see what some people can achieve.

Doreen's 19 year old nephew is organising a bit dinner/event to raise funds for 'Help The Heroes'. Students on our courses set themselves a learning challenge and achieve an amazing skill. This summer some of us are walking the South Downs Way (that's 100 miles).

Challenges can inspire us, change us, help us grow, lead us to better things, make us feel proud of our achievements.

What challenge can you give yourself in the next few months?

Happy challenges - Doreen and Dympna

Feel Great, Be Grateful

Here's a surefire way to feel great. Whenever it comes to mind, we have a 'grateful fest'. We think of all those people, places and things in our lives that we are grateful for. No matter what emotional state we start out in, this always puts a smile on our faces and warms the cockles of our hearts.

Today, here are a just a few things we're grateful for...having a fun weekend with massage students, having inspiring people to work with, being warm inside when it's chilly and wet outside, technology that works, my nephew for being a whizz at website design, out of season bright and cheery daffodils, spirulina the superfood packed with goodforyou stuff, yum food in the Viet Garden restaurant on Saturday night, the sales, receiving a massage, being able to chuckle at silly things, fun, play and laughter.

By the way, where are the cockles of our hearts - we've never found them in any anatomy and physiology books!

Happy grateful fests - Doreen and Dympna

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Inspirational Story

This morning while we were out for a run, a woman (a bit wobbly on her feet and sporting a walking stick) called out to us while smiling and waving her stick at us..."I wish I could do that." We smiled back, at the time not having much puff left to chat. Later we were reminded of an inspirational story that we'd come across about Glenn Cunningham.

In 1916, 8 year old Glenn and his older brother were trapped in a burning school building. His brother sadly died and Glenn found himself in hospital with horrific burns to his legs and feet. The doctors urged his parents to agree to have both of Glenn's legs amputated. His mother refused. The doctors said he would never walk again. He had no toes on his left foot and terrible damage to his bones and muscles. Despite the odds stacked up against him, Glenn was determined to regain use of his legs and feet and to walk again.

There followed Glenn's constant efforts to stand up. As soon as his father had stood him upright and let go, Glenn collapsed on the floor. His parents diligently massaged his legs every day, and they continued to stand him up and let go. He continued to fall.

One day Glenn - for just a few seconds - stood up. This was 2 years after the accident. A little while later, he not only stood up, but took some small shaky steps forward. His parents kept massaging him. Glenn kept standing and walking, a little further each time. Pretty soon, he wasn't only walking, but running everywhere.

Less than 10 years after the accident he joined his high school track team and his running career took off. In 1932 he competed in the LA Olympics and came 4th in the mile. 4 years later in the Berlin Olympics, he was just beaten into Silver position. In 1938 he ran the fastest recorded mile in 4.04.4 minutes, and was considered one of the best milers of all time. He was nicknamed the Kansas Flyer.

Who knows what we can achieve when we are determined to do so.

Be inspirational - Dympna and Doreen

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