Farewell Charlie!

I have a story to tell. About a man who departed this earth last week leaving in his wake a mighty legacy. A man who remained my greatest mentor long after my introduction when a young, newly wed Aussie settling into her husband’s small New Zealand home town. Learning of his passing I shared my sadness on FaceBook and within minutes two people messaged back in disbelief – ‘he was so fit and healthy?’; sadness – ‘family, local and international friends will be shocked’, and nostalgia – remember when we were ‘Charlie’s Angels?’  Reminiscent of that time, a few words aptly summed up the man:

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Life moves pretty fast…

Life moves pretty fast…if you don’t stop and look around for a while, you could miss it.

Thanks Ferris Bueller for reminding us! So too a Facebook friend and childhood buddy who reminded fellow class mates that this is the year we celebrate a major milestone birthday. A biggie. Oh yes indeed! Realising our whole class were about to hit that same milestone made me feel a tad less overwhelmed, so too the responding commentary from those fellow classmates –‘I am struggling with the sixty thing…remove all mirrors and items of self reflection for seriously mate, I struggle with the constant reminder that you are fast approaching time to get off the ride and I have so much still to do’, ’60 is the new 40 apparently so have a blast!’… I had a suitable response…

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Resolutions? Yeah baby!

365 new days – 365 new chances

Just love a brand new year don’t you? A fresh chapter, an opportunity to regroup, re-energise, re-set the button on life. Health, wealth, relationships, lifestyle, knowledge, career, spiritual – whatever the focus, a chance to make good, improve or simply enhance with one or two resolutions.

Given my 2016 New Year Resolution list was heavy on self-indulgence – Netflix marathons to catch up on missed gigs; French lessons to grapple the lingo; monthly massages to iron out tired muscles and so on – found myself in serious need of a tad more challenge. A Google journey brought up Richard Branson’s latest. I’m not talking the ‘fly to the moon’ stuff here, I’m talking the more gentle stuff. Read on for a few life changing options…

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