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There is no glory in getting it right. It’s all about taking on the challenge and stepping up to the yeah, I’m ready to shift stuff and it’s kind of going to suck for a while point.
- Havi Brooks
So on the topic of blocks standing between me and Shiva Nata for the past few months: [...]

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All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
Havelock Ellis
A huge part of moving house – especially moving into a smaller apartment – is decluttering. Well, at least for anyone who doesn’t follow the “take out an equal amount that you bring in” mantra religiously. Suffice to say [...]

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Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.
John Ed Pearce
Somehow, it seems, there is a transition underway. One of the things that reflects that transition is the recurring theme of moving house.
A few months ago, my parents sold my childhood home and moved to a [...]

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Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing
Lao Tzu quotes
Thanks to a brilliant post by Joely Black about taking care of yourself and a conversation I had with a fellow teacher trainee today, I started thinking about the culture of busy from a few different perspectives.
I’m a person who loves doing all kinds of [...]

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To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
Kofi Annan
This little insighting was heavily inspired by Barry Schwartz’ TED talk on The Paradox of Choice. I watched it a few months back, [...]

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