Danuary

  01/01/2025 You owe yourself the love that you give freely to other people - Anon 02/01/2025 The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself - Steve Maraboli 03/01/2025 Self care is how you take your power back - Dalai Lama 04/01/2025 An empty lantern provides no light. Self care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly - Anon 05/01/2025 Self care is not a waste of time. Self care makes your use of time more sustainable - Jack Kornfield 06/01/2025 Be patient with yourself. Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There is no greater investment - Stephen Covey 07/01/2025 The IT solution will work for you. Reboot yourself daily - Dan 08/01/2025 The greatest wealth is health - Virgil (not that one!!) 09/01/2025 If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit - Banksy 10/01/2025 Rest and self care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vesse...

So Danuary is over. Was it worth it? Well, considering the lack of posts in this blog, you could be forgiven for thinking it wasn't all that. So I posted a quote on social media every day? Big deal. The sound bath was a new thing, and really relaxing, but I've already been doing yoga for a while now, and have always been sort of spiritual. So that wasn't a real eye opener, although I'll definitely be going back for another one. Antigua was great with some real highlights. Getting away from everything and everybody on the wonderful trail through the rain forest going up to Boggy Peak. And at the other end of the scale, getting right amongst it on the Kon Tiki floating bar. There were other small wins. Managing to do more sit ups in a single burst than I have ever done in my life. Improving my, already wonderful, gravy recipe by using coconut oil! Doing battle rope exercises in the rain at 06:00 was very refreshing! Seeing a noticeable difference in the mirror from daily ...

"When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about it to make room for it in your life" - Jean Shinoda Bolen Well, tonight, I discovered a sound bath!! I'd heard about them previously, heard from people who'd attended one and I'd seen one on Travel Man. This was my first active experience though. It does appear to be a thing for the ladies, from everything I'd seen and heard. Tonight's session, where I was the only bloke, didn't dispel that impression. Men should get over whatever it is that stops them booking on these kind of things, as it was a wonderful immersive experience. In the capable hands of Yvonne from Corporate Angels , me and my 8 lady companions were treated to stress busting sounds and vibrations from gongs and other percussion instruments. Yvonne had told us to contemplate things that didn't serve us anymore or have any place in our lives and get rid of these from our consciousnesses. ...

Quote of the day:   "Self care is giving the world the best of you instead of what's left" - Katie Reed Is it really a week since I last posted? 2025 is going the way of all recent years. So I've been thinking that self care isn't just about giving yourself a warm, fuzzy feeling or generally being a good egg. Sometimes it's about being harsh with yourself to get motivated to do something you know will benefit your mental and physical wellbeing. For example, my car was in the garage on Friday for service and MOT. I usually ride my bike home and back while the work is being done but this time, as I hadn't ridden my bike for so long, I seriously considered getting the bus.  Before going to to bed the night before, I gave myself a stiff talking to and, whilst I decided I wouldn't ride home, I would run. I have got a couple of ultras to train for, after all. The run was completed successfully and without too much pain and, by the time the car was ready to b...

Self care is not a waste of time. Self care makes your use of time more sustainable - Jack Kornfield Snow forecast for much of the country has made it to Anglesey for the first time since 2010. However it is very wet and slushy snow and a bit pointless. Added to that I have a bit of a head cold, I hope it's not my body rebelling against my new diet structure!! An early morning toddy of lemon juice, honey, date syrup and rum makes quite a bit of difference although not enough to get out of the door and push out the miles I hoped to do. I'm staying in for the day and focusing on a bit of housework and some writing to feel good about myself. There's always a positive to any situation. 4th Jan quote for the day: An empty lantern provides no light. Self care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly - Anon

"Self care is how you take your power back" - Dalai Lama So today, I have been focusing on the physical rather then the mental. I have been reading up on the use of MCTs and Polyphenols (too long to wax about here) but these are hugely important in getting rid of body fat and, hopefully keep it off. Exercise is a companion to this diet so it's not as simple as calorie control, although you still need to stick to the basic concept of burning off more than you take in.  So I went to Tesco earlier and filled my trolley with their most colourful fruit and veg, with a prepared plan on how it will be going down my neck!! There were a couple of things that Holyhead Tesco didn't have such as coconuts and grape seeds but, otherwise it looks good.  I said this was a physical self love but, if I pull it off, it will have huge mental benefits. I have been annoyed with myself for becoming a bit of a porker and haven't really done much about it. The yoga is helping my core so h...