London Tricking

Uh Oh

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What scares you – and how do you carry on anyway?

Too often we are scared, scared of what we might not be able to do, scared of what people might think if we tried, and we let those fears stand in the way of our hopes.

— Anonymous

Have you ever found your life zoom-zooming from merely exciting to “Uh Oh”?  Have you ever felt like you’ve gone up-side-down?  Getting dizzy at the thought?  Me too.

Of course, in the photo above the “trickster” is a skilled exhibitionist on the banks of the River Thames’ Festival Pier and he made that jump on Continue reading » Uh Oh

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What’s NOT Being Said

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What if you’re only telling yourself the negative side of the story?

Every waking moment we talk to ourselves about the things we experience. Our self-talk, the thoughts we communicate to ourselves, in turn controls the way we feel and act.

— John Lembo

When I saw the photo that tops this post I thought: I want to feel like that!  Powerful, exuberant, graceful, flexible, free.  But I don’t.  I’m beginning to realize that there’s something more I need to say to myself… there are some missing messages in my self-talk.

And while I was wishing I felt like the woman in the photo, I also remembered when, not too very long ago, PattiAnn gave me feedback about my post, I Want to Choose Easy – she said Continue reading » What’s NOT Being Said

Cup o’ Inspiration

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Take a short break and consider the following:

“My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you’re going up and you’re slightly scared and really excited. You don’t know what’s coming next but you know it’s going to be good.”

Gina Gershon

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