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“If you question your fears, does it mean you are ready to face them?” “If you find that you are ready to meet your fears head on, are...

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“When your strength becomes your weakness, when your self confidence becomes over confident, when your bravery becomes dangerous, how do...

Favourite Quotes

“It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if...

Sunshine, curve balls and top spin

Walking to work this morning I noticed a little tiny bit of blue sky. I blinked and it was gone but it made me smile. Isn’t amazing how...

Game, set and match … 50 versus 8

I watched H G Wells The Time Machine last night, I love the part where Rod Taylor sits in his Time Machine and watches as the fashion in...

One day and counting … Fifty

So what do you do the day before you turn 50? Do you spend the day being pampered? Shopping? Eating out Me? I had a blissful long lie in...

Four days and counting … Fifty!

Well, it is nearly here. On Wednesday 12th June 2013 I turn fifty! Yes my friends, I have almost made it through my first half century...

Lights, camera, sweat!

I went to see The Great Gatsby last night with Hayley; I’d give it seven out of ten but sorry Leonardo, you are no Robert Redford! The...

Time to reboot

To reboot or not that is often the question you ask yourself when your laptop decides it is tired and needs a wee break. How long do you...

Caught in the rip of confidence!

Ok, it is Monday, it is 5 days before pay-day and life has gone into hectic mode. Knackered after a hard day’s work being stuck in a...

Fourteen years and coping !

Fourteen years ago on the 15th May 1999 my life took a drastic turn. I suffered a massive anxiety/panic attack which led to a total...

The Doubt versus The Perfect Storm

Doubt defined as a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction! Doubt is a horrible nasty thing that creeps in when you are often at...

Back in the Western saddle again

Whether it is the Gene Autry or the Aerosmith song, both kept going through my head this afternoon as I headed back to the familiar...

The Awesome Art of Trusting

How many times have you heard and believed the phrase “just trust me”! There are very few of us who, hand on heart, can say we believe it...

A year ago … still boldly going !

My third Blog post http://ginorgym.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/to-boldy-go-where-no-gymophobe-has-been-before/ written after I had been for...

Why 26 miles ?

There are times when I am struggling with this tough slog to find a cure for my Gymophobia. I am almost there and have recently found...

Castles, keys and finding the door!

“I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.” ― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women I...

Daft Beginnings!

The definition of daft in the dictionary is silly, foolish, crazy: have you gone daft? It is one of those words that just sounds like...

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