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A few years ago, I spent ten days in silence at a Vipassana meditation retreat. This involved meditating for 10+ hours every day, starting at 4am. There were a couple of breaks for meals. Not only was talking banned, but …

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You wrote a book! It took a long time and it was tough, demanding work. Much harder than you thought it would be. You carved out time to write around work and family. Your hobbies, fun outings with friends, TV, sleep and …

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I read not one, but two disappointing novels (The Mountain Shadow and Nine Perfect Strangers) over the festive break. Of course, this is not the most tragic thing, but it stung more than I thought it would. Why was I so …

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A couple of weeks ago, I took my six-year-old and his friend to some pop-up waterslides, set up on a temporary basis for a few weeks while school was out over the summertime here in New Zealand. The boys were booked …

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Since I discovered self-help well over ten years ago, my life has radically improved. I know some people condemn the self-help industry but I credit it with emboldening me to buy my first house, run a half-marathon and …

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I have been extremely fortunate to have seen P!nk (hereafter called Pink so my spellcheck doesn’t have a fit) in concert twice to date. I travelled overseas to Sydney five years ago to see her perform as she didn’t tour …

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