Unusual things that make life a little easier

On moving away from the other inner city…

1. Cleaner drinking water. It’s such a pleasure to live in an area that has water that comes from a better source that doesn’t have to be drastically chemically altered to be usable. You can use it in your kettle, food preparation and you don’t feel weird (when you remember) that it’s actually recycled sewage as you lie in your bath.
2. Safety. There is nothing more relaxing than knowing that when the sun is out in summer, and you want to take a walk in the park, or just a walk (at any time), forgot to lock the car or the back door, need to start jogging or realise you are lost somewhere – that you are safe and there is no potential criminal activities lurking about.
3. A short commute to work in the morning. If it took me 15 minutes either way I’d have an extra 1-and-a-half hours to my day
4. Driving your own car – a less gross way to travel to work compared to hot, smelly, sardine-packed, tramp-invaded underground carriages that make your general fresh-out-of-the-shower fragrance result in farm-like fumes
5. Space – to park your car, bigger bathrooms at home, bigger bathrooms in public places, larger walking areas, bigger shopping centres with longer aisles and a larger selection of everything
6. Beautiful walks, lakes, cycling routes almost on your doorstep
7. Where everything is a little cheaper and better value for your money
8. Having gardens versus concrete patches
9. Organic produce that taste like real fruit and veg
10. A better pace of life – slower and less stressful

Things I would want my children to Know

…if I had any…just lessons I’ve learnt along the way and wish someone had taught me.

1. Follow your heart – it’s the key to your personal happiness
2. “This too shall Pass” – every situation in life, eventually ends, there is no need to stay with the negativity of a situation forever, but happy moments come and go too
3. “Everyone is a genius. If we judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend the rest of its life thinking that it is stupid” – a quote by Albert Einstein. We all have unique talents that set us apart from others, if we choose to ignore these and do the done thing instead, we lose out on the opportunity of taking advantage of those skills that come naturally to us, those that would give us infinite joy and success
4. Life is balance of 3 areas: your body, your mind and your soul. We need to keep ourselves healthy in each area. So eat a healthy diet and get enough sleep and exercise for your body. Read and learn new things constantly to keep your level of knowledge up, feed your self with happy, positive and rich thoughts as often as possible and always believe you will reach your dreams, because nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it. If you focus on one area and ignore the other two, you will find yourself out of sync. Learn what it means to let your heart rule your life, because it knows all there is to know about you and your mark on this world
5. Be scrupulously hygienic, efficiently organised and well-groomed as much and as often as you can. It will help you come across as attractive and responsible when you least feel it
6. If you are lucky enough to experience true, unbridled, deep love, go with it. Let it wash over you, guide you and nurture you. There is nothing more beautiful. There is also nothing more regretful than not having at least explored that which makes your heart sing
7. Respect others, and especially give yourself infinite respect. You are not above anyone, but you are also not below anyone. Know when to walk away if you are not being treated right, you deserve respect and to maintain your dignity. Know when to stand up for others when they are in a weaker position than you
8. Be spiritual – it is the key to life
9. Find your own personal truth, and your truth will set you free
10. Know that in whatever we do, feel and think, we are always building our experience perfectly in our time. In the greater sense, you are perfect and everything will always be ok