#77 Sail across a sea with the boys
Following our first foray into sailing a few years back it would have been easy to consign it to the done and dusted pile and get on with something more sensible and down to earth. Anyone who knows me will know that I struggle a bit with down to earth though and have a strong love of everything outdoors. It’s a trait that seems to have passed from father to sons. Although by no means a...
Read More#138 Take Dad to the TT
After having a pint with Dad recently it hit home that we should always make the most of our opportunities in life. Dad has always wanted to go to the Isle of Man TT races as he’s mad about bikes having spent a large chunk of his career riding them and a lot of leisure time tinkering with them. I’ll be honest, although I’m lucky enough to have experienced the TT races twice...
Read More:: The little boy and the airplane
The last time we sat in an airplane was nearly 4 years ago and at 5 and a bit years old Iestyn doesn’t really remember a whole lot about the experience. Over the last year he has been relentless in his quest to head into the sky so I’ve felt obliged to try and remedy the situation for him. Although the neverendinglist is in essence my ‘to do’ list, more and more of the...
Read More#4 Learn to Unicycle
I can ride my bike with no handlebars! I feel life needs a bit more balance in it at the moment so it’s time to roll out the one wheeled bicycle. In secret the unicycle has been sat in the hall for the last 12 months waiting to be liberated. Not really sure what value this one is going to add to my life, but I think perhaps there is some sort of hidden metaphor in the fact that a unicycle...
Read More#86 Sponsor a child
When I drew up the neverendinglist, this was one of the first items that I added to it. I firmly believe that the script for life can only be enhanced by sharing life with others. I am extremely fortunate to have been born in the developed world. I have a solid roof over my head, running water, food, vaccinations, education and health care as standard. It was only after I started doing a bit of...
Read More# 16 Win a photography competition
After making a start on #115 earlier this month it has reignited my interest in photography and motivated me to get snapping again. I like the physical imprint a photograph leaves of the memories that otherwise quickly diminish, or even worse still get consigned to the archive section of the grey matter. Photoblogging is one thing, but there is a danger that it becomes more about quantity than...
Read More:: Optimism
Optimism is the only characteristic that provides us with the strength and determination to succeed, perhaps because it hides from us the full extent of the challenges that lie ahead! Were we to know all the challenges in advance, we would possibly have been deterred from taking them in the first place. op-ti-mism – hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of...
Read More#116 Promote World Peas
World Peas. Is it really possible in my lifetime? A month ago I drilled some peas into the raised beds out of the back of house. The exercise was a simple one of distraction at the time for me and a lesson for the boys to educate them about the origins of our food. 4 weeks later the little peas are gathering pace and shooting skywards sending out their tendrils for support. Always being happy...
Read More:: Book Club #1
A million miles in a thousand years – Donald Miller. Thought I’d start a new feature for the neverendinglist! I’ve read more books this year than I think I’ve read in my whole lifetime. Some good, some bad. I like this one though and the concept seems to echo the sentiments of the script for life. Given my limited literary prowess I’m not going to undertake a...
Read More:: Motivating Me #1
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Emerson. The easy path to take in life is the path that is expected of us, but what we should be doing is taking the route that we really want to take because if we don’t we are not on our own journey! Like everyone I am saddled with an element of self doubt from time to time,...
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