Tag: creative writing
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Book review: Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
I felt compelled to tell you about a beautiful and extraordinary little book that I found, completeley by chance in this cute little pocket edition (picture attached). It’s called Cosmicomics, by Italo Calvino, but don’t be mistaken, it is purely written word. It’s format is a series of micro-stories that despite their breavity, span light…
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Don’t quit, learn how to rest
Someting I’ve always struggled with both in my professional life and my sporting life, is tactical rest, taking a round off. I’ve often cashed-in at times when it would’ve been wiser to ease-up, weigh my options and go all-in at the right moment. I’ve over-committed many times, not rationed my energy wisely and ran myself…
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A sense of adventure
On this blog I’ve often talked about the films and TV shows that had a lasting effect on me when I was young. But the one I haven’t told you about has easily had the biggest influence and that is the Lord of the Rings film adaptations directed by Peter Jackson. One of the standout…
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Connecting with the universe
When he get outdoors and we leave the comfortable confines of our home, street or town, we open ourselves up to those special moments. Moments where we witness nature in action; a rare glimpse of the wider universe like a shooting star, the microscopic world that turns beneath our feet as generations or the sun…
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In the lap of the gods
In recent years I’ve developed an interest in the Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, and Greek Mythology. This has coincided with me taking on more fell runs and hiking more. There is something about being up there on a newly conquered summit, with a seemingly endless vista rolling out before you, that makes you feel like…
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The runner’s high – folding space and time
To me, the much discussed ‘runner’s high’ feels like folding space and time in half as if it were a piece of paper. When you’re running hard, especially during a race, every metre feels like an eternity. But later you can barely remember running that part of the route, as if it passed in the…
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Autumnal light rays
Following an unseasonably hot week, autumn has well and truly made its presence known. With its crisp nights, dewy mornings and dramatic light rays that try to seep into every pour of the house. Those rays seems to freeze time within their beam and you get a sense of mindfulness and the ancient, enduring stillness…
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Holidaying at home
We all want for things that we don’t have, material things, career moves….you may not be happy in your job, course or some other obligation that you have to fulfill through the week. It might be making you feel very downcast. What you must do is fill your time off to the brim with the…
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The fells – endless pillars of strength
Something about getting out in the fells feels revitalising, the clean air and absence of man-mad machinary….it feels like it purifies your mind, removing the stresses of the 9-5 rat race. Not only that, it strengths your body and your mental resolve, it’s an activity worth sticking with. It takes a little motivation to get…
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Taking a deep breath
In those moments that your chest feels tight, your face is stuck in a scowl and your life feels like hurtling through the sky, few solutions are as helpful as taking a deep breath… We can take a deep breath both literally and spiritually. It’s the act of taking a moment, to just be in…
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