[13 Nov 2008 | 3 Comments | ]
Meditate, count to ten, then Duck! part 2

So this morning I took my first tender steps towards aligning myself with my soul mate. I meditated. last night I informed said soul mate in no uncertain terms she must be brutal with me when we awoke and ensure I followed through with my vow to try and meditate with the guided cd I had downloaded from Audible. She smiled this morning as we woke up, thumped my arm and said sweetly “twenty minutes starting now, meditate”! then smiled a different kind of wicked knowing smile, and headed up the stairs…

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idots guide to peace »

[12 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
The angry idiots guide to inner peace. part 1

Cavemen did not have the issue of attaining inner peace, just the occasional joust with something or other that might eat them. I think cavemen had it a little easier than the modern day men and women. I still enjoy the moments of caveman like behaviors that have hung around within my gene pool, stretching after a nap for example is very satisfying. If you were to be a fly upon …

Free Tibet! »

[25 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
No deletableness in China

“I will have a latte, a chocolate muffin and a ticket for two hours of internet time please”. “Sure that will be 12 Yuan please, and can you look this way please, perfect, “Flash”, now just swipe your id card here, thats right, heres your ticket and your change. Feel free to look at anything you would like on your terminal here at the happy clappy Beijing internet cafe.”

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[15 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
The Problem with having a big nose in Tibet.

I look at my nose in the mirror this morning. Yesterday I heard this snippet of humorous wisdom “human beings appendages grow up-to fifty percent by the time they reach old age.” I look at my nose, I look down at my belly and of course my eyes fall a little lower with mild hope…

Long Distance Journeys »

[6 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Manchester to India on a Royal Enfield

Gordon May has been bouncing around for 39 days so far on a 500cc Royal Enfield motorcycle. He set off from Manchester in the UK with the destination of Chennai (Madras) in the south of India. For some reason I have been following his blog with some interest, perhaps because…

The Bike Ride! »

[5 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
50 Years ago. The Dalai Lama.

History is an amazing thing to me and many and I have decided on a future date for the departure of my Doolin to Dharamsala motor bike ride for peace, yep you guessed it the 1st of March 2009.