Posts tagged Thoughts and Stories
What will it be like in 2019?

What will it be like in 2019?

With 2018 drawing to a close and a New Year around the corner. This blog post focuses on all that have supported me during a pretty successful 2018 and how I can encourage others to step up, get out and do something new in the year ahead.

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Children should be embracing the Outdoors

Children should be embracing the outdoors.

My thoughts and response to the proposals set out by Education Minister Damian Hinds and his encouraging words about children utilising the outdoors as a creative learning tool. To learn in the outdoors and to incorporate good practice back in the classroom.

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Do more of what makes you happy

'Do more of what makes you happy’ is a frequently used saying. It is also a saying that is often misused or perhaps overlooked. Feeling happy or finding happiness in life is something we all seek. How we get there or how long it takes, is always a question the individual has to answer themselves.

A practical view on how we can utilise what is all around us in order to bring some extra positive thinking and overall happiness into our lives.

‘Thoughts and Stories from the Great Outdoors’

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Get Back to Nature - Digital Detox

Time for a Digital Detox

I remember the days when Social Media and electronic devices didn’t exist. I remember the days when I (personally) would spend hours of my day, care free and out in the fresh air.

This new blog post highlights another reason why it is important to ‘get back to nature’and give your body and mind a Digital Detox.

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Get back to Nature - 30 minutes outdoors

Getting back to Nature

Feeding our natural instincts by getting back to nature is vitally important if we are to fulfil and attempt to live a more healthy lifestyle.

I this particular blog post I aim to share some thoughts and ideas on how we can all make a positive change and begin spending just 30 minutes a day in the outdoors.

#30minutesoutdoors


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