escape from the rat race

 There have been several influences in my decision to make the most of my life instead of just ‘floating along’. One of those is David Bohl and his website and blog Slow Down Fast. David, like myself, has been-there-done-that as far as concentrating on his work life and missing out on the joys of spending time with his family but has now realised where his true hapiness lies.

 David’s story is a very interesting one and his blog is full of great articles on finding what it is you want from your life and many of the articles provide a great deal of inspiration when the going gets a little tough, and it does get tough at times. Going against the ‘normal’ way of thinking - the J.O.B. mentality - certainly has it’s ups and downs.

 I have thought on several occasions of dropping everything and heading down to the local J.O.B. centre and signing up but then I think how crushed I would be at having to let go of a dream. A quick read through the Slow Down Fast blog and the inspiration returns. Well worth your time to take a look.

 One other resource that I have found useful both in dealing with the pressures of daily living and also useful for dealing with my back pain is Mindfulness. What the heck is Mindfulness you may ask? Mindfulness is a form of meditation that allows you to completely clear your mind and become more self aware.

 Yeah I know, sounds a bit odd and I can tell you that when I found out that I was booked-in to do a course on Mindfulness with the pain management group that I attend I have to say I wasn’t impressed! Four weeks later and I have mastered Mindfulness and use it on a daily basis to kick back and get everything into perspective once again.

 I found so many benefits from Mindfulness that I started a blog on the subject. Sounds like that ad from a few years ago - “I was so impressed that I bought the company!”, something like that anyway. I think it was for mens razors. Anyhow once again I digress! If your keen to see what this Mindfulness thing is all about please head over to The Mindfulness Blog. It is a little light-on content at the moment but I am working on that as we speak.

Take Care

Craig   

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