What Is A Sabbatical? Have you ever wondered what a sabbatical was? Do you know people who have taken sabbaticals? What exactly is the point? Well, I’ve actually decided to take a sabbatical myself. And I’ve even set a start date. June 2026. I know …. that’s a long way away. But I imagine that […]
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When It’s Time To Go Home …. Or Maybe It’s Not I can remember it quite clearly. It was sometime in September 2016. We moved to the Gold Coast, Australia in June 2015 after 4 years in Hong Kong and I’d lived in Asia for 13 consecutive years. I turned to my wife and said
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When I was younger. I used to hear the phrase “Life begins at 40”. I recall wondering why that might be true. As someone who even felt a little ‘down’ at reaching thirty, this was an interesting idea. I hoped that it was true. Now that I am actually looking back at my forties, I
I read a book recently that advocated for the social and emotional benefits of long walks. Actually, I didn’t need to read a book to know that going for a good long walk can help clear your mind. I’ve often reaped the benefits of this and I generally quite enjoy walking. Just like the author
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New Beginnings I’ve admitted in another blog that I’m not a writer. Well, until recently I was also never a reader. For my entire working life as an economics/business/humanities teacher, I’ve never really read many books. These days I feel that they are changing my life – slowly, but surely. I’ve always had so much
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