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Posts tagged with opinion
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Solstice
The winter solstice and the end of the year is approaching. I’ve started to reflect on where I am and how I got here. A year ago last weekend my life changed. And each day since has presented new challenges, and given me successes. I’ve learnt a lot about myself.…
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Striving for success
Life doesn’t need to be about the outward appearance of success; big houses, cars and salaries etc. If you compare yourself with others; there will always be someone who has more, or it might seems that way. You’ll never be satisfied with where you are or what you have if…
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Cycle clothing
It’s that time of year again; what to wear on the bike. I’ve written a few posts about my thoughts. They have been mostly to vent my frustration with my purchases. My biggest bugbears are the cost, and not living up to promises. I haven’t been able to test many…
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Sanitise
A question was posed as a mate and I sat in our usual Sunday morning cafe. How had I changed my outlook on life so much over the last year or so? Why was I seemingly positive despite it being the worst period of my life? My reply was that…
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Why do I eat?
This is a question I’ve been asking myself for a while. Firstly I need to eat, everyone does. But there is more to it for me. My weight and fitness is part of how I see myself. I often feel hungry but that doesn’t always encourage me to investigate the…
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It’s easy!
People are often labelled overnight successes. It’s rarely that quick or easy I was with a friend at the weekend: I rode there, we pedaled together on Saturday to lunch, and I cycled back yesterday. We have known each other for thirty years and have completed many riding adventures. But…
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Cycling food - baking success
Regular readers will know I’ve written about food for cycling and also my attempts to bake bread. The energy bars, gels and drinks I bought in the early days were mostly very nice; easy to carry and did their intended job. But they were too expensive to keep using. Better…
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So macho
I looked for the the creator of the image to credit I don’t think Sinitta had the same thoughts for the song as I did whilst writing this post. She wanted to meet a certain type of man. I lament my hobby of cycling as having too much machismo at…
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Doing it for cash
Obviously I’m talking about creating social media content It’s a topic Matt and I have frequently discussed over a hot beverage at Sheree’s or where ever we met before it became the default place on a Sunday. It was always very tongue in check, we knew no-one was going to…