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Will Smith./Chris Rock – Consequences
Below is John’s transcription from this video. Read through it and meditate upon it. You may find it most helpful. From the time we are born we learn that there are consequences to everything in life. If…
Leaving a legacy of kindness: a life that impacts others
When you think of people who have passed on, what is it that you remember most about them? In other words, what legacy did they leave behind? For some, it may be a fabulous skill, wonderful knowledge,…
The power and skill to prune back in our lives.
This past weekend John and I ventured out into the garden for the first time in months. As our first proper garden, we had spent many hours over the Spring and Summer months digging borders, painting fences,…
12 ways to kick your motivation into action
Last week I just could not be bothered. Do you ever feel like that? Those days when all you want to do is ignore the world and your responsibilities, curl up into a self-pitying ball and eat…
You are what you watch…?
In today’s world, we are swamped by the media. TV, movies, mobile devices, news, magazines…the list goes on. Everywhere we look we are being bombarded with people telling us what to do, what to say, what to…
Self-reflection, mindfulness, and how to cultivate better habits.
It’s that time of year again! The end of one year, and the beginning of another. Typically it is tradition to reflect on the year that has gone and make plans or resolutions for the year ahead.…
Love Came Down at Christmas
Did you see the star? The Bethlehem Star? The Great Conjunction! It was so beautiful, wasn’t it? In truth, there’s no real way to know whether it was the actual ‘star’ the Magi followed in the Nativity…
Finding true joy this Christmas
Have you ever truly felt joyful? Do you even really know what the word ‘joy’ means? Like the word ‘awesome’, ‘joy’ is one of those words in our modern lexicon, that unfortunately gets overused and misused in…
Find the true gift of peace this Christmas
Find Peace this Christmas… How many times have you heard people say something along the lines of, “What a year it’s been?” And yet, never in living memory has there been a year quite like 2020. As…
My recovery journey
From bodybuilder to artist to being in recovery… I’m John Morris, a husband, artist, online art teacher and bodybuilder and this is the story of my road to recovery. I have trained in bodybuilding since I was…