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An amazing book By Teal Scott A few weeks ago while having a catch up with one of my good friends, he mentioned Teal Scott! He said look her up on YouTube. From that moment onwards I was completely inspired by this wonderful woman! She is an absolutely amazing character, truly inspiring! Touching peoples lives from afar, changing people, helping us remember or realise what we are all here for. Within just 48 hours of listening to Teal on her YouTube channel ( The Spiritual Catalyst ) I was completely hooked and wanting more! More knowledge! More realisation! So I ordered her book Sculptor in the sky. Getting this book was one of the best things I ever did! Im about half way through now, its only a very small book but crammed full of life enhancing information. One paragraph has so much wise information in it you almost have to read it several time to really really understand it and get your head around it. Teals speaks all about the purpose of life, being true to yourself and ...

Kettle Bell Love! Tuesday and Thursday nights I attend a kettle bell class. The atmosphere in this class is great! Everyone is so friendly and the workout is amazing! What I love is that the class is always different! No two classes are ever the same, so this means you work hard....really hard but don’t think about it as much as your attention is on the new exercise or completing the given circuit! The instructor Stuart (From Stu-nique Fitness ) is AMAZING! I cant talk highly enough of him! So encouraging! Motivating! A truly inspiring character! No matter how many people there are in a class...10, 20....he will always manage to give you individual attention! As hard as kettle bell training is I am in love with the challenge it presents. I thrive off the feeling of feeling strong. A strong woman who can deal with things on her own! I know its just a class, but for me it represents a lot more than just that! I now swing a 20kg kettle bell!! I am very proud of myself! Determined!...

Last night I went for a nice long 16km run! Completely zoned out in my active meditation I discovered a technique to make my running a lot easier!!! If you keep your mouth shut and just breath through your nose your chest doesn’t get tight and you don’t get as tired so quickly. It then comes more down to the stamina in your legs and rest of the body to carry you through. I always knew this but its hard to do when your so focused on running correctly and just getting through the distance! I forced myself to keep breathing through my nose and the result was amazing! Back in December 2011 I started a trial of Bikram Yoga (Leicester) ! This class is amazing in itself. I will talk about my LOVE for Bikram in another post as it is a subject within itself!! But Bikram teaches you one thing and that is to breath through just your nose for the whole 90minute class. This has helped me immensely with my running and other training in general! I would say Bikram Yoga and Running go hand in han...

The Flow of Love Another art piece I worked on yesterday...I've called it "The Flow of Love" as this is what I am currently exploring within myself. Please feel free to use any of my work for personal use....if you do though, please tel me! it would bring me immense joy!

Another one of my LOVEs in life is fitness. What started off as an obsession with loosing weight turned into something completely else. I love the feeling of being fit! I have most recently been running alot more than ever before and i love the way it makes me feel and the challenge it presents to me. I have signed up for the Leicester Marathon where I will take part in the half marathon. The furthest I have ever ran in an organised race is 14km when i did the City to Surf run whilst living in Sydney. That was a long time ago!! (2008 i think). More recently I took part in Leicesters Big 10K , which was in May this year at Abbey Park in Leicester. I ran that race alone and really enjoyed it. Running is MY time! i love zoning out to the point where I am not thinking about anything anymore except completing my run. I get lost in rhythm, breathing, counting! All the encounters of the day disappear and I am left with fresh air and the feeling of an amazingly fit and peaceful heart. Its...

One thing i love is being creative! I get lost in another world where only I exist, time is not an object, everything around me disappears and I truly am in my own little world. I created 'Heaven is a place on earth' (the art work posted below) one weekday evening in my quest to get back to doing things I enjoy. Being true to yourself, doing things you love, not relying on anyone else to put a smile on your face is where it is said that you can find bliss, a state of being in heaven. For me expressing myself through my creativity is a place where I find happiness! This artwork is an image i had in my mind whilst imagining bliss.... it found its way to my drawing pad through large oil pastels :)

Heaven is a place on earth

It is said that the purpose of life is simply to find joy. Joy in everything you do. Joy in everything you say. Then this is my journey, to discover myself, my passion, my joy and all things that i truly love!