The highlight of my day was the drive up the coast with my friend Vanessa, great company, great conversations!
1) I was grateful for having Vanessa in the car to keep me awake during my long drive.
2) I am grateful to my friends for letting me stay at their house overnight in Sydney.
3) I am grateful to all the staff at Kioloa for making my stay there so wonderful.
Neuro-psychology experiments have shown that if people journal highlights from their day every day, then new pathways will be created through the brain. This allows these daily highlights to be automatically generated from then on, resulting in long term benefits such as less symptoms of stress with greater mental health and happiness. After completing various versions of this exercise several times on this blog, I am now taking on a new exercise by answering five simple questions each day.
29/01/2012
27/01/2012
Day 14 - Thu 26 Jan 2012
The highlights of my day today were riding my bike down to the beach and getting so much done on my thesis.
1) I am grateful for the amazing peace and quiet that I experience when I come here.
2) I am grateful for being able to speak to my boys on Skype every day while I am away.
3) I am grateful for the internet! It makes my research so much easier.
1) I am grateful for the amazing peace and quiet that I experience when I come here.
2) I am grateful for being able to speak to my boys on Skype every day while I am away.
3) I am grateful for the internet! It makes my research so much easier.
25/01/2012
Day 13 - Wed 25 Jan 2012
The highlight of my day today was the yoga class I took. My body was feeling very tight all over, so I knew 90 mins of stretching would help and it did!
1) I am grateful for the cool weather today, it's always easier to work when it is not so hot.
2) I am grateful for the peace and quiet I experience here. It is a truly amazing place!
3) I am grateful to the yoga teacher for holding a class just when I needed one.
1) I am grateful for the cool weather today, it's always easier to work when it is not so hot.
2) I am grateful for the peace and quiet I experience here. It is a truly amazing place!
3) I am grateful to the yoga teacher for holding a class just when I needed one.
Day 12 - Tue 24 Jan 2012
What a great day! Three really successful meetings followed by wonderful progress on my thesis, and then the highlight of my day: my first game of football in several months, which we won 4-3
1) I am grateful for still being able to play competitive football at my age.
2) I am grateful to Kaz for being my buddy.
3) I am grateful to John, for all of the great advice he gives me about my PhD.
1) I am grateful for still being able to play competitive football at my age.
2) I am grateful to Kaz for being my buddy.
3) I am grateful to John, for all of the great advice he gives me about my PhD.
23/01/2012
Day 11 - Mon 23 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful to the staff at Landmark for all of the support they have given me.
2) I am grateful to the gardeners, who look after our garden so well.
3) I am grateful to Leanne for keeping our house clean and tidy.
The highlight of my day was my meeting with my PhD supervisor, who approved all of the recent changes I had made.
2) I am grateful to the gardeners, who look after our garden so well.
3) I am grateful to Leanne for keeping our house clean and tidy.
The highlight of my day was my meeting with my PhD supervisor, who approved all of the recent changes I had made.
Day 10 - Sun 22 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful that I can watch English soccer games on the internet.
2) I am grateful for all of the help that I got from Narelle on the ILP course.
3) I am grateful to Michael for giving me lots of lifts to Sydney to do the SELP course.
Highlight of my day was watching the Man. City - Spurs game this evening. Five goals, some brilliant football. Well worth staying up for.
2) I am grateful for all of the help that I got from Narelle on the ILP course.
3) I am grateful to Michael for giving me lots of lifts to Sydney to do the SELP course.
Highlight of my day was watching the Man. City - Spurs game this evening. Five goals, some brilliant football. Well worth staying up for.
Day 9 - Sat 21 Jan 2012
1) I am grateful for my boss for allowing me to have this time off.
2) I am grateful for having my mountain bike with me to go riding on.
3) I am grateful that I have the opportunity to go to Antarctica.
My bike ride was brilliant again. Just what I needed - it completely cleared my head, which was starting to get heavy from conflicting ideas I was having about the introduction chapter of my thesis.
2) I am grateful for having my mountain bike with me to go riding on.
3) I am grateful that I have the opportunity to go to Antarctica.
My bike ride was brilliant again. Just what I needed - it completely cleared my head, which was starting to get heavy from conflicting ideas I was having about the introduction chapter of my thesis.
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