On Self Belief - Scott McGory (Wed 23 Jul 2014)

Water - Lac Nere / Haute-Pyrenees (*) / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009)
Scott McGory (*) writes On Self-Belief (*):

The greatest performance (*) enhancer is self-belief (*).

He expands

Wiping away those doubts (*) of uncertainty (*), of losing, the fear (*) of getting beaten. Gone - GONE! - are those limiting thoughts (*), replaced by the phrase made famous by the first black president of the United States: 'Yes We Can' (*).

The unstoppable force of self-belief (*) is so often the missing ingredient in an athlete's journey (*) along the road to success (*). [..] The strongest weapon in any sporting endeavor is the mind (*).

via Guest blog: The greatest performance enhancer is... (*) by Scott McGory (*).

On the Journey of Writing - Paulo Coelho (Mon 21 Jul 2014)

Water - Lac Nere / Haute-Pyrenees (*) / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009)
Paulo Coelho (*) writes On the Journey (*) of Writing (*):

It’s not always an easy task, sometimes it’s very challenging (*), but this is what I do and this is what I like. So the journey itself is the miracle (*); it is the blessing (*). There is no point to reach. You have to travel (*) your journey with joy (*), hope (*), and challenges (*) in your heart (*).

via Paulo Coelho Discusses the 25th Anniversary Edition of The Alchemist (*) by Paulo Coelho (*).

Another formative book (*) I read shortly after Jenny's passing. Jenny's Oncologist rang me about six months passing to see how I was going. In the conversation she mentioned the The Manual of the Warrior of Light (*) and thought I might get something it's pages. So, it was a natural progression to The Alchemist (*) and a dozen other of his books.

On Letting Go - Spencer Lum / Ground Glass (Wed 30 May 2012)

Joanne - Haute-Pyrenees (Tue 22 Sep 2009)
Spencer Lum (*) writes (*) ..

Be willing to give up yesterday. Let go of [..] Stay out of your comfort zone. Make room for tomorrow’s you. Opportunity is limitless, but time is preciously limited. Don’t rest on laurels and past achievement. Let every day be its own. Because if it is all about journey, there really is no point of arrival, and there is no place to be. There is just getting up and giving it a go.

From Forget the Destination. Love the Journey. (*) by Spencer Lum (*).

Water - Lac Nere / Haute-Pyrenees / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009)

Water - Lac Nere / Haute-Pyrenees / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009)
At the far end of a long walk, we sit by this beautiful lake in the middle of nowhere. The water was incredibly clear. We scattered some of Jenny's Ashes here so we will always remember this day and place.

900th Post.

Lac dets Coubous (2 of 2) - Water - Hautes-Pyrenees / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009)

Lac dets Coubous - Water - Hautes Pyrenees / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009 - *)
It was an amazing walk and day - some more photos here (will need to scroll down a little).

Lac dets Coubous (1 of 2) - Water - Hautes Pyrenees / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009)

Lac dets Coubous - Water - Hautes Pyrenees / France (Tue 22 Sep 2009 - *)