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Drew’s is on the left (he was officially there). Mine is on the right (although Moleskine kindly gave me a ticket, they didn’t invite my book – i brought it along anyway!).
Blogged about here.
Probably about a year ago I discovered Drew’s art alongside mine (ie next in the pool) in the flickr group moleskinerie, so you may appreciate why I got goosebumps taking this photo last week. 
It’s still hard for me to have a clear mind thinking on it. But it’s the truth even if it didn’t happen.
Ken Kesey
Photo by ihtatho
I used to often hit a dense wall of fog when I tried to move forward with my goals. Feeling drowsy and un-motivated, irritable and un-focused. Coffee had a lot to do with this. Its short term effects were great but regular cold-turkey was required or I had to increase the dosage. At one point 4 years ago and after a heavy bout of overwork, over-stress and pneumonia leading to coughing blood I decided to turn my back on the wicked black stuff (even though I loved it) and search for the natural energy and power to break through the walls.
Finally after searching and testing I discovered my 7 components to achieving mental focus consistently and with very little effort. Here they are:
Hydration
Drink plenty of water. Its essential for every function in your body. About a cup every hour.
Visual Acuity
Get your eyes checked out, wear some contact lenses. See clearly. Try the Bate’s Method for size if you are cynical about the billion dollar spectacles industry. Balance and clarity are important – everything else will follow.
Meditation
Empty your head of all the daily white noise and reboot refreshed.
Exercise
The more you do the more energy you have.
Sleep
My mum used to say: ‘early to bed, early to rise makes a boy healthy, wealthy and wise.’ Give yourself a break and go to bed early and don’t be afraid to take cat naps when your body tells you to.
Diet
Eat fresh food, lots of fruit and kick out dairy – that stuff will drag you down and fill your lungs with mucous.
Jala Neti
Wash out your head of fuzz and built up grime – let your personal air conditioning system work to its full potential. Nasal irrigation sounds disgusting to a lot westerners but is been done for eons in other cultures to recognized health benefits.
Dan Morelle posted a photo:
Been working on this one for ages. Well I admit I’ve only spent about 4 hours on it but the head time and procrastination is more like a couple of months.
Dan Morelle posted a photo:
This landscape was designed by Capability Brown About 150 years ago and is only now achieving his vision.
If you knew you were dying what message would you leave for your children?
Carnegie Mellon University Professor Randy Pausch was diagnosed with terminal cancer in August last year, Doctors said he had only 3-6 months of good health left.
Dan Morelle posted a photo:
Dedicated to one of my favourite authors whose birthday it was yesterday.
Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic children’s books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. His books have become staples for many children and their parents. Among Dr. Seuss’ trademarks were his rhyming text and his outlandish creatures. He wrote and illustrated 44 children’s books. Many of his books have been adapted into short animated programs. His books The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch and Horton Hears a Who! have been adapted into feature films, and the musical Seussical is an adaption of all his books.
Dan Morelle posted a photo:
Parent’s evening at Ella’s school last night and I discovered this little masterpiece in her literacy excersize book. Call me biased but that picture looks like something created by Picasso.
If you can’t read her writing, this is what it says:
Two Swans gliding across the water
Pond grass fly
The sun glistening on the water
Ducks flapping to dry off their wings
Ducks making triangular patterns on the water
Trees growing out of the lake
Reeds Blowing in the wind
Swans gliding by the lake
The Sun reflecting on the waters
Ducks flapping their wings to dry off the water
Reeds blowing grass fly
Ella Morelle 6½
