Walking the fine line of life

. Then we moved to pets and how in looking after them our mood can improve. This led to a discussion on mental health where we were both very frank. It is a necessary element to wellbeing.

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Words from the Ancients, and three coins in the Trevi Fountain

Save your coins for the fountain, and keep hope alive, and while you’re at it, listen to your elders.

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The biggest mistake we can make is repeating the past

I hate that this is true, not just for me but for many others. There is no doubt that we are affected by what happens around us – we think it, may say it but what do we do to change things? I don’t know about anyone else but I don’t think I do enough. […]

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Romans Like Aurelius

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius With all the thinking I have been putting into the last few posts I’ve come to the slow realisation that I have actually managed to inspire […]

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Continuing my love affair with the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius

  When you are annoyed at someone’s mistake, immediately look at yourself and reflect how you also fail; for example, in thinking that good equals money, or pleasure, or a bit of fame. By being mindful of this you’ll quickly forget your anger, especially if you realize that the person was under stress, and could do […]

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STATS SHOW TWO Million posts published every day. Help me beat the odds by reading this!

Can you believe those statistics? Competition like that can have you giving up or it can liberate you to do your own thing. After all you have nothing to lose. So I choose to be liberated. I choose random ramblings that connect us to life. With an Italian background Roman history has always been an […]

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