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If you want to feel good about yourself, do good things 
Success is a journey, not a destination
Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.
Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.
Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far one can go…
The difference between the impossible, and the possible, lies in a person's determination.
The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret.
Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
There are two ways to meet life; you can stay safe and bored. Or you can care greatly, and live greatly - till life breaks you on it's wheel.
Life is what we make it. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
If your goal is to become more relaxed and happy at home, you must create an activity that is yours exclusively, something you do – just for you.
The object of life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, 'Wow, What a Ride!
The mind is in its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Mountains are immutable and indifferent; they cannot be conquered. What you conquer are your fears and your perceived limitations.
Time Out
Time Out
Do you often get to the end of the weekend and think, "whew - what a week, I am exhausted and I can't even remember what I did!"? Well, it's time to take charge of your week and build in some time out. Only you can do this! Your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing is directly affected by the quality and quantity of TIME OUT that you give yourself each week. This time should involve doing something you love, in the great outdoors, away from the computer, phone and diary.
To really feel good, you can't just focus on one aspect of wellness, such as nutrition, or sleep, exercise or mental stimulation. You need to bring all of those things in to balance in your life. It's not easy by any means, but it is truly the key to a long and healthy life, and to being present in each moment, being grateful for every day and knowing you have the inner strength to take on goals you never thought possible before.
Here are some simple steps to follow this week:
1. Sit down with your diary (or iphone or blackberry!) and book in some YOU time - this should involve an outdoor expereince in which you are physically, emotionally and mentally engaged in an activity in nature.
2. Make a shopping list and leave off all the packaged, processed and sugary items you had thought you might need. Replace these with only whole foods and fresh produce. Order you food online and avoid the shopping queues...
3. Pack healthy snacks in your handbag with a bottle of water, each time you leave the house.
4. Write down a fitness/wellbeing goal you want to achieve this month - then break it down and make it happen.
5. Sleep more - go to bed, forego the tv program you were going to watch and read a good book or stretch!
I look forward to sharing this Sunday with all the Wild Women On Top who have taken on the Blue Gum Challenge. Enjoy Trek Training this week!
Wild Wishes,
Lisa Marshall
PS: If you want more info on how time out in natural environments benefits your health, check out http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forest-bathing/
