RESILIENCE Being the Best Version of Yourself We’re all faced with various challenges that require resilience every day. During this time, especially while we’re still very much ‘crawling’ out of our holes, wary of the world as we knew it Read More …
SKYDIVING – FEHRBELLIN Joel picked me up from Anna’s flat and took me to the drop zone. Peggy introduced me to Joel… and no… I wasn’t just hanging out with Guy Secretan, from ‘Green Wing’, or Donkey from ‘Shrek’ (sorry Read More …
AMSTERDAM TO BERLIN(Part 2 – The Other Side) I got to Minden and had nowhere to sleep. I sent a few messages out on ‘Couchsurfing’ while I sat and ate a massive burger. I’d been so determined not to eat Read More …
AMSTERDAM TO BERLIN(PART1 – The Struggle) 9th June 2019 Leaving Amsterdam was even harder than leaving home. I hope that statement doesn’t upset any family and friends! The only way I can describe it is… going through an entire month Read More …
TEXEL Peggy and I set off for Skydive Texel early in the morning. We had to rush through the ferry port in Den Helder, on the North coast of the Netherlands to meet up with Peggy’s clan of skydiving buddies! Read More …
DORDRECHT TO AMSTERDAM I completely missed the border crossing from France into Belgium, because I was finding it difficult to stay present… my mind was overactive and filled with anxiety. This time I made sure I knew when I was Read More …
BRUSSELS TO DORDRECHT Tijil from Skydive Flanders posted a message on their Facebook group, asking if anyone could pick me up from my hostel in Brussels to take me skydiving. Jelle replied and said he could take me. It was Read More …
HENLEY TO BRUSSELS The last week of my life has been a blur. I haven’t been able to find my flow… AT ALL. One week into my overseas cycling / skydiving adventure, and it feels like I’ve been strapped into Read More …
Accepting my diagnosis has been the hardest thing to do. It’s all good keeping busy and doing things to escape it, but the fact is it’s always there, floating around my subconscious. I can only pretend it doesn’t exist for Read More …
