Canbace Diaries

Tortoise to hare? I don’t know about you but when I think about exercise, I’m more a hare kind of guy. I go hell for leather at it. When this approach hurts, I stop. The expression “no pain, no gain” … Continued

Becoming the change agent of your life? What? Before I explain what a “Change Agent” is let’s think about the nature of change. “They say that time changes things but actually you have to change them yourself.” Andy Warhol Unfortunately … Continued

Looking after yourself is an upward spiral. In other words it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. What do I mean by that? “When you feel good, you look good. And vice versa: when you look good, you feel good.” Christie Brinkley … Continued

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself” George Bernard Shaw. Such a perfect quote now that we are on the cusp of starting our first complete year of Creating A New, Beautiful And Courageous Existence. My phoenix … Continued

Where is the phoenix rising from the ashes that I had been looking forward to for weeks? Despite the excitement and huge sense of purpose that publishing the magazine has given us this year has been a difficult one. There … Continued

Only one more day of SAD during the run up to Christmas. I know it might seem strange that I can predict so accurately when my symptoms will stop. However, decades of experiencing this has also ended with the same … Continued

Emotional Resilience? Sounds interesting yet what is it? Could be helpful especially at Christmas when emotions can be stretched to their limit. So, what is emotional resilience, why is it needed during Christmas and what can we do to improve … Continued

Now that we are starting to embrace Christmas again, we thought that we would look to find some traditions that suit us from around the world. The obvious place to start is France, because that is where we currently spend … Continued