Challengenewsline - Issue 613

Quote of the Day
“Life is an adventure in forgiveness. ” Norman Cousins

Issue 613 - January 2009

Living Life to the full

david adam_250.jpg Lessons from the master – even if you don’t ski – life is meant to thrill!

The ski-master did not seem to be very impressive in the hotel. He was never seen to hurry. He did not seem anxious to get going. He was not a young man and it looked as if he found walking a little painful. Yet once he was on the slopes he was amazing, bounding with energy and with superb control. His words have stayed with me and have been a source of guidance: ...

Lighten your life with laughter
Fancy yourself as a bit of a comedian? Do you spend your time thinking of funny things to do or say and ways to make people smile? At the start of a new year, this might seem like hard work but Andy Kind is up for the challenge. ...

Wall.e
WALL.E is a film about a messed up world. It introduces us to an abandoned city full of rubbish and a lone robot programmed to clean it up. Human beings, on the other hand, have fled from the planet and its cities in spaceships – in the hope that one day they will return. But this can never happen until there is enough evidence that life on earth is possible again. ...

Retail with a conscience
When you buy clothes, or a bag or cards from Jacobs Well.biz, your money is going to a good cause and you’ll be getting a beautifully made and often unique item. ...

Parenting Teenagers
If you’re a parent of a teenager does it sometimes feel like living with an alien? Paul and Christine Perkin know the highs and lows of life with teenagers – they’ve survived three themselves. Parenting Teenagers is a new book and course designed to encourage and inspire parents – helping them to guide, support and have fun with their teenagers. ...

When I am weak I am strong
It was a stifling day in June 2007 and I was visiting my parents in the States. We had just been to my brother’s wedding and were enjoying our time together as a family. Life was good and I was looking forward to an action-packed summer. ...

Running
‘Running with all my heart’ By Stuart Weir Nick Willis from New Zealand entered 2008 as a good runner. He was the 2006 Commonwealth Champion. He had reached the 2004 Olympic semi-final and the 2007 World Championship final. He finished 2008 as a great runner. He took bronze in the Olympic 1500 metres and then won the Fifth Avenue mile in New York. ...