Challengenewsline - Issue 613

Quote of the Day
“Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward him.” Meister Eckhart

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. ...