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Another amazing day-this time overlooking the White Chalky cliffs of  Beachy Head, United Kingdom The Other side of the cliff- You could easily loose your footing, and the chalk erodes constantly with rainfall- The Empire Strikes Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack- November 2013 , in the Middle East chasing sheep and November 2014 Same Day Different Year Sailing On Board Disney Wonder in 2011 and Holland America Noordam in 2012 The View from the Crystal Serenity after 110 Days at Sea 2011 World Cruise

Beauty is Unity in Variety When I rowed on the Charles River (1980), the  state of flow was often triggered.  It's that place where action and awareness merge, and you feel a tremendous amount of self control and focus.  What is even more amazing is the total lack of emotion(s) in this spaciousness  You can't create experiences like this, you undergo them.  Today, in Henley-On-Thames, I jump into a light single and skull down the river-someday is the longest day of the week, but someday I'm rowing down The Thames!For sure.   The Secret is about results, flow is about process rather than achievement. The ends  justify the means is about the outcome. Flow  is means without ends-the joy is simply doing it, but doing it optimally is, nonetheless  the consequence. Travels Chemical Romance- DOPE-amine 20,ooo Leagues Into My Brain, the 3lb Universe  and The Travel Molecule. Our brains aren't computers-they are qu...

Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold.Visited here today.

Visited  Bath, today a city so beautiful and special that it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Stepping back in time,, a perfect retreat in the beautiful North Wales countryside...Another lucky day in England Holy Cow

The London Water Taxi is another way to get around the city-it may not be the fastest but today it was certainly the coolest- seeing the landmarks and place names that I have only  known  from the London Underground, was a connect the dots experience giving  it more shape. I also took a few buses- and that combined with the water taxi, added to my relational memory of  "Where am I" spatially. I get London now a lot better. Walking from street to street untethered to my phone,  helped alleviate the  "text neck" of  looking down at Google Maps, blindly  following  them all the time. Here is a video of  the Water taxi cruising down The Thames: What's Up? I mean-WatsON Oye Como Va The Underground... With its circle logo, distinctive trains and user friendly map, few landmarks of  England  are as iconic as  The London Underground. Below Mother Nature is Mother London herself-the ele...

Annual September fair dating from 1261, The Findin Sheep Fair is sooooooooooo English-I Love it. Here are some photos and a video of the days events. Rare Breeds Going For The Blue Ribbon First Place Ram Tough- The Symbol of DetermiNATION! Looks like my old Windows XP Desktop background-Findon Valley Here is the Sheep Sale of 1938

Sitting down with  with Britain's First Fair Trade Gold Importer, Alan Frampton The Independent has a great article about the initiative Alan Frampton is passionate about Fair Trade Gold.   I had the good fortune to speak with him yesterday in Chichester, and he really owns the story of how his jewellery is sourced, made and eventually sold at his CRED brand stores. They have many first in the business and Monica Garcia, (who won a Sales Award at The International Jewellery London Trade Show earlier this week mentioned them to me- "We have had many firsts in this business: the first jeweller to use known origin gold; the first to have a fully open and transparent supply chain; the first website dedicated to the sale of ethical jewellery; the first boutique jeweller to do the same. The first jeweller to use Fairtrade silver The first jeweller to disclose the contents of the jewellery and the provenance of the main precious metal" Kenya's makeshift goldmin...

Aiming  to trade in a manner which supports a sustainable global  environment and economy, fair trade gold and ethically sourced diamonds is a simple idea with profound consequences for all involved.  Knowing where you diamonds and gold come from is called  provenance; and when you are wearing a piece of jewellery, wouldn't it be good to know that it was done with consciousness!  Saying I Do to Fair Trade Here I am  (Above)  with Judith Lockwood, Dir of Arctic Circle, Fair Trade Gold, Ethically - Sourced Diamonds; and Gary Wroe, CEO of Hockley Mint, and President of The British Jewellers Association.  I first started following their twitter  and instagram feeds from Tanzania-whilst I was in, ironically, The Arctic Circle selling Tanzanite on board the MS Prinsendam(July)--- We were 1000 of miles apart- Me  On Top of The World 71°10′21″ and they, at The Equator---  but on the same wave length. ( A diamo...