#387 So…What a New Year

Probably one of the best. Certainly that I can remember. Spent amongst family and friends, there was so much merriment, laughter and enjoyment that as I am writing this returning on the train to Paris, I can’t but feel a bit sad to be leaving. But the sadness is a result of the enormous energy

#386 So…Carpe Diem

Carpe diem. Seize the moment. We live a life of impermanence. The one certainty in life is that we will die. We don’t know when, we don’t know how. So it is important to live life to the full, live each day as if it is our last. And by that I mean take advantage

#385 So…Looking Forward not Back

You cannot change the past so you just need to accept it as it is. Live with it. Like it. Love it for what it is. For where it has brought you. Even if there is pain and sadness. You cannot change the past. But you can live in the present and it can and

#384 So…The End of the Beginning

So what a wonderful last day! Sun shining, skies super blue, there’s even a fresh breeze blowing. It’s about as close to paradise as you can get it. And I’m here living it all with Charlotte and the 3 adolescents, Héloïse Orlando and Winton. Wonderful memories! We all had such a wonderful fondue and raclette

#383 So…Still Alive Just

The fourth day of the skiing extravaganza, and it was yet another beautiful day with wonderful skies and great snow skiing. I have progressed enormously and I am really enjoying the experience. However, the experience does come with its pitfalls. A couple of times I was very close to falling or just being almost totally

#382 So…The Happy Place

Third day of skiing. Still alive. Still smiling massively. It’s such a thrill and so enjoyable and so liberating. Another beautiful day in paradise, and I went skiing again with Jean Baptiste. He is so full of encouragement and fills me with enormous amounts of confidence. And the progress just keeps on progressing. Awesome. There

#381 So…Little Steps at a Time

Big time! Day two of the snow experience. I’m still alive very much alive. And smiling as I continue to make progress. I was in total ecstasy yesterday, and following the defeat of France in the World Cup final by Argentina, which I’m very pleased for Messi and his last foray into history books as

#379 So…Less is More

What are my values? So what are my rocks? If I can have four values, I would choose honesty, integrity, loyalty and courage. Honesty. As the saying goes, honesty is the best policy. Not trying to impress, not trying to say what I think wants to be said. That was the Michael before. I really

#378 So…Back to Simplicity

Keeping it simple. Focusing on the here and now. Storms are part of life. Part of the experience of life. One day is never like the next. One hour is never like the next hour. One moment is not like the next moment. Yet we are quick to say that we are having a bad

#380 So…I believe I can Ski

Unbelievable, amazing, awesome, Reach for the skies, smiling from ear to ear, so happy. These are just some of the emotions that are surging through me at the moment. It really is such an incredibly illuminating and engaging experience. To be able to ski. I am no Franz Klammer, nor Ingemar Stenmark, but it is