Comments on: Remember Learning to Ride a Bike? http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/ Travel Blog with Travel Stories and Tips Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:43:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lisa Alexiou http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-9583 Lisa Alexiou Wed, 26 May 2010 14:30:52 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-9583 I've been trawling your blog and came across this post - how beautiful. Your children are wonderful - congratulations to the parents I say. Most of all your post has reminded me (again) what matters most in life. Go out and get a little crazy, be a bit daring, learn a new skill. Who wants to be a kid again? - pick me I say and live life in the now! Thanks Annabel for a great post. I’ve been trawling your blog and came across this post – how beautiful. Your children are wonderful – congratulations to the parents I say. Most of all your post has reminded me (again) what matters most in life. Go out and get a little crazy, be a bit daring, learn a new skill. Who wants to be a kid again? – pick me I say and live life in the now!

Thanks Annabel for a great post.

]]> By: Sawranw http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 Sawranw Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:40:22 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2244 wow!!!! good learning idea. wow!!!! good learning idea.

]]> By: Annabel Candy http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Annabel Candy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:46:52 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2240 Fiona - Thanks for commenting. It's great to connect with you and so many other interesting people through my blog. I'm feeling like a very lucky lady at the moment. Well done for becoming a freelancer. I know it's a huge leap of faith for many people so it's great to hear that you're enjoying the emotional benefits of working for yourself. My life isn't perfect either ~ is anyone's?! I do worry that people may think it is because I write a lot of self help and personal development articles. What I'm trying to do is help people realise that they have to take responsibility for their own happiness and actively seek happiness on a daily basis. That's the realisation I've come to in life and my writing and research is as much to remind me of it and make me focus that as it is for my readers. Of course, I'm hoping that my interests will intersect with my readers and that they will be able to relate to my writing because it comes from an average person, not a self development guru. I think it's working too which I'm pretty excited about. To finally answer your question re shifting from doing and achieving things, towards how you feel about what you’re doing? I do agree, how you're feeling is the most important thing. I think I made the list because sometimes it feels as if I haven't achieved much because I am setting high goals for myself. So I wanted to show that actually I have done lots, then the very writing of the list made me feel happier which was an added bonus. Hope that makes sense:) Fiona – Thanks for commenting. It’s great to connect with you and so many other interesting people through my blog. I’m feeling like a very lucky lady at the moment.

Well done for becoming a freelancer. I know it’s a huge leap of faith for many people so it’s great to hear that you’re enjoying the emotional benefits of working for yourself. My life isn’t perfect either ~ is anyone’s?! I do worry that people may think it is because I write a lot of self help and personal development articles. What I’m trying to do is help people realise that they have to take responsibility for their own happiness and actively seek happiness on a daily basis. That’s the realisation I’ve come to in life and my writing and research is as much to remind me of it and make me focus that as it is for my readers. Of course, I’m hoping that my interests will intersect with my readers and that they will be able to relate to my writing because it comes from an average person, not a self development guru. I think it’s working too which I’m pretty excited about.

To finally answer your question re shifting from doing and achieving things, towards how you feel about what you’re doing? I do agree, how you’re feeling is the most important thing. I think I made the list because sometimes it feels as if I haven’t achieved much because I am setting high goals for myself. So I wanted to show that actually I have done lots, then the very writing of the list made me feel happier which was an added bonus. Hope that makes sense:)

]]> By: Fiona Marsden http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2239 Fiona Marsden Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:03:49 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2239 Hi Annabel I read the post about your 2009 achievements with interest. You've certainly had a busy year - lots of 'doing' words in the list! Do you find, though, that as you get older, the emphasis shifts from doing and achieving things, and towards how you feel about what you're doing? One of the reasons I became a freelance writer was to spend my days doing what really matters to me, rather than things I think I 'should' do because everyone else seems to. I've found I'm a lot happier when I try to live according to my own 'script', even if I'm making it up as I go along! That doesn't mean my life is perfect - far from it! But it's a start. Cheers Fiona Hi Annabel

I read the post about your 2009 achievements with interest. You’ve certainly had a busy year – lots of ‘doing’ words in the list!

Do you find, though, that as you get older, the emphasis shifts from doing and achieving things, and towards how you feel about what you’re doing?

One of the reasons I became a freelance writer was to spend my days doing what really matters to me, rather than things I think I ‘should’ do because everyone else seems to.

I’ve found I’m a lot happier when I try to live according to my own ‘script’, even if I’m making it up as I go along! That doesn’t mean my life is perfect – far from it! But it’s a start.

Cheers
Fiona

]]> By: Annabel Candy http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2238 Annabel Candy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:48:16 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2238 Steven - Thanks for the mothering prize - I needed that:) I don't think it's the hardest job in the world until you combine it with any other job and then it's pretty tough:) Steven – Thanks for the mothering prize – I needed that:) I don’t think it’s the hardest job in the world until you combine it with any other job and then it’s pretty tough:)

]]> By: Steven http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2237 Steven Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:55:51 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2237 Hey Annabel, I think every mother in the world should get a prize for just being mothers. I heard it's the toughest job you can get, is it true? (lol) Anyways, I really respect you for having a lot things accomplished while you still have your whole family to take care of. And it's so awesome that your kids are excelling in a great rate, I'm sure you are always proud of them. I hope you have a great day and maybe even a great vacation (lol). I'll give you the prize now *hands over the mother's prize* :) Steven Hey Annabel,

I think every mother in the world should get a prize for just being mothers. I heard it’s the toughest job you can get, is it true? (lol)

Anyways, I really respect you for having a lot things accomplished while you still have your whole family to take care of. And it’s so awesome that your kids are excelling in a great rate, I’m sure you are always proud of them.

I hope you have a great day and maybe even a great vacation (lol).

I’ll give you the prize now *hands over the mother’s prize* :)

Steven

]]> By: Annabel Candy http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 Annabel Candy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:29:17 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2236 Connie - Yes, hopefully:) They are losing it all now but I hear it will all come flooding back to them if they return to Central America/Spain! I'd be happy to escort them there... Connie – Yes, hopefully:) They are losing it all now but I hear it will all come flooding back to them if they return to Central America/Spain! I’d be happy to escort them there…

]]> By: Connie http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2235 Connie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:27:25 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2235 I think the fact that your kids were exposed to foreign languages will contribute to them being better at their own language. I think the fact that your kids were exposed to foreign languages will contribute to them being better at their own language.

]]> By: Annabel Candy http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 Annabel Candy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:13:24 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2229 Robin - Ah, yes, I do have a bit of a Twitter following but still haven't worked out quite what to do with that. I have met some cool people though, like you, @Robin_Dickinson, plus @kikirobinson and @PunkLogic so that iteself has made Twitter worthwhile. Oscar - So great to have a new commenter. I guess you found me via my ZH post. Delightful news. Teresa - Brilliant to hear that you are looking after yourself by eating healthy food because you are giving out lots to other people. Keep up the good work. Boris - Thank you! You're absolutely right, we can relive the thrill or learning to ride a bike by doing new things daily in our lives:) Great reminder. Robin – Ah, yes, I do have a bit of a Twitter following but still haven’t worked out quite what to do with that. I have met some cool people though, like you, @Robin_Dickinson, plus @kikirobinson and @PunkLogic so that iteself has made Twitter worthwhile.

Oscar – So great to have a new commenter. I guess you found me via my ZH post. Delightful news.

Teresa – Brilliant to hear that you are looking after yourself by eating healthy food because you are giving out lots to other people. Keep up the good work.

Boris – Thank you! You’re absolutely right, we can relive the thrill or learning to ride a bike by doing new things daily in our lives:) Great reminder.

]]> By: Boris http://www.getinthehotspot.com/remember-learning-to-ride-your-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2226 Boris Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:51:56 +0000 http://inthehotspot.wordpress.com/?p=663#comment-2226 Annabel, I really liked your post. Do you know how did I get the most benefit of your post? While I was reading your post and I realized that trying something new and challenging as "learning to ride a bike" is exciting, and it makes us grow. We should try new things with more frequency. In this way our life would be more fun. Annabel,
I really liked your post. Do you know how did I get the most benefit of your post? While I was reading your post and I realized that trying something new and challenging as “learning to ride a bike” is exciting, and it makes us grow. We should try new things with more frequency. In this way our life would be more fun.

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