Yes, the forest is just a few minutes' drive away and I haven't made enough use of it, although I'm starting to. There's a "famous" Dandenong ranges walk called the 10000 steps that I aim to

The region is teeming with parrots and cockatoos. I'm pretty sure that those particular birds are Rosella parrots

Good job on reaching your base goal. I agree that the app helps to keep you focused and aware of your activity levels, without it I'd slump into slothfulness pretty quickly

Great work. I love stuff like this. I've never had the courage to touch a guitar other than to replace pickups etc. I absolutely love the finished product.

Awesome Jimmy. God luck with the 5K run. Knock it out of the park

There's definitely truth in that John.

Yes, "normal" is the cloak of Joe Average. No risks, no adventure, no failure, no success.

Thank you. Yes, and it's only reflection that allows us to see clearly. Hindsight is a blessing and a curse but at least it allows us to put things in perspective. I'm not that guy. I haven't been him

If most of your dreams came true - you made it happen and that's all credit to you, sir. Well done.

Thanks, John yes I've accepted the invitation - the Actifit alert system leaves a little to be desired I think, but it will be good to follow your journey

Yes. I had to break the cycle. I did and I'm happier now than I've ever been. Curiously, the act of writing this down seemed to lift a great weight from me. In a way I've become grateful for the experience,

Precisely. It is our life to nurture, grow and harvest. Life is too short to try to live someone else's dream

I think you're right about balance. Negative energy destroys us - even when it delivers short term results. If it isn't fulfilling on an emotional and possibly spiritual level - it isn't worth doing. Creating

Yeah, that's it. We'll all see what we want to see

Ok, here's my take. I'm a cynic. The Oscars have been tanking in the ratings for years. It was staged. It was a simple publicity stunt to breathe life into a dull and uninspiring awards ceremony that lost

Even for someone like me, who has been around since the days of Steemit these infograpics are super handy. Thank you

On point. Wonderful post and so appropriate for me right now. I'm trying to guide one of my children through a situation and I've kind of said some of this but nowhere near as well. Follow your heart seems

Thank you for the encouragement - here it is - it's written with the wonderful (and horrible) gift of hindsight.

5444 steps are not to be sneezed at particularly when you're in the office. Well done. Post your reports every day - even when you don't hit 5K - it becomes a habit that drives greater physical activity

What an outstanding post. I've danced around this subject in a lot of my writing but haven't been able to get the words out as well as you have. There's a piece of writing that I have hidden away in a