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The Top 20 Things Oprah Knows for Sure. Quote Lady's Quotes by Subject, Love. This isn't your illness. It's ours: The uplifting words of a loving wife that helped rugby legend Alastair Hignell face up to the challenge of multiple sclerosis. By Alastair Hignell Updated: 07:50 GMT, 30 August 2011 Really, I should have known there was something wrong when I came within half an inch of spilling a glass of red wine on to the cream carpet of our living room.

This isn't your illness. It's ours: The uplifting words of a loving wife that helped rugby legend Alastair Hignell face up to the challenge of multiple sclerosis

I joke now that while my wife Jeannie was more concerned about the carpet, I was more worried about the wine. In truth, we were both aghast at what had happened to my right arm. My shoulder had rotated forward and inwards, while my wrist had twisted and dropped and my fingers had begun to lose their grip on the glass. I hadn’t noticed, or felt a thing. 'In a single sentence, she (wife Jeannie) gave me the strength to face up to whatever it was the future would throw - not at me, but at us,' said Alastair Hignell A few weeks later, while at work as rugby correspondent for BBC radio, I was in the middle of interviewing when the microphone in my hand began to shake.

Both these episodes were temporary and it was tempting to dismiss them as the result of cramp or cold weather. Life's Instructions. Various quotations. In From up North’s inspiration galleries we present the latest of our findings from the wonderful world of design.

Various quotations

Amazing high quality artworks in various categories from great designers all over the globe. Personality gets the heart – Submitted by Vik West. LoveGivesMeHope - Stories That Make You Go "AWW!". Eat. Live. Laugh. and sometimes shop!: 50 most beautiful English words. A few weeks ago I ran across a list, which I shared with you, of 33 Ways to Stay Creative.

Eat. Live. Laugh. and sometimes shop!: 50 most beautiful English words.

One suggestion was to read a page in the dictionary. That one stuck with me. It made me pause and think: When was the last time I even looked up a word in a real {not online} dictionary? A very long time ago is the answer to that query. I certainly do not fancy myself a wordsmith {an expert in the use of words}, but I am interested by words, especially unused or underused words. Where were the kids you ask? I have no idea. So today I bring you a few of my favorite words. Becoming - attractive. I'm off to gambol around with my children as we enjoy the halcyon days of summer!

Cheers! The Happy Couple Cheat Sheet: 15 Steps to a Balanced and Happy Marriage (Relationship) Posted in Balanced Lifestyle, Balanced Relationships | October 27, 2009 | 27 Comments This post was written by Anastasiya.

The Happy Couple Cheat Sheet: 15 Steps to a Balanced and Happy Marriage (Relationship)

Follow me on Twitter or StumbleUpon and keep your life balanced! The Manifestation Wall. Inspiration. Before I Die. What matters most to you Interactive public art project that invites people to share their personal aspirations in public.

Before I Die

After losing someone she loved and falling into depression, Chang created this experiment on an abandoned house in her neighborhood to create an anonymous place to help restore perspective and share intimately with her neighbors. The project gained global attention and thanks to passionate people around the world, over 1000 Before I Die walls have now been created in over 70 countries, including Kazakhstan, Iraq, Haiti, China, Ukraine, Portugal, Japan, Denmark, Argentina, and South Africa.

The walls are an honest mess of the longing, pain, joy, insecurity, gratitude, fear, and wonder you find in every community, and they reimagine public spaces that nurture honesty, vulnerability, trust and understanding. The Before I Die book is a celebration of these walls and the stories behind them. 2011, New Orleans, LA. Really Random Tips. Father's Love Letter Text. EAT.

100 Ways to Uncomplicate Your Life — Live The Charmed Life. 1.

100 Ways to Uncomplicate Your Life — Live The Charmed Life

Don’t try to read other people’s minds 2. Get up 30 minutes earlier so that you don’t rush/get a ticket while driving too fast/have to explain why you’re late/get fired 3. Get 8 hours of sleep per night, so that you think more clearly 4. 5. 6. 75 Reminders for Tough Times.