Hypnosis in 2 words or less.....

"Just imagine ......."

In one word..... "Sleep".

An exercise a day with NLP

This is a leaflet I designed as a give-away for an Open Day at the Spiritual Centre davidsinhaarlem in Haarlem on 11 October. The purpose of the day is to allow people to sample the different specialities offered by a number of local therapists.

click here to download leaflet

My fliers

JK Rowling on The fringe benefits of failure

"Rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life". This is a quote from JK Rowling in her Harvard Commencement Address, "The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination". I have never heard her speak before and her humour and frankness spoke to me. I have a feeling she was having an underdig at the Harvard guys. What do you think?

Here's the link

Albufeira

The first class train journey from Lisbon to Albufeira was very comfortable. Lots of leg room. Also, the buffet car was conveniently next to out carriage. €40.50 return. Travelling tourist class would have cost me €35, so paying the extra €5.50 was certainly worthwhile. Crossing the Tagus river on the Ponte 25 de Abril bridge was an experience. A huge suspension bridge with a spectacular view of Lisbon and also of the Cristo-Rei statue at Pragal on the left bank of the river. Unfortunately my camera was in my suitcase so I didn't want to miss the view from the train so my camera stayed where it was.
Listening to an audiobook of Paulo Coelho's The Winner Stands Alone helped pass the 3 or so hours trip to Albufeira. The temperature when I got to Albufeira was a sweltering 31º C. The taxi driver during the short trip to the Beach Club (http://www.ouraviewbeachclub.com/location.asp).
There was my mum sitting down by the pool in the shade. "Oh, he's here. He's early".

Oh NO!!!!!!!!! The Portuguese and football

I have found this really quiet terrace to go for a pre-dinner drink. So off I go.

The place is packed. There be football on a screen. The atmosphere is electric. I won't tell you who is playing.

Now thinking about where to go for dinner.

Seeing Lisbon

Rome is being described as being built on "7 hills". Lisbon on the other hand is persistantly hilly. I decided that the best way to see Lisbon was by tram. So, I embarked on a city tour with the "red car tram 7 hills tour with the "Hop on hop off" system! The car was packed as we set off from the Praca do Comercio, earphones at the ready. The interior of the tram reminded me of the interior of the Glasgow underdround carriages of the 1960s and 1970s; premodernisation days. I stayed on the whole 90 minute tour as often when we stopped for passengers to disembark there were not enough seats for the people waiting outside to get on.

Boy oh boy, how the tram got down some of the narrow streets is a marvel. This tour is really fabulous. Not because I didn't my bearings of the areas of Mouraria, Alfama, Chiado, Sao Bento, and Estrela. I could never reach or find some of the sights again. Lisbon is just too big. The trip was worth it for seeing what I saw. Reminder... keep the tram ticket as I can use it for the next 24 hours for free tram travel.