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Hello Groovers, long time no chat. I've been in a hammock in a far-away land. Hope you're doing what needs to be done and having some fun along the way. Make sure you don't take yourself too seriously, you'll annoy the crap out of everyone. Before I intro today's post, I gotta say what an outstanding job all of our book reviewers have done so far. Seriously, you girls rock. Kris, Sue, Dee and Tami have written some high-quality reviews and your work has been a valuable addition to our humble little site. The standard of the writing has genuinely blown my socks off. Sure my feet are cold, but at least the reading is good! In the next two weeks we are looking forward to our debut reviews from Terri-Anne, Jo, Victoria and Elle. Go Girls!
I actually wrote this mildly amusing, not particularly educational piece of fluff a couple of days ago but I had some Internet issues in down-town Paradise so I wasn't able to publish it. Anyway, now that I'm back in the high-tech, thriving metropolis of Melbourne with band-width to spare (whatever that means), I thought I might share it with you today...a day or two late.
So here I am in gorgeous Fiji, one of the most beautiful places on earth, hanging out with possibly the nicest people on the planet. It's like everyone in the whole country has a PhD in friendliness. Or at the very least, a Master's degree in happiness. You know when people smile at you and they really smile; the real deal? Not one of those half-assed pathetic grimaces that we Westerners have perfected; the pseudo smile. Kinda looks more like we have wind than we're offering any kind of warm greeting. Nope, with these guys it's your genuine ear-to-ear smile-fest. Man, these people are FRIENDLY!
It's kinda strange to go from a culture where the majority tend to avoid eye contact at all costs (down town Melbourne for example) to one where people almost rugby tackle you to the ground to greet you and express kindness. Perhaps I need to bring a few of the locals back with me. When I'm in Melbourne I feel pretty special if I get sneered at by a passer-by. Any love's good love right?
I know what you might be thinking, "you're at a resort, they have to be nice to you". Well yeah I guess, but they're nice everywhere, not just here. I went for a run into town yesterday (away from the five star experience and into the 'no star' zone) and people waved and shouted at me the whole time - little kids, guys working on the side of the road, people in their houses, truck drivers. Imagine that: people being nice just for the sake of it - that'll never catch on. I think all the shouting and waving back actually tired me out more than the run.
Stress Management Fijian Style
I don't have any stats on it, but I can't imagine too many Fijians dying of a stress-related illness any time soon - not the ones I've met any way. Maybe I could enlist the help of my new buddy Joseph the gardener, who's working (and singing) outside my room right now, to run the stress-management part of my session later this morning. Whatever he's doing, it's working. I wonder if he has a stress management strategy?
I'm not sure that my Australian audience will want to relocate to Fiji and become gardeners at the Sofitel but maybe they should. Maybe I should. Maybe we all should.
I wonder where Joseph learned all that happiness stuff anyway? Probably Doctor Phil. Or perhaps he has the entire Tony Robbins collection? Maybe he's read The Art of Happiness a few times. Oh, I know; he must be a subscriber to medotcom. How else could he do it? Surely he can't just be happy right? Of course not. Probably has a great therapist. Anyway, he doesn't make enough money or own enough stuff to be truly happy does he? Maybe someone needs to have a talk with him to tell him what he's missing out on - he mustn't realise. Perhaps I'll tell him later....
Or not.
Blending in.
So, as you can imagine I have been using my entire Fijian vocabulary at every opportunity. I'm sure they are suitably impressed with my proficiency in their native tongue. In fact, at a quick glimpse I'm sure I could be mistaken for one of the locals. Were it not for my gigantic white body, my shaved head, my complete lack of cool-ness and my hideous accent, I would blend right in with the local population.
"Bula", I say to my new friends.
Which is code for "I'm a stupid huge white man, trying to fit in with you very cool gorgeous people."
To be honest, it's probably not working. I think they know I'm from out of town. Not sure what gave it away. Could be the way I stare stupidly at their money as I try to figure out what I'm handing over every time I buy something, or it could have been my tireless and completely pointless quest to find some skim milk; they found this most amusing. Somehow I don't think skim milk is near the top of most Fijian shopping lists. Or personal development books.
Big dumb white man.
I was at the beach just before (which is about fifty feet from my room) and Greenpeace showed up to try to roll me back into the water. It was kind of embarrassing but at least it brought some much-needed attention to a good cause. Heavy sigh.
However....
While they seem to have nailed the hospitality and the friendliness things, there are one or two areas which could probably do with just a little tweaking. Not that I'd tell them - some of the lads are quite large. Let's just say that an advanced driver training course probably wouldn't go astray for some of the local taxi drivers. And while we're on the transport thing, those thirty year-old Toyota taxis with more miles on them than the space shuttle don't really enhance the 'overall driving experience' either. On the way from the airport to my hotel, I felt like I was an extra in Die Hard 8 and a very old Bruce Willis was my driver. Hopefully I can collect my fingernails from his dashboard on the return journey.
Blokes in Frocks.
It may also take me a while to get my head around the notion of big muscular blokes wearing skirts. The guy who showed me to my room when I arrived at the hotel was six-three (187cm) easy, probably tipped the scales at a muscular 220lbs (100kgs) and was wearing a tan (is that a colour?) skirt. Gotta say I had no urge to let him know that in my country only the girls wear skirts. No urge at all. Especially as I'm not really sure how the health care thing works while I'm overseas.
Seriously though, if I could frock up and look that cool, I would be known as Skirt-Boy from this day forth. Probably ain't gonna happen though. Maybe I could start 'skirting' around the house and build myself up to a public debut over time. Or not.
Anyway, enough about my cross-dressing debut (it must be the tropical heat) I best go and do what I came here to do. I'm up in fifteen minutes.
"Hey Joseph, can I borrow that skirt of yours for an hour or so?" "Joseph... where are you going?" "Jo?"
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* Tomorrow I will be tackling a subject which is relevant to all of us; fear. For many of us, it means the difference between where we are and where we want to be, happiness and misery, success and failure and growth or stagnation. See you on the morrow.
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DVD
- Renovate Your Body - Craig Harper
In this entertaining presentation, Craig discusses the
notion of Renovating Your Body - once and for all. (Also
available on CD).
Fattitude
- Craig Harper
While many books focus on food,
Craig Harper teaches that creating life long change is more about the
dieter than the actual diet.
Food for thought
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In this book, Craig Harper
walks the reader through his 21 rules to Permanent Weight Loss.
So you've decided you want to get in shape (again)
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