by Cat Townsend | Jun 5, 2017 | Growth, Life, Travel
IS IT TOO MUCH TO EXPECT A LIFE OF MEANING, ACHIEVEMENT & CONTENTMENT " One of my morning rituals is to spend 15 minutes ‘flow-writing’ whatever nonsense I need to get out of my head. And as I come to the end of a month in Bali – this...
by Cat Townsend | May 21, 2017 | Growth, Life, Travel
LIFE IN Balance " I’m sitting high on the hilltop, the sun warm on my face and the butterflies fluttering around my head. The cicadas and the distant sounds of farm work are audible amongst the gentle thrum of cafe noise where I’m seated. It’s 9am on a Sunday and...
by Cat Townsend | Apr 20, 2016 | All, Life, Travel
Flying away from the ones you love " It’s a strange feeling. To fly away from your ‘home’, not knowing when you’ll return. This afternoon I flew out of Canberra airport. My parents took the afternoon off work to take me to the airport and we enjoyed a...
by Cat Townsend | Feb 9, 2016 | All, Life, Travel
How a break from Facebook led to some unplanned creativity " I recently spent two weeks in Costa Rica, and whilst I was there I decided I was going to use it as an opportunity to take a break from Facebook and other Social Media. Social media isn’t a...
by Cat Townsend | Jan 20, 2016 | All, Life, Travel
The danger of waiting until I am ready " A surfing lesson made me realise that I’ll never be ready for anything, so I may as well just get on with it. This afternoon I had my first ever surf lesson. I had come to Costa Rica with the intention to at least give...
by Cat Townsend | Dec 16, 2015 | All, Life, Running, Travel
FLEEING THE UK ON FOOT A 6 day running odyssey to raise money for UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency " This Christmas I am doing what most of my friends are doing. . . fleeing London in search of friends and family. Except that unlike most of my friends, I won’t...