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Kester Brewin: We Took on Friends Life in Memory of My Friend Nic - And Won

2013-05-16T19:00:00Z

I had sat with Nic as he had battled with the company over this decision, reading the letters he obtained from his doctors calling the company's decision "cruel and highly distasteful." I promised him then that I would continue to fight for the family when he was gone.

Read more: People Power, Friendship, Petition, Insurance, Life Insurance, Consumer Protection, Which?, change.org, Friends Life, UK Impact, Inspiration, UK Lifestyle News

Leila Monks: A Bottle of Inspiration Please

2013-05-15T17:15:56Z

So if inspiration is so important - how do we find it? And more importantly - how do we give it to others? Well finding it is easy. It may not be sold on the shelves of Waitrose but it is readily available to those who know where to look.

Read more: Friendship, Art, Positive Thinking, Inspiration, Humor, Inspirational Stories, Conversation, Careers, Inspirational Quotes, Country Living, UK Books, UK Culture, UK Arts, UK Lifestyle News

Sheila Hageman: Angelina Jolie as Inspiration

2013-05-14T14:36:45Z

I'm never influenced by celebrities. I would never consider going on a certain type of diet because someone famous did. But today I stand corrected. Today I feel moved enough to listen to a celebrity. To be influenced by her choices and her suggestions.

Read more: Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, Breastfeeding, Brca1, Breast Cancer Awareness, Women, Inspiration, Mastectomy, Body Image, Health News, Women's Issue, Women in Media, UK Lifestyle News

10 Fun Ways To Get Active With The Family

2013-05-14T16:00:50Z

Long summer days, fresh air, beautiful surroundings: the essential ingredients for the perfect family adventure. Take a break from the everyday life o...

Read more: Northern Ireland, Jack Wolfskin, Modern Parenting, Inspiration, Cycling, UK Lifestyle News

Ana Tzarev: The Garden of Inspiration

2013-05-11T11:49:44Z

As a visual artist, I find great inspiration in the varied disciplines of creativity. When I was first introduced to the renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, my soul was electrified by her virtuosity and sensitivity.

Read more: Creativity, Art, Inspiration, Opera, Sculpture, Ana Tzarev, Dance, Music, Painting, Culture, UK Culture, UK Entertainment News

Elaine Benton: Tips & Ideas to Assist Disabled Persons

2013-05-08T12:35:34Z

There are many simple ideas and tips that I have picked up along the way from fellow sufferers, or have discovered by trial and error at home, and I'd like to share some of these with you. Anything that can improve your quality of life and maintain your independence to some degree has to be a good thing.

Read more: Disabled Aids, Gaucher Disease, Disability, Chronic Illness, New Ideas for Parkinson's Sufferers, Parkinson's, Multiple Chronic Illness, Inspiration, UK Health News, UK Lifestyle News

Martina Milburn: Why Young Entrepreneurs are Good for Britain

2013-05-08T19:00:00Z

With youth unemployment just under a million, young people are turning their hand to gardening, graphic design, baking and beauty therapy to escape the dole queue and kick-start their careers. For many young people, the transformation from unemployed to entrepreneur is life changing; giving them back the skills, confidence and motivation that being out of work has taken away.

Read more: UK Students, Student Jobs, Student Life, UK Business, Young Entrepreneurs, Inspiration, Entrepreneurship, Young Talent, UK Impact, UK News

10 of the Best Active Breaks in Britain

2013-05-01T06:25:45Z

When summer finally arrives after a long, hard winter, it’s essential to make the most of it. And even within the confines of our own little island,...

Read more: Isle-of-Skye, Hiking, Britain, Jack Wolfskin, Snowdonia, Cycling, Canoeing, New Forest, Norfolk, Inspiration, Active, Lake District, Yorkshire, Sailing, Trekking, Scotland, Dartmoor, Camping, Birdwatching, Severn River, UK Lifestyle News

Vivi Friedgut: A Millenial Rallying Cry...

2013-04-24T18:42:18Z

Nothing can be more dangerous to an already anxious generation than to sink into a hole of depression. I am tired of reading disheartening articles about how younger generations are already failed and without a future. How we are doomed to despair, how older generations have given up on us as a hopeless case. All this negativity, it's no wonder we are starting to believe it.

Read more: Politics, Social Media, Granny Tax, Unemployment, Inspiration, Millenials, Student Fees, Occupy Movement, Young People, Generation Y, Enterprise, Voting, Aspiration, UK Politics News

10 Of The Best Hiking Routes Across Europe

2013-04-22T15:05:34Z

Maybe you enjoy the thrill of great heights, perhaps it’s the spectacular views, or even the challenge of an arduous hike? Whatever the reason for ...

Read more: Hiking, Pyrenees, Jack Wolfskin, France, Chamonix, Italy, Iceland, Gracier, Berchtesgaden, Switzerland, Norway, Inspiration, Germany, Snow, Zermatt, Alpine, Trekking, Scotland, UK Lifestyle News

Sara Bran: Author Elizabeth Fremantle: Tea, Toast and Not Losing Your Head

2013-04-18T09:50:19Z

Welcome to Catching the Comet's Tail, a series of interviews with writers, artists and musicians discussing creativity and their creative process. To launch the series, I am delighted to welcome English author Elizabeth Fremantle.

Read more: Creativity, Women, Creative Process, Writers, Katherine Parr, Historical Fiction, Catching the Comet's Tail, Elizabeth Fremantle, Queen's Gambit, Writing Tips, Inspiration, Writing a Novel, Authors, Books, Novels, UK Lifestyle News

David Tait: NSPCC/Tait/Everest 2013 - Dispatch 11

2013-04-18T04:27:01Z

My name is David Tait - I'm an NSPCC Trustee and 'charity mountaineer' having now successfully climbed Mount Everest four times - in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011. I climb to raise both awareness and money for the many violated kids - one of whom was I.

Read more: Everest, UK Impact, Inspiration, Charity, Children, Snow, Climbing Everest, Fundraising, Ice, Mountains, UK News

Cerrie Burnell: Why Women Inspire Me

2013-04-18T05:39:06Z

What I do know is for one day, inside the walls of the Hospital Club, I felt listened to, valued and welcomed for who I am. The power of that unity between women is what we need to build upon for a future where everyone can aspire to have their all.

Read more: Women's Empowerment, Lady Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Kelly Hoppen, Young Woman, June Sarpong, Enterprise, Generation Why, Inspiration, Elle Magazine, Compromise, Respect, Future, Woman, Shingai Shoniwa, UK Lifestyle News

Jasmijn de Boo: Vegan Vegetarian Wins Women's Race in North Pole Marathon

2013-04-15T04:43:53Z

On 9 April, vegan athlete Fiona Oakes, 43, won the women's race in the North Pole Marathon in -28°C, breaking a course record by 44 minutes despite the worst conditions in the race's history.

Read more: Women, Inspiration, Athletes, Running, Marathon, Training, North Pole, Winning, Vegan, Achievement, Record, Race, UK Sport News

Steven Bartlett: Life, Death and the Greatest Regret

2013-04-12T19:43:26Z

It is all too easy to let your true ambitions, your dreams and consequently yourself, be consumed by the expectations of others, by life's pressures and by fear of failure. This however; is no excuse to surrender. I often say that mistakes are things I did and regrets are things I didn't do.

Read more: Depression, Regrets, Entrepreneurs, UK-Inspiration, Motivation, Success and Motivation, The Inner Life, Death, Inspiring, Inspiration, Death & Dying, Inspirational Quotes, Living, Entrepreneurship, Love, UK Lifestyle, Young Talent, UK Universities & Education News

Romanna Bint-Abubaker: The Rise of the Muslim Fashion Industry

2013-04-11T19:15:47Z

We are also seeing a new generation of highly-talented designers such as Elie Saab, Robert Abi Nader Abed Mahfouz, Walid Attalah, Essa from the UAE and others who continue to impress the international fashion world with their fusion of modern and Muslim-inspired elements into their ensembles.

Read more: Islam, Clothing, British Muslims, Walid Attalah, Azza Fahmy, Qatar, Haute Couture, 2013, Arabesque, Chanel, Perfume, Arabia, Hatem Alakeel, Muslims, Black, Fashion, Love, Lotd, Diamond, Luxury, Haute Arabia, Rami Kadi, Collection, Heritage, Robert Abi Nader Abed Mahfouz, Razan Alazzouni, Debbie Wingham, Elie Saab, Beauty, Abaya, Haute Look, Elegance, Look of the Day, Inspiration, Jewellery, Quote, Haute, Editor's Pick, Couture Dress, Quotes, Inspire, Islam in America, Quoture, Essa, UK Style News

Jessica Chan: Do Young Women of My Generation Need to 'Lean In' More?

2013-04-10T12:42:39Z

However, I have noticed that much talk surrounding "Lean[ing] In" has centred mostly on women who already in the workplace. Whilst I have nothing against this, I feel as though younger women, girls of my own generation in the UK who are still in school, are, comparatively, missing out on this exciting 'buzz'.

Read more: UK, Leadership, Gender Discrimination, Sheryl Sandberg, Social Networking, Employment, Hashtag, Sixth Form, Equal Rights, Jobs, Millennial Generation, Business, Sheryl Sandberg Facebook, Teenagers, Women's Empowerment, Social Media, Goldman Sachs, Global Community, Work Experience, Society, Women, Youth, Twitter, Ibm, Daughters, Pinky Lilani, Sheryl Sandberg Lean In, Students, Feminism, Girls, Gender Equality, Inspiration, Workplace, Buzz, Schools, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Job Opportunities, Leanin, Sheryl, UK Universities & Education News

Ana Tzarev: Patrons of the Soul's Song

2013-04-07T10:18:03Z

When we look upon beautiful works made by the hands of men, we may be swept off in their purity, the directness of vision that turned ideas into masterpieces. In doing so, we are quick to forget that no man - even the brightest, most inspired among us - creates entirely in isolation.

Read more: Support, Teamwork, Art, Inspiration, Ana Tzarev, Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe, Determination, UK Entertainment News

Ana Tzarev: The Brightness Within Us All

2013-03-24T23:55:45Z

Art possesses a limitless field of possibility within creation through the total freedom of choice

Read more: Creativity, Shenzhen, Art, Inspiration, Ana Tzarev, Flowers, Peace, London, Love, UK Entertainment News

Adrian Millar: I Felt Like I Was Wasting My Life on My Children

2013-03-16T18:46:10Z

How did I walk out of my job as lecturer in Japanese to bring up one, then two, then three children, I think? How did I put up with the dirty nappies, the night feeds, the parking two children in the play-pen so as to get to the toilet - the blizzard years?

Read more: Inspiration, Children, Gps-Soul, Modern Parenting, Parenting, Stay at Home Dads, Stay at Home Mothers, Fatherhood, UK Lifestyle News

Chenice Clarke: Twenty Things I've Learned at 20

2013-03-14T10:50:42Z

As I'm approaching my 20th birthday on 20 March, I've taken the time to reflect on what I've learned so far in my life. I've travelled, I've volunteered, I've taken a gap year and I'm now finishing my first year at University studying English and American Literature and Sociology.

Read more: Friendship, Relationships, Inspiration, UK Universities, Motivation, Love, Advice, Family, UK Universities & Education News

Nancy Campbell: Susan Richardson - Writing in the Language of Ice

2013-03-07T15:44:48Z

The Welsh poet Susan Richardson was teaching a course on 'Intrepid Women Travellers' at Cardiff University when a reference to a Norse woman named Gudrid piqued her curiosity.

Read more: Environment, Climate Change, Iceland, Poetry, Culture, Arctic Ice Melt, Arctic, Creativity, Inspiration, Writing, UK Culture, UK Entertainment News

Jacqui Marson: Break the Curse of Lovely and Say No to Your Next Holiday from Hell

2013-03-07T05:04:25Z

This is a very common complaint from my clients (and friends) as we seem to find ourselves, yet again, spending our precious free time in places we don't want to be in, with people we don't want to be with.

Read more: Holidays, Piatkus, Jacqui Marson, Inspiration, Saying No, UK Holidays, Health News, Travel, Psychology, Assertiveness, Curse of Lovely, Self-Help, UK Lifestyle News

Silla Leu: Better Late Than Never

2013-03-03T04:45:14Z

I've always preferred films about real life over the big blockbusters, stories about people that affect you in some way. And this one really gets to you. If it isn't the elders singing "Let's talk about sex" then Terence Stamp's and Gemma Arterton's performances will.

Read more: Son for Marion, Inspiration, Film, Superman, Terence Stamp, UK Film, UK Entertainment, UK Universities & Education News

Sam Owen: Taking Time to Reflect: The Importance of 'Me-Time'

2013-03-04T11:35:07Z

Encouraged to drink in order to manage career related stress, many of these women are said to have gone on to become career women and mothers who have exchanged their beers for wine, and from drinking heavily in public to drinking heavily behind closed doors. In other words, they have become reliant on this vice, one that can destroy careers, relationships, and mental and physical health.

Read more: Inspiration, Mindful Living, Well-Being, Fitness, Simplicity, Health News, Work-Life Balance, Diet, Me-Time, UK-Simplicity, Relationships, UK Lifestyle News