Finemore's Five for Friday

Hi folks,

It's a welcome return (I hope!) for Finemore's Five for Friday! This week I have mostly been...

Exercising: 

I have been chatting with a few clients about appropriate training exercises so here is a link to a good basic spinal stability routine by Stuart McGill Phd. 

Contemplating: 

Listening to Chris Ryan’s podcast in conversation with Stanley Krippner concerning consciousness. Chris mentions his personal metaphor for life and describes life as like a falling raindrop. The beginning of life is the birth of an individual raindrop from the mass of water in the cloud. The end of life is the impact of that raindrop but there is a mergence back to the body of water. 

Listening : 

Can’t stop playing this cover of a Gil Scott-Heron song this week from Esther Phillips  Home is where the Hatred is. She also does a great cover of Bill Wither’s classic Use Me. Listen on Spotify here.

Eating:

Fresh English samphire. Very easy to cook. Tastes great and is good for you. Just throw it in boiling water for a couple of minutes or steam it or pop it in a closed pan with butter and pepper. In season now and great with fish or shellfish. 

Quoting: 

This week I have found myself mentioning this quote from the Dalai Lama, ‘Love is the absence of judgement.’ This simple wisdom applies to everything in your life that you appreciate but also importantly to your appreciation of yourself and the things that you do. 

Thanks and have a great weekend,

Simon