A Sweeney in Devon…

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Last weekend, 25 of us from the Undefinable Community travelled to Devon for our 2024 Autumn Retreat. We’ll explore some of the different things we got up to during the trip in today’s blog.

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What is Gezellig?

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Over the last couple of years, we have explored well-being concepts from all over the world. Following along with that train of thought, we’re going to be delving into the Dutch term, Gezellig, in today’s blog.

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My Thoughts on “What You Are Looking for is in the Library” by Michiko Aoyama

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I recently finished reading What You Are Looking for is in the Library” by Japenese author and reporter, Michiko Aoyama. We’re going to be exploring my thoughts on the book with you all in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney Camping…

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Two weeks ago, 20 of us from a group I’m part of, called the Undefinable Community, headed to South Downs for our 3rd weekend trip of the year. We will be looking at some of what we got up to in today’s blog.

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Rediscovering my roots…

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Welsh was my first language when I was younger, however, over time, I found that I slowly began to stop speaking it. In today’s blog, we’re going to be taking a look at how I’ve been using the past year or so to delve back into my roots and restart my cultural exploration.

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Niksen: The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing – Wise & Shine

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Life is flying by us so fast these days, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything. This is where wellness concepts like Niksen come into play, helping us to celebrate the art of doing nothing. Let’s take a look at this in a little more detail today for you all.

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My Trip to China…

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Seven years ago, I went to China, spending three days in Beijing and four days in Shanghai, it was easily up there with one of the best experiences of my life. We’re going to be exploring this trip a little bit further for you all in today’s blog.

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What is Sisu?

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Over the last couple of months, we’ve delved into some of the different wellness concepts from across the globe. I love seeing how different cultures interpret the lessons we need to live a healthy life, so with this in mind, we’ll be exploring the Finnish concept of “Sisu” in today’s blog.

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Seville Travel Guide – Our Crossings

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One thing that I have always been fascinated in exploring are the different cultures from across the globe. I’ve been planning on starting to share more stores about this with you all on the page, which is exactly what we are going to do with today’s blog.

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