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Category Archives: Balance

The beauty in the madness…

By Urban Ninja | Published: September 3, 2010
We can rehash about last week Friday’s post here and the madness and how it’s all just a part of life. I could also tell you that you probably haven’t placed your vote today, but get to that after reading this post first. I have been wondering about the madness of it all this week, [...]
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A Brief Guide to Life

By Urban Ninja | Published: August 30, 2010
‘A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on twitter or identica. Life can be ridiculously complicated, if you let it. I suggest we simplify. Thich Nhat Hanh’s quote, which I’ve stolen as this site’s subtitle, is the shortest guide to life you’ll ever need: “Smile, [...]
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Don’t tell me I`m mad.

By Urban Ninja | Published: August 27, 2010
I am happy to confess it to you. I am happy to tell you that I am far from normal, that the normal limits of mankind don’t apply to me. That society deems me a freak. Come here, I`ll tell it to you calmly, quietly, without prejudice. I`m happy to sit and listen to you [...]
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Remember: Today: Tomorrow: Forever…

By Urban Ninja | Published: August 24, 2010
One thing at a time. Most important thing first. Start now. — Penelope Trunk, Brazen Careerist
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Camping (not quite the type you think)

By Urban Ninja | Published: August 20, 2010
We found this little guy in the road in the middle of the Karoo somewhere on our last bike camp through the Karoo. Excited already for this years trip. I expect us to go further and see even more remote places… This article relates far more to front of the pack age groupers and elite athletes [...]
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Questions

By Urban Ninja | Published: August 6, 2010
I have loads of questions at the moment, many pertaining to society and why we do the things we do, what sense most of them make and truly, the real meaning of why we are here. It’s a great space to be in, contrary to what many would think. I will put it out there [...]
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Black Spade Racing

By Urban Ninja | Published: August 5, 2010
A while ago a good mate had an idea to start his own brand of wheels. He wanted to do something that fit the mould of great quality and a price to match and felt he could do it by going direct to the manufacturer and getting a really smart brand off the ground. The [...]
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Stop Chasing Success: Seek Significance.

By Urban Ninja | Published: July 30, 2010
This is a guest post by Becoming Minimalist. “I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some [...]
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Doing it right.

By Urban Ninja | Published: July 26, 2010
That is how you finish the biggest mountain in the Tour. Right? I have been excited lately to do things right, and I mean really giving it everything. I am going into a block of time where not giving everything is just not going to cut it. Big races, big work projects and exciting prospects [...]
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Ellipsis

By Urban Ninja | Published: July 22, 2010
… Such a simple thing. Could be a pause to ponder or an eternity of waiting in those 3 little dots. From Wikipedia: “An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought, or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence.” If that description doesn’t inspire thoughts of [...]
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