A traditionalist’s values are gleaned from all that is good in the past.
~ Fennel Hudson
Those with traditional sense will follow what their heart tells them is right.
Believe in something important. Pursue it wholeheartedly.
A man is biologically incapable of giving ‘the look’.
Life is a wonderfully fine thing. Go live it.
Nurture a desire to be free from the clock.
Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage – to be oneself, no matter what others might say.
Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people.
Friends can create our most cherished memories.
Have a dream in your head and a fire in your heart.
Being gentle doesn’t stop us fighting for our dreams.
The act of fishing – for fish, dreams or whatever magic is available – is enough.
Find a part of yourself hidden in the twilight.
We have the freedom of choice, to choose what’s right.
Enjoy the contented silence.
You need to be outdoors. Away from here. You need a holiday.
There’s always an opportunity to fish for something – even if it’s just for laughs or ideas.
In with the new, out with the old.’ That’s what we’re told. We have to change, adapt, compromise.
Change, it seems, is inevitable. And so is compromise.
Things today ‘sure ain’t like they used to be’. They’ve changed, moved on, progressed.
Seek and see beauty in the watery world.
Reveal the timeless beauty of Nature’s special places.
Study the nature around you, but also within you.
Workdays are, I imagine, rather like learning to ice-skate Torvill and Dean’s The Bolero. They start and end easily enough; it’s the bit in the middle that causes the pain in the arse.
Catching fish is secondary to the immeasurable joys of the watery world.
Seek a slower, simpler life.
Be seasonal, ethical and gentle.
I’m likely to stay here, pen in hand, until dusk comes and my writing melts into the twilight.
As the daydreams grew longer, the distinction between what was real and what was imaginary grew less. Soon I existed in a blissful world of my own creation.
The world grows ever complex. More urban. Less peaceful.
You need energy and purpose to become the person you’re destined to be.
Stand up for your beliefs, and be different.
Compromise is a choice. As is the defence of one’s self.
Have courage to go your own way and fulfil the dreams that are unique and important to you.
There’s merit in being different, inspiration in being individual, courage in being unique, and freedom in being yourself.
People might consider you eccentric for being different, but this is good. Leaders and visionaries are not conformists afraid of standing out.
What I am interested in, what I write and care about, exists in the slow lane, somewhere between hand-ploughed fields and a pint of real ale.
Reality is in the ether, a blend of present-day experiences infused with one’s memories and dreams. A life that is real to one is surreal to another.
Reality is just a matter of perception.
Fine Things are reservoirs for the heart.
