Category Archives: Balance

Knowing how much is enough

Posted on September 29, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle used to teach that virtue was the mid-point between two extremes. So, for example, there is recklessness on one extreme and cowardice on the other; but courage is the mid-point. It’s neither being fearless, like … Continue reading →

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‘It takes more than diet and exercise to avoid heart attacks’

Posted on September 29, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Dr. Meyer Friedman says it takes more than diet and exercise to avoid heart attacks. It also needs a balanced lifestyle and making creative use of leisure. ‘Many people who have paid attention to the body and diet,’ he said, … Continue reading →

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Maintaining our balance

Posted on April 8, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

For fifteen years Jim Fixx, author of the jogger’s bible ‘The Complete Book of Running’, ran more than one hundred kilometres a week. Yet at age fifty-two he died of a massive heart attack while running alone on a Vermont … Continue reading →

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