~ Cliff
Top 10 by hits:
1. The Feminine Ideal - Frailty or Strength?
This post has become the most popular on cliffdog.com due to heavy reposting on Tumblr blogs and others around the world. This article looks at the historical disempowerment of women and how we can create a new ideal based in strength and not frailty.
2. Living the Shit Out of Life!
1. The Feminine Ideal - Frailty or Strength?
This post has become the most popular on cliffdog.com due to heavy reposting on Tumblr blogs and others around the world. This article looks at the historical disempowerment of women and how we can create a new ideal based in strength and not frailty.
2. Living the Shit Out of Life!
A simple, timely and contemporary way to approach mindfulness, being present in the moment and living life to the full and with passion and purpose! [This irreverent post created quite a buzz!]
3. It's the Little Things...
The simplest gestures can be the most heart-felt...and the most touching for us.
4. How do you define success?
3. It's the Little Things...
The simplest gestures can be the most heart-felt...and the most touching for us.
4. How do you define success?
I explore how our view of success, and what it means to be 'successful' shapes our ability to be happy.
My barefoot antics nearly get me into trouble with the VPD!
Several other posts from the group 'experiments in unconventional living' (www.barefootandbedless.com) have also scored highly.
I discuss the modern tendency of exhausting ourselves with stimulants, stress and overwork and why this is so damaging for us. Originally posted in 'Can-Fit Pro'
A run down on some of the epiphanies I have had whilst sitting on my board or duck diving white wash.
A discussion around Philo's seminal words; words that I consider to hold timeless wisdom.
How my Mum showed me from a young age the beauty of universal love and how years later this allowed me to come to peace with God.
10. Am I Vegan Paleo? (And why I eat the way I eat...)
A critique of what people see as being 'Paleo' and a discussion around not labeling ourselves into dietary extremism...
10. Am I Vegan Paleo? (And why I eat the way I eat...)
A critique of what people see as being 'Paleo' and a discussion around not labeling ourselves into dietary extremism...
Highly Discussed
These posts were some of the more highly discussed (or reposted) on social networks and other sites.
1. You Are Beautiful! Yes - Right Now!
Heavily quoted through Tumblr. This is a call to realise that each and every one of us is beautiful, right now, as we are.
2. Natural 'Cures' May be Nearly as Ineffective as Chemotherapy
This post looking at Chemotherapy and the misrepresentation of it's effectiveness in some reports and the argument that natural therapies are a viable adjunct to cancer treatment sparked a LOT of debate between some in the orthodoxy of medicine and those in the complementary health field. Worth reading some of the comments.
3. 911...Get Ready for the Hate...
September 11, 2010 sparked a lot of debate due to planned Koran burnings and other dogmatist inspired actions of hate. This post was heavily tweeted and posted in the midst of the debate around tolerance and love for all. A must read.
When religion gets away from it's goal of connecting people with source (God) it becomes moot..
Explores the idea that working for reward is ultimately less satisfying and less rewarding than working for love and passion.
Disparity and inequity exist in society and it is not always simply a matter of effort = reward, in spite of what arch-capitalists may say. I explore a eudaemonistic view of tax, income and society in this post.
Very short post. We all have our battles and struggles and we can all at times exemplify both the angel and the demon.
Easter 2010 post relating the easter tale with the idea of ultimate surrender and divine integration.
9. My Thoughts on Waitangi - Our National Day
This post sparked perhaps more offline discussion than any other. It is a look into my opinion of the value of our National Day in New Zealand and my thoughts in brief on the state of Maori-Pakeha relations in general.
Popular Guest Posts and Interviews
Some of the most read posts by my friends and colleagues in health and happiness.
1. Against the Odds ~ Battling Crohn's to Become a Triathlete [By Ari Meisel]
The inspirational story of the journey of New York entrepreneur and all around great guy Ari Meisel's battle to regain his health and happiness after being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.
2. Make Your Thorns Known [By Jenn Thiel]
Lovely piece about the beauty of confidence, assertiveness and self-assuredness by uber cool blogger Jenn Thiel.
Miscellaneous Popular Pieces
Some of the posts that have been pushed out of the Top 10 but are still regularly viewed.
9. My Thoughts on Waitangi - Our National Day
This post sparked perhaps more offline discussion than any other. It is a look into my opinion of the value of our National Day in New Zealand and my thoughts in brief on the state of Maori-Pakeha relations in general.
Popular Guest Posts and Interviews
Some of the most read posts by my friends and colleagues in health and happiness.
1. Against the Odds ~ Battling Crohn's to Become a Triathlete [By Ari Meisel]
The inspirational story of the journey of New York entrepreneur and all around great guy Ari Meisel's battle to regain his health and happiness after being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.
2. Make Your Thorns Known [By Jenn Thiel]
Lovely piece about the beauty of confidence, assertiveness and self-assuredness by uber cool blogger Jenn Thiel.
My interview with weightlifting and strength legend Steve Angell. Steve tells us of his physical and spiritual journey through the strength disciplines to become one of the strongest men to walk the planet. We discuss strength of body, mind and spirit in this great (and heavily reposted) article.
My fight coach and friend; Professional MMA fighter Wilf Betz interviewed by Emily Beers of the Performance Advocate.
Miscellaneous Popular Pieces
Some of the posts that have been pushed out of the Top 10 but are still regularly viewed.
A poem that I wrote. Allusions of deception of both the self and others in the pursuit of comfort, solace and company.
One of my favourite poems, and another that holds inspiration and wisdom, true and timeless.
