“Friends can create our most cherished memories.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Fine Things are reservoirs for the heart.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“I wish for a simple life.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Sounds simple, doesn’t it, this notion of simplicity? Simple things done simply by a simple person. But it’s not as simple as it seems.”
Source: A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2
“Be confident enough to show your true self to the world.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“We should be authentic: the ‘real deal’. Neither a clone nor mimic be.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“Wear your heart on your sleeve. Write about what you think and feel. And share it with your friends.”
Source: A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3
“In the dream world, anything is possible. It requires a fertile imagination, and a desire to explore the half-light between the known and the unknown.”
Source: A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1
“Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing.”
Source: A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3
“Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage – to be oneself, no matter what others might say.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“It’s better to be individual than a clone of someone else.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“Playing safe, hiding among the masses, will rarely get you noticed.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Don’t lose yourself in the fog of normality.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Proudly buck the trend. Dare to be different.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Be individual, break free from the flock to avoid the predictable midsummer haircut.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Stand up for your beliefs, and be different.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Yearn for the opposite, to buck the trend, to be different.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Be batty, be traditional, and be proud.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Take a step back and view the world through your eyes, not someone else’s. Listen to your heart and decide what you really want.”
Source: A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1
“Individuality and creativity are slowly dampened by a normal job with normal people.”
Source: A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2
“There’s merit in being different, inspiration in being individual, courage in being unique, and freedom in being yourself.”
Source: A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2
“Disconnect from society’s pressure to conform. Do things your own way.”
Source: A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1
“People might consider you eccentric for being different, but this is good. Leaders and visionaries are not conformists afraid of standing out.”
Source: A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1
“Why should we change that which makes us unique?”
Source: A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3
“The thing that matters most is what matters to you, not anybody else.”
Source: A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3
“Listen to your heart, not your head.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“The bright light of brilliance keeps the darkness away, but it can be so very exhausting.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“Leaps of faith tend to favour those with long legs.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“I admit to being prone to deep thinking, which – given that I’m emerging from dark times – can take me to some very sombre or profound places. But this is no bad thing. I always resurface wiser and with a way of viewing things that is different to before.”
Source: A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1
“Isolation serves as the ideal antidote to the bone-aching stresses of work.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“Find a part of yourself hidden in the twilight.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“Enjoy the contented silence.”
Source: Traditional Angling: Fennel's Journal No. 6
“I like to send letters. I love to receive them. I could never throw away a letter.”
Source: A Writer's Year: Fennel's Journal No. 3
“We are so blinkered by progress, so preoccupied with where we want to go and how fast we can travel, that many of us have lost the ability to simply ‘stop’.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“Life is a wonderfully fine thing. Go live it.”
Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8
“Old buildings whisper to us in the creaking of floorboards and rattling of windowpanes.”
Source: A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1
“The things we place greatest value upon are prioritised by their context in our lives.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“The speed of modern life is an oppressive thing, and the corporate world is quick to punish those with an honest heart. Qualities such as ‘nice, honest, kind, happy, relaxed, sincere, innocent’ are frowned upon as weaknesses. Yet these values are the essence of a good person. Unfortunately, if you don’t keep the balance, they can be lost like sand through your fingers.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“You can escape completely, seeking an alternative life, or you can play the game and go absent without leave. How you do it is up to you.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“There comes a time when you just have to say, “No!” – to the requests and to the system.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“We have a calling: a need to be close to Nature, where she may cleanse our souls and wash away the stresses of yesterday. It is emotional recompense for the cost of living.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“We are responsible for our actions. But we must battle for sufficient time in our own lives to bring value to our existence.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“We seek not for forgiveness, but the freedom and time to do more than ‘exist’.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“Some will say that searching for your dreams is like looking for unicorns in an emerald forest.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“There’s never been a map. Only a compass whose dial always knows where it’s pointing.”
Source: A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2
“Dive deep and make your discovery.”
Source: Wild Carp: Fennel's Journal No. 4
“You can't kill time, only a part of your life that would otherwise have been happy.”
Source: A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2
“It is this brighter side, the romantic side, the emotional side, that appeals to me.”
Source: A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2
“Satnav will get us quickly and all-too-predictably from A to B, but the path of life is more interesting when we’re allowed to explore the side streets.”
Source: A Waterside Year: Fennel's Journal No. 2