by Alastair Macartney | Nov 23, 2015 | Path
It was a real shock when it happened. Totally unexpected. I wasn’t a terrorist. The last thing I expected was to be pinned to the harsh gravel pavement by someone kneeling on my spine, hard. My hands were handcuffed behind my back and my face was being ground...
by Alastair Macartney | Jul 2, 2015 | Balance
Balance is important in life – it’s one of our four pillars of the Perfect Madness frame of mind. We mention it frequently in our blog posts but there’s a part that I don’t really talk about. There’s one aspect that I’ve never quite...
by Alastair Macartney | Jun 25, 2015 | Adventure, Path
Sometimes life jumps out at you. It grabs you by the shoulder, rips you around, glares in your face, challenges you, makes you what you are. These are good days. These are the opportunities that present themselves to you. The ones you grab you by the horns. But many...
by Alastair Macartney | Jun 18, 2015 | Balance, Path
I’ve got lots going on right now. I’m planning some major projects, changing career, moving to another continent, going traveling, trying to be a father to my amazing son and a husband to my beautiful wife. It’s tricky trying to fit it all in....
by Alastair Macartney | Jun 11, 2015 | Balance
Stolen It was stolen from me. Stolen. I didn’t know what to do. I felt robbed. I was robbed. Why me? How could that be fair? It’s my life. That’s what was stolen – my life. I had won a World Championship. I was fit and strong (relatively). The...