Paul's Corner
as the autumn leaf released from the tree
slowly falls towards the inevitable
so to do i
The only thing we have total control over
is our own self
once we truly come to terms with this
we will stop trying to control everything around us
and find
that we are much more in control
than ever before
...
letting go is the key
to happiness
to control
to contentment
letting go is the key
that unlocks the door
to our true self
to the seat of our soul
I have been meaning to do a new post for some time but unfortunately havent got around to it until now. I have not been unhappy for this whole amount of time since posting the last post - I have been quite happy and quite busy!
Sadly I have finished shooting series two of Mercurio's Menu. We had a lot of fun shooting the show and it is always a bit of a downer when you finish especially as your endorphins have to return to normal living rather than shooting levels.
Serie two is playing in Australia and rating very well so we can all be happy. It is also about to start screening in New Zealand. Series three is on the cards but has had some set backs due to the global financial situation - sponsors are a little harder to come by! I am confident we will get it up and running but probably not as soon as we all had hoped ie we were hoping to start shooting now.
I have also been busy writing my cook book! Yes I have a deal to do Mercurio's Menu The Cook Book!!!! It will be available to buy in November which is very exciting and needless to say I have a fair amount of work to do on it over the next month or so. Cant wait to see the finished product and I hope a lot of people buy it for family and friend for Xmas! I guess we will find out then.
I am currently half way through Dancing with the Stars in New Zealand. Shooting episode 5 tonight and then three more to find the winner. As always I enjoy doing the show over here and as always the cast and crew are great to work with and the celebs are doing great.
So I am 46 today! I have 4 weeks work left and then the great unknown engulfs me yet again. Such is life. I am feeling very positive about it all. And the best things is I have my wonderful family who are absolutely great!!!
I am a very lucky bloke and a very happy chappy!
Happy birthday to me.
and I dont know why?
Happy New Year!!!
Believe it or not it is now 2009. Where on earth did 2008 go? I am very excited about 2009 I feel very positive about what the year will bring. I have some idea on what I am going to be doing but as usual I also have no idea about where I will end up. I feel in my bones though that this is the year I have been wanting to get to, this is the year where I will make that leap to the next level - actually I made the leap a while ago this is the year when I will land, stand up and be counted, reap my success and own it! This is the year that I consolidate me and move into the next phase of my life and career.
Big words I know - let the journey begin!
I wish every one here a magnificent 2009. May your journey through the year be one of joy and prosperity. No doubt we will all face challenges and if we look back over 2008 we got through those challenges to live, love and fight another day and the same will go for 2009. What doesnt kill us makes us stronger (although it does hurt occassionall)
As for New Year resolutions I heard on the news the other night that some people with too much time on their hands did some research into the human brain and found that we are not wired to achive any new year resolutions we may make. I have known this for some time and have therfore never made them. I do like to make my "positive affirmation statements" leading into the new year and strangely they seem to be the same statements I make every year so either they are really good ones or I am not acheiving them and having to reaffirm year after year!
So here goes:
drink less (alcohol not water), excercise more (my body and my brain)
remember that happiness is a choice
continue to work on being a positive person
embrace my success (thats a new one for this year tand it is what my horoscope said)
do my tax (my accounted told me this one)
That will do for now and I remain open to embracing any other positive affirmations that come my way during the year.
Look forward to the journey ahead and sharing with you all my discoveries, trials, challenges and successes and sharing yours.
Click on the link!
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/FLDAs5iT7jiRHBNc
Merry Xmas from Andrea, Paul, Elise, Emily and Erin!
Yes it is true that I am returning to be a Judge on Dancing with The Stars! However it is not what some people think!
I am returning to judge the New Zealand version not the Australian version. It will be my 3rd time as a judge on the NZ show in it's 4 year history - season two I was unable to judge due to commitments on the Australian version.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/2418280
I am looking forward to getting back to Wellington and being a part of the show. They do a great job, have raised lots of money as you can see by the article and are still rating stronger with every season.
I also have a real soft spot for Wellington and was there in November shooting two episodes for Mercurio's Menu and was also there in Sept as MC for the New Zealand International Beer awards. It is a groovy city with a great food and beer scene!
The Mercurio's Menu goes to air in February on Chanel 7 with the NZ eps probably showing late March or so.
I am talking with the production company about making the DVD's of the show available for sale.... anyone here interested in buying the series??
I have four more shows to shoot to complete series two which has been going very well. The good news is that once series two is in the can and on the TV here then we can start to look at selling the show to bigger markets such as the UK and the US as they prefer 26 episodes to less than that.
Fingers crossed.
Thanks to Liz for leaking the news re DWTS NZ