I recently had the pleasure of photographing today's interviewee for her new website and let me tell you, what a wonderful lady Susan is, medium, teacher, healer, there's just no end to the talents of this very special woman, spending just an hour with her left me feeling happy and re-energised and ready to conquer the world and that was just photographing her on the beach, imagine the things she could do for you, not only is she a medium, she is also a reiki master, a life coach and someone who can heal in times of feeling low.  Susan is based in Durham but has clients all over the world, you can book a Skype call with her and it's just as good as being with her in real life.

and so here are those all important questions - 

1.  What's on your desk right now, tell me 3 things you can see on your desk

On my desk right now, there is a gold chunky candle, a huge wooden heart painted turquoise, and a myriad of coloured pens.

2.  Sum up your business in 3 words

Medium    Teacher      Healer   

    

3.  What inspires you?

The strength of those I see who have been through turmoil emotionally, physically, mentally, materially, when I see them turn their lives around.  You cannot escape the inspiration that gives you as an Intuitive Life Coach, and Medium/Healer…  the feeling I experience when hearing of their plight - diminishing my own niggles and pains into insignificance.  I am inspired too by the ocean, the colours, designs, shapes and heights, of flowers and trees and shrubs, rock faces, pebbles, gems, crystals, and scents.. natural energies of the mountains, waterfalls, and skies.   The breeze inspires me, reminding me all is not permanent, the changes seasons, that reflects as mirror the life within us as we age.   All expression of love inspires me.  Hope.  God.  and of course, myself – I have learnt that to be friends, and appreciative of your own love, strength and kindness, you push on with replenished inspiration to face each new day with a positive mind.  

4.  What are you working on right now?

I am working on completing my Tarot Manual for students to learn the journey of the Tarot.  I am working on video tutorials explaining the various meanings in the hope of unlocking and developing the intuitive side of students, so they can use this as a daily tool to aid them when feeling down.  Training of Healing Instructions along with Reiki Healing channelling video.  I am working on Meditations to help those who are stuck, to find an escape route to recovery. 

5.  Any exciting things coming up that you want the world to know about?

Yes!   The much awaited launch of my new website, all that is entailed within, which is exciting for me in that it introduces a new way of working with increasing clientele worldwide.

6.  Imagine you met an alien, how would you explain your business to them?

I inspire humans to open up to their own spiritual self, to develop their understanding of parapsychology, expand their awareness and educate them in all things metaphysical and assist them in healing their past so that can enjoy without restriction the beautiful world into which they live.   I do this in person, on a one to one, in a group or workshop, but can work with those in distant places via the amazing technology we here on earth enjoy at present.

7.  Favourite Inspirational Quote?

“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle”

Proverb

8.  Favourite music to work to?

David Garrett - Meditation (Thais)

9.  Where do you see yourself/your business in 5 years time 

I see my business rising in status worldwide with the exposure from internet technology widening my client via the video training, with appearances at workshops and seminars

In venues around the world, in addition to my working in my own healing sanctuary in a rural location in order for education, healing, closer to home, with a continuing passion for all I do and more publications being circulated through press with all related articles, books, and video presence.  A weekly radio two hour show which will educate, and inspire.

10.    So many people are choosing to start their own businesses every day, what's your top tip to encourage them?

Remain true to yourself & act with integrity.    

I'd like to say a big note of thanks to Susan for being an investor in the UK Cityscapes Project

If you would like to get in touch with Susan Smalley, Medium, Teacher, Healer you can find her here - 

Susans Smalleys Website

Susan Smalley Intuitive Life Coach, Spiritualist Medium & Reiki Healer

Twitter.com/SusanSmalley

or you can skype Susan at (Skype name:  susan.smalley.spirit.medium)

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Perth, City 10 of 69 in the UK Cityscapes Project

On Monday Looby and I hopped on a train from Stirling to Perth, they run every half hour and with our railcard we got a day return for the bargain price of £6.90, the train only takes 30 minutes and it's a lovely gentle journey through rolling hillsides and very green and beautiful Scottish countryside.

Perth is one of the smalleer cities I'll visit on my journey to document all 69 cities of the UK, it has a population of around 50,000 and is known as "The Fair City" thanks to Sir Walter Scott, yes that's he of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, luckily unlike the Scott Monument there aren't any monuments in the town that you'll need to climb to get those all important postcards from the city and after climbing the National Wallace Memorial in Stirling on Sunday I think I saw Looby visibly give a sigh of relief! "no hills today mammy"
"hurray" we both declared.

We visited the tourist information and I have to give the tourist information offices in the UK their dues, they could not have been more helpful, they've each helped me to achieve my goal, yes I realise it's their job to do that but each and every one of the staff at their offices have gone above and beyond, they've also all seemed excited about the project and when they get excited I get excited and when I get excited Looby usually gives me a high five or tells me to stop jumping around the room because I'm over excited.

Anyway, back to Perth where we didn't really do anything apart from walk and walk and walk and walk, oh and we did a little shopping, Looby needed her own mountaineering parka and she has this obsession with Rainbow Loom as do most tweens, if you don't know what they are you're either living as a hermit in some far off Hebridean island or you don't have tween girls ;)  I'm actually sitting typing this post wearing my red, white and blue UK Cityscapes rainbow loom bracelet.  When we bought Looby some from the toy shop (they cost around £1 a pack and a couple of pounds more for the starter kit with loom) the owner told us that he's selling around 1000 packets a day!

So, we didn't go to any museums or art galleries, we just had a lovely walk over the bridge and all the way back around again, that sounds like a small walk but it probably took us a good couple of hours as we stopped for photos, hid under trees while the rains once again tried to drench us and we meandered around pretty little parks and gardens along the way.  If you do the full walk around the banks of the river Tay you'll go across the railway bridge where you can literally stand and watch the trains go past you less than about five metres away, it's probably the closest i've been when a train has gone past, terribly exciting if you're into train type activities, I got a great photo of one on it's bonny way to Dundee and Aberdeen where the line goes to on that side of the track.

So, shall we get on with some photos?

That's the bridge there where the trains go along it right next to the pedestrian path separated only by a mental fence, in these days of crazy health and safety rules I'm surprised they haven't closed it to pedestrians

and there you go, you can really see just how close you can get to the trains, those lovely Scots have clearly got more sense when it comes down to health and safety, I said that to Looby when we found the best park ever complete with trampolines without nets and free standing climbing walls.

see that, a trampoline without a safety net, I would actually say that if you are going to Perth for a family holiday then you are in luck, it has the best park I have ever seen for kids, they have obviously invested a lot of money in there and I think if you took a picnic the kids would happily stay all day, there are so many things to climb in, slide down, weave through and lovely sections for all ages and there are plenty of seats and grassy verges for parents who want to keep an eye on the kids but not necessarily stick to them like glue, for that reason I give Perth a very happy family rating of 10/10, there are never enough places where you can go with kids which entertain them but don't cost anything!

To get on board with the project and say you made it happen you can pre-order your copy of the book HERE along with prints, canvases and other goodies, all of the images on this blog are available as a print or canvas

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