L U N A

19/09/2025

MOUNTAIN SUNRISE

A mountain sunrise feels like the world pausing to breathe, it is the earth’s quiet revelation, where shadows retreat and the first light spills like truth across the ridges.

The air is sharp and still, yet the horizon glows with a softness that stirs something deep inside.

A moment when the silence of stone and the fire of the sky conspire to remind us that renewal is not sudden, but patient.

Darkness doesn’t vanish all at once, it surrenders slowly, reminding us that change is often quiet, not sudden. Watching the peaks catch fire in the first light is a lesson in patience and resilience: even the heaviest shadows cannot hold forever. In that rising glow, we see not just the start of a new day, but the enduring truth that beginnings are always possible.

💚🌙🏔️

17/09/2025

MONT BLANC DREAMS

It’s been nearly two weeks since I returned from fulfilling a dream that lasted 6 years. Summiting Mont Blanc. From my first ever visit to Chamonix completing sections of the Tour Du Mont Blanc I looked at the mountain and told myself “one day I will stand at the top”, another 2 years went by completing more of the tour, the mountain forever enticing me. Plans were set and we returned in 2023, however the weather was not on our side. We vowed to return. Now, I write this having accomplished what my vision and desire was.

Whilst on the mountain and since returning I’ve been reflecting on what the journey all meant and I’m struggling to find the answer. I thought I’d be full of joy and feeling a sense of accomplishment, but I don’t. Was it not enough? Am I striving for bigger and better? Was it that consuming from both a physical and emotional aspect that I’m forgetting just how epic it was to be amongst those giants and misplacing my level of gratitude? I certainly left part of my soul on the summit and shed many a tear along the way.

Posting this feels strange. Is it my ego, is it because I want recognition to validate my efforts, I don’t think so, I’ve worked hard on these things. I’m still reflecting and maybe this will help.

For now I will use the words from our incredible guide to describe the adventure as he captures it perfectly and share these photos taken in the hope to inspire you to believe that you can achieve anything you put your energy and mind into.

“A week of adventures with sunrises and sunsets to remember. A mix of stress, emotions and satisfaction. This is the high mountain.

Sleep badly, awake early, cold.

But when the sun rises and everything lights up and fills eyes and heart, the rest disappears and you wouldn’t want to be anywhere” Luca Sala UIAGM Mountain, you are amazing and I’m grateful for you and all you put into our week in the mountains.

Much Love

💚🌙🏔️

James

29/08/2025

I’ll be making sure I attend this to help support such amazing charities 💪🙏.

🌟 12 Hours. 3 Charities. 1 Community. 🌟

We’ve teamed up with High Peak Mayor Dom Elliot Starkey to raise money for three incredible charities:

- Rubens retreat
- Mentell
- The Thomas Theyer Foundation

On Saturday 25th October, 8AM – 8PM, Go Hard Boxing & Fitness will be hosting 12 hours of back-to-back gym classes 💪🔥

✅ Each session is just £5 – with all proceeds going directly to these amazing causes.
📲 Book your spot now through our Go Hard app.
🙏 Can’t make it? You can still support by donating via our QR code..

Let’s come together as a community, train hard, and make a real difference ❤️

https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/gohardboxingfitness12hours

26/06/2024

M U M M Y S - S T A R & T O U G H - M U D D E R

Hey people 😃.

On the 13-07-24 me and the rest of team GH from are taking part in Tough Mudder. We are doing this in aid of Mummy’s Star 🌟charity. Any donations and support you could possibly give would be so greatly appreciated 🙏.

Mummy’s Star is the only charity in the UK and Ireland dedicated to women and birthing people diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or within 12 months of giving birth, and their families.

Their mission is to provide cancer support to every family facing this traumatic situation.

Your donation would mean that these families can reach Mummy’s Star and their specialised support. This includes

🌟Emotional support for mums and parents
🌟Connecting families with others in a similar position
🌟Offering small grants to relieve the financial burden of cancer
🌟Supporting partners and family
🌟Promoting awareness

It may also help towards

🌟Buying a family premature babygrows if baby arrives early unexpectedly
🌟Could provide childcare whilst mum attends a chemo session
🌟Could pay for a Virtual social event for mums to attend & meet other mums
🌟Could provide help at home whilst a mum is recovering from treatment

As you can see this is a wonderful charity doing amazing things and your support would be incredible.

The link to donate is in my bio.

Thank you for giving your time to read this.

Much Love.

💚🌙🏔️

L U N A xx

23/06/2024

R E F L E C T I O N S

Moody reflective scenes over looking Valehouse Reservoir this morning.

How often do you give yourself time to reflect?

Looking back on your past can be difficult but it can also be beautiful. It can propel you forward to becoming a better version of yourself.

Reflection is growth.

Don’t be held back by your past.

Give yourself time to reflect, nature is the perfect place for this.

Take a look and at yourself and what can you see?

Much Love.

💚🌙🏔️

L U N A xx

10/06/2024

M A R R I A G E

📍Marimurtra Botanical Gardens, Blanes, Spain

Two weeks ago today I married my best friend, my soulmate, the love of my life, the one person who understands me the most .and.body 💚.

We exchanged the most authentic, personal, honest and heart felt vows together in a ceremony and place that was absolutely perfect for us both. A place that we both felt connected to. Captivated by nature, the trees, flowers, plants, the sea air and the energy of the sea cliffs.

The energy was vibrant and the love was flowing.

Surrounded by incredible family and friends the day was perfect.

The bride a glowing goddess of shear beauty. Seeing her for the first time as she elegantly walked down the aisle is a moment I will never forget, it melted my heart in ways never felt before.

Our wedding was a celebration of the love we hold for each other, a commitment to each other for life and an honouring of the journey taken together and the journey and adventures yet to be had together.
and.body you bring out the best in me and have made me the happiest man alive.

I will never forget our special day and one that I cherish deeply. Arriving at a place of pure love and commitment from working through all of our hardships together is testament to proving that when you love someone so deep and support each other throughout, communicate, be honest and don’t walk away, you will achieve everything you deserve.

Thank you my love for believing in me and for being by my side through all of life’s adventures.

Much Love.

💚🌙🏔️

L U N A xx

20/04/2024

B O N D I N G - I N - N A T U R E

📍Loughrigg Fell & Rydal Caves

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. — Albert Einstein

26/11/2023

P O W E R

I was sent this shot from my good mate he captured this powerful moment of myself in deep reflection, stood grounded in the forest on yesterday’s .

I want to acknowledge Tim’s amazing capabilities to capture moments like these just perfectly, using his amazing photography skills. Thanks mate 😃.

I feel drawn to write about this as it captures the very essence of the meaning behind all we do at FancyAWalkMate. Offering men the opportunity and space within nature to delve deep into themselves and to work on gaining a better understanding through reflection, awareness and connection.

I used to post on social media for my ego, to show everyone how amazing I am through the crazy things I used to do. To feed into my ego thinking that this is what would make me feel better, so I could look back at the acknowledgments and think look at me and how amazing I am and to feel like I had achieved something. Covering up all my inner insecurities through bravado.

I still don’t feel comfortable posting all about me because that’s not who I am anymore. I’ve worked so much on loving who I am through authenticity.

I’m posting this because I am proud, to say thank you to Tim and the men of FancyAWalkMate and to nature for providing this platform of growth and evolution.

We had just done our guided meditation which focused on our connection to nature and grounding and this moment was captured straight after we had written down (on biodegradable paper) feelings, emotion’s or actions that we identified as being unhealthy. We then released into nature through burying deep in the ground. Ready for nature to nurture and recycle.

The face of a man who is deeply reflecting on what just happened. Acknowledging it for its true purpose and meaning. Strengthening the bond between man and nature and harmonising the internal dialogue.

I navigated away from this moment feeling connected, loved and free.

This is available to any man out there wanting to gain a better understanding of where they are right now, what their true purpose is and for them to grow in the right direction.

Much Love.

💚🌙🏔

L U N A xx

12/11/2023

W E - W I L L - R E M E M B E R - T H E M

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.

Laurence Binyon

19/08/2023

B O O Z Y - R E M I N D E R S

Now these might seem a little bit normal to a lot of you but I can tell you they aren’t.

I recently installed the app “TimeHop” because I wanted to be reminded of happy times spent with my children in the past. Probably because I felt a need to show them what we used to do together, we don’t have actual photo albums anymore do we so I think I felt guilty about this too.

I connected the app to an old Facebook account that I no longer use.

When the first memories started to come through they were exactly what I wanted, old pictures of me with the kids, camping or at family gatherings.

But what also crept in was the reminders about just how much boozing was part of my life.

Literally everything revolved around it. Most of the posts you see would have ended up with me getting right on it.

Movie nights in revolved around it, Meals cooked had to include booze, dropping the kids back with their mum massively revolved around it and this was the worse time for me because the “pitty pot” came out and it was all about poor James. So I drowned my sorrows in drink and drugs.

I was craving attention because I wasn’t happy with who I was. I didn’t want to face reality.

When I first started to see these I felt sad, guilty and shameful but soon brought in gratitude, thanks and love for where I am right now.

Back then I was lost, a boy, one of the lads who lacked awareness.

I’m grateful for my journey and thankful for the awareness I now have.

Life is now more authentic, connected, loving and peaceful. It’s even more harder now because every single thought, feeling and emotion has to be dealt with head on. There’s no hiding behind the bottle now.

This is growth.

Remember you can’t change the past, the past is a lesson. We can learn from it, use it to our advantage and propel forward as much better versions of ourselves.

Much Love.

💚🌙🏔

L U N A xx