Someone asked me for an example of people thinking differently in terms of how they approach their outer life–what are the behaviours others might see in them? So, an example … My son has recently set up house and seems grateful for the odd bit of cast-off furniture we can send his way. So, finding ourselves with… Read More How others might see you?
No one in our Eurovision party last Saturday night expected Portugal’s ballad to win. Well, all except me. (And I’m aware that the revelation that I was at an EV party may be revealing a little too much about me. So what?! It was great fun!). So, with a vested interest in the song, as… Read More My 12 points . . .
Cunningham’s Law: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.” A wonderful concept. I’m going to apply it this year to challenge myself to give the wrong answer to questions that will no doubt trouble me . . . maybe it… Read More Getting it wrong . . .
A good friend tells a tale of her husband’s writing style in greetings cards. Some might say it sits on the far left of cautious . . . “To Felicity Happy Birthday From Colin” And we laughed at this little tale, and he laughed too (I hope) because we’re not malicious, and we love him.… Read More It’s not that easy . . .
And just to follow up yesterday’s thoughts . . . “No two persons ever read the same book.” Edmund Wilson Viva la difference!
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost
John Robert Wooden (1910-2010) had an amazing career as a basketball player and coach, and was renowned for his short, inspirational messages to his players, not just about basketball, but about how to be a success in life. He retired at the age of 64, though in 2004, at the age of 93, said that he wouldn’t mind… Read More Me, me, me?
A friend recently spoke of someone we both knew as not being good at choosing when faced with too many options. It struck a chord. The curse of the big-picture idealist: highly intuitive and constantly weighing up options. But as a big-picture person myself, I heard this not as a negative, but a wonderful positive,… Read More Decisions, decisions . . .
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