tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74842232773580362952024-02-06T22:30:24.361-08:00piggywhistlesLindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.comBlogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-65234113441431047092019-10-13T16:51:00.000-07:002019-10-13T16:51:09.539-07:00 In Life It Is Important To Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">I have spent most of my life doing a myriad of things and not doing any of them particularly well. I love all sorts of art amd craft. I love writing. I love cooking. I love gardening. I start a lot of things and never finish them.</span></span></span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">I spent a lot of my adult years wondering why it was so hard for me to get some things done. If it wasn't something I was particularly interested in, like housework, it seemed to take me for ever and just never seemed to get finished. Other people seemed to have immaculate houses and no matter what I did I just couldn't seem achieve it. When I was 40 I saw a psychiatrist and I began to understand why I had such a problem. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">I
suffer from adult ADHD without so much of the hyperactivity
(unfortunately. I would like a bit more 'get up and go'). I now take
medication for adult attention deficit disorder. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">Over the years I have created all sorts of systems to try and get things done and still believe one day I will find the right system and things will fall into place.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">I have been trying to follow Stehen Covey's suggestion and choose the main things in areas of my life and work on getting these done this week.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">I have been writing for<a href="https://medium.com/@lindypegler"> Medium </a>so I plan to write one article at a time and not bits of many.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em"><b>Gardening</b> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">This week in the garden I will plant seeds for coriander in my herb patch.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">My hall is a bit of a dumping ground for all sorts of things so this week I plan to make it immaculate.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">One thing I have found is that I need to write things down and stick to working on these - not get sidetracked. Writing things down and crossing them off helps me organise things.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em">Of course the really important things in my life are my Christian faith, my partner, and my family. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em"> They always take precedence. But after that I will just aim at these 3 things in the next couple of days and anything else is a bonus.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a beautiful, new granddaughter in our lives. Genevieve Rose. She is 8 weeks old and just starting to put on weight. She is grandchild number 8 and granddaughter number 7.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Tulips at Bowral</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>My Sydney Rock Orchids </b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--em markup--pullquote-em"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As we took our morning walk around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Illawarra">Lake Illawarra</a> we came across this flock of <a href="http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/little-pied-cormorant">Little Pied Cormorants </a>slowly making its way around the edge of the lake.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My very talented daughter Rhiannon recently won first prize for $1000 at an art exhibition at the Polish Association in Keiraville, Wollongong.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her work was painted with acrylics on canvas and is entitled <i>Decomposers. </i>We are very proud of her.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1.<span style="font-size: large;"> Strange collages of buildings</span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><a href="https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/03/20/the-house-at-the-end-of-the-street/"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Click here to see the strange collages of Matthais Jung.</span></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">The environment effects why some people succeed</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The environment effects why so few people succeed and others don't. <a href="https://mayooshin.com/the-environment-effect-why-so-few-people-succeed/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Environment+Effect%3A+Why+So+Few+People+Succeed+and+Others+Don%E2%80%99t">Click here to read why.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/esther-wonder-pig-cancer">Click here</a> to read a great story about Esther the Wonder Pig.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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healthy, I budget higher food prices into my (very modest) budget.
Produce is unquestionably the foundation of good health. When you enjoy
delicious fruits and veggies because they taste great, then you will
keep eating them. That's why taste matters.
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quote above mirrors my experience. I have a modest income but most of
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every Friday I visit the fruit market. We make a day of it. I take my mother and daughter, and Peter usually comes along for the ride. We travel a few suburbs to find the fruit market of choice - the <i>Leisure Coast Fruit Market and Deli</i> at Fairy Meadow.</span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fruit and vegetables are the basis of good health. I love to eat and try new recipes. I like to buy good quality produce because it tastes better. I like to make all my meals from scratch so I know what is in them without the artificial colourings, flavourings, extra sugar and additives to give something a longer shelf life.</span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have read various opinions about eating organic produce. At this stage I have avoided the extra cost as I am on a limited budget, and they are not available at my fruitmarket.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But this may change.</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I lost 6 kilograms before Christmas. I managed to put it all back on again over Christmas when I stopped sticking to my<a href="https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/dr-gundry-plant-paradox-diet"> Plant Paradox </a>regime. I am back on my eating plan and gradually losing weight again.</span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This style of eating is based on promoting healthy gut bacteria and reducing inflammation. I saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Clarkson">Kelly Clarkson </a>on TV explaining that she had lost a lot of weight following the <a href="https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/dr-gundry-plant-paradox-diet">Plant Paradox</a> program so I decided to give it a try. Unlike other diets I have been on, there is no calorie counting which is great, although there are quite a few restrictions. But it is all healthy eating.</span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This cabin was made with 77 panels. <a href="https://www.designboom.com/architecture/hammerfest-hiking-cabins-spinn-arkitekter-format-engineers-arctic-circle-01-18-2019/?utm_source=designboom+daily+-+best+of+the+week&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=this+timber+hiking">Click here to read more. </a></span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This king once ruled the green, lush forests of Antarctica. <a href="https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/antarctic-king-reptile-lizard?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0ec85dd057-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_MON0204_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbff2e256-0ec85dd057-41847757">Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span></span> </h2>
Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-78589080939323787382019-07-16T18:21:00.001-07:002019-07-16T18:39:52.361-07:00THE IVY LEE METHOD <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I read this quote I thought, "That's me!" I am not good at finishing things - household chores, crafts - <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all sorts of things.I start things and do part of them really well and then get sick of things or forget about them. I am super organized in some areas such as my recipe collections and laundering clothes. Then I am completely disorganized in other areas such as actually getting the clean laundry into cupboards - and there is only me in the house!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have mentioned before that I am looking for the optimal </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>system for getting things done and finished. I just don't get the things done each day that I plan. I have tried various systems including the <a href="https://bulletjournal.com/pages/learn">Bullet Journal System</a> which many people swear by, but just made me very anxious.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my recent reading and search for helpful tips on being productive, I came across Ivy Lee. </span></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He was a highly respected productivity expert and pioneer in the field of public relations at the beginning of the twentieth century.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He had a notable system for getting things done, which he shared with various industries. It was a simple daily routine for achieving peak productivity.</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the end of each work day, write down the six most important
things you need to accomplish tomorrow. Do not write down more than six
tasks. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prioritize those six items in order of their true importance.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you arrive tomorrow, concentrate only on the first task. Work
until the first task is finished before moving on to the second task.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Approach the rest of your list in the same fashion. At the end of
the day, move any unfinished items to a new list of six tasks for the
following day.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Repeat this process every working day.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In a nutshell this system appears to work because it is simple; it imposes limits on what has to be done; you know where you are going to start for the day; and it requires single tasking rather than multi-tasking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have given it a try and found it quite successful. The secret is to still break tasks down into small pieces and don't make each of the 6 things to be done too broad.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bonsai trees</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This past week has been very quiet. I did some gardening.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am making a collection of bonsai trees. I take them from the garden when they are very small.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So far I have 2 native Bleeding Heart trees ( </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="left: 122.8px; top: 308.036px; transform: scaleX(1.09503);">Homalanthus populifolius) and one I think is some type of acacia.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="left: 122.8px; top: 308.036px; transform: scaleX(1.09503);"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Saturday Peter and I went for a walk by<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Illawarra"> Lake Illawarra</a>. I can never go past a dandelion ready to blow.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fear of the Inexplicable<br />by Ranier Maria Rilke</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But fear of the inexplicable has not alone impoverished<br />the existence of the individual; the relationship between<br />one human being and another has also been cramped by it,<br />as though it had been lifted out of the riverbed of<br />endless possibilities and set down in a fallow spot on the<br />bank, to which nothing happens. For it is not inertia alone<br />that is responsible for human relationships repeating<br />themselves from case to case, indescribably monotonous and<br />unrenewed: it is shyness before any sort of new, unforeseeable<br />experience with which one does not think oneself able to cope.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But only someone who is ready for everything, who excludes<br />nothing, not even the most enigmatical, will live the relation<br />to another as something alive and will himself draw exhaustively<br />from his own existence. For if we think of this existence of<br />the individual as a larger or smaller room, it appears evident<br />that most people learn to know only a corner of their room, a<br />place by the window, a strip of floor on which they walk up and<br />down. Thus they have a certain security. And yet that dangerous<br />insecurity is so much more human which drives the prisoners in<br />Poeโs stories to feel out the shapes of their horrible dungeons<br />and not be strangers to the unspeakable terror of their abode.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We, however, are not prisoners. No traps or snares are set about<br />us, and there is nothing which should intimidate or worry us.<br />We are set down in life as in the element to which we best<br />correspond, and over and above this we have through thousands of<br />years of accommodation become so like this life, that when we<br />hold still we are, through a happy mimicry, scarcely to be<br />distinguished from all that surrounds us. We have no reason to<br />mistrust our world, for it is not against us. Has it terrors,<br />they are our terrors; has it abysses, those abysses belong to us;<br />are dangers at hand, we must try to love them. And if only we<br />arrange our life according to that principle which counsels us<br />that we must always hold to the difficult, then that which now<br />still seems to us the most alien will become what we most trust<br />and find most faithful. How should we be able to forget those<br />ancient myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into<br />princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps<br />everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless<br />that wants help from us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1. <span style="font-size: large;">Bubble domes in the Irish woods</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scattered throughout a woodland resort in Northern Ireland, these bubble domes provide an unforgettable glamping experience.<a href="http://www.dwell.com/home/enchanting-bubble-domes-in-the-irish-woods-90d1691f"> Click here to read more.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dementia seems to be affected by lifestyle.<a href="http://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/lifestyle-can-wind-back-dementia-risk-study-suggests?utm_source=Cosmos+-+Master+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=1f2bccba33-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3f5c04479a-1f2bccba33-180410601"> Click here to read more.</a></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3.<span style="font-size: large;"> Why the forest gives you awe</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There
are events in our personal lives and our collective history that seem
categorically irredeemable, moments in which the grounds for
gratefulness and hope have sunk so far below the sea level of sorrow
that we have ceased to believe they exist. But we have within us the
consecrating capacity to rise above those moments and behold the bigger
picture in all of its complexity, complementarity, and temporal sweep,
and to find in what we see not illusory consolation but the truest
comfort there is: that of perspective.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Perspective. How important is perspective! Some days events overtake us and can seem so crushing as to be insurmountable. Something small can just be the last straw to break the camel's back, but when put into the perspective of life and what is important that small thing can melt back into insignificance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What about you? Do you have things that cause recurring anxiety? Worries about finances, health and relationships are common.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of my major worries is my house and its continuing state of chaos. There is clutter and disrepair and at times my concerns can fall into hopelessness. I never seem to have the time. I never seem to have the money. I am limited by my bad back and constant pain. I am harangued by my obsessive tendencies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then I spend a few days with Peter. I stand back and put things into perspective. And I look at the big picture and </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I make some realistic plans. </span></span>I am so lucky to have a house in a nice area. I am so lucky it is paid for. It nestles against the mountains and the bush and I never tire of its setting. I love the wildlife around it, and my house sits in the trees. For all its faults it is beautiful.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Major depression is the curse of my family. My children and I suffer from it. Treatment resistant depression has shaped my daughters' lives. It has prevented them from living normal lives. It would be easy to view it all as a tragedy, but when we look at the big picture and how much worse things could be we can put it into perspective. We are so lucky to have the treatments that have become available in the last 30 years. My talented daughters are settled with wonderful partners. They will never be rich or own their own homes, but they live lives that are fulfilling as much as possible and that is what matters.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The important thing is to face anxieties head on. Take a step back, put them into perspective and then make a plan to deal with them.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-size: large;">The world's most beautiful bookshop in Argentina</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">National Geographic stated that the world's most beautiful bookshop is in Argentina. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/01/12/684636807/inside-the-world-s-most-beautiful-bookstore-in-argentina">Click here to read more.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">Baby can't stop laughing after first hearing</span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At 11 months this baby hears clearly for the first time and can't stop laughing.<a href="https://www.mnn.com/family/babies-pregnancy/videos/baby-cant-stop-laughing-after-finally-hearing-clearly-first-time?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=427ff5eb44-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_MON0114_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbff2e256-427ff5eb44-41847757"> Click here to view the video.</a></span></span><br />
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<br />Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-81338204850295742092019-05-25T19:10:00.000-07:002019-05-25T19:12:15.350-07:00ALFRED COMES TO STAY<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">โWe make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.โ </span></span></b></span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 17px;"> Winston Churchill</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love quotes and save them for my blog as I come across them. I like to think about them and write a little bit on each one. I was a bit stumped with this one as it just seemed self evident.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But then I thought about how it applied to me and how important it is to remember that what we have or earn is not as important as what we put into life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes I get a bit angry about my financial position, caused by divorce and redundancy. I am indeed lucky to have a pension. I have tried a range of ways to supplement my income but for various reasons nothing has been terribly successful - yet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile, when I am sad about things I need to focus on what I can do for other people. I do some volunteer work once a week at Manna House, a place for people to come in off the street and have a free meal. There are often days when I am not at my best do not feel like going, but I must admit, when I do go my mood usually lifts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But giving in life doesn't have to be through formal processes. It can be in our day to day relationships. So often we forget to be giving towards those who are closest to us.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This week Alfred, my daughter's rabbit spent a couple of nights with me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having Alfred at my place is quite difficult as I have a full blown fur phobia. I have had it for about 50 years. It means I cannot cope with being near anything which is soft and furry such as rabbits or cats. Dogs are fine. They have hair rather than the soft fur of cats and rabbits.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I talk to Alfred and feed him. (He has quite a food regimen of greens, pellets and hay.) But I don't pat him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love terraria and set up a small one with some succulents my daughter gave me.</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-size: large;">One word: plastics</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">An island crusader in the Philippines takes on the big brands behind plastic waste.<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/01/15/683734379/an-island-crusader-takes-on-the-big-brands-behind-plastic-waste?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190115&utm_campaign=nprnews&utm_term=nprnews"> Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span> </span>Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-75014753247890783822019-05-18T20:37:00.000-07:002019-05-18T20:40:44.535-07:00PERFECTION IS THE ENEMY OF GREATNESS <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am looking for the perfect system, or probably more correctly, perfect systems, to help me run my life. I am constantly working at it and failing. Other people seem to have streamlined lives and tidy houses.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am a perfectionist. Most people who know me would question this or maybe even laugh. My home is often untidy and I just can't seem to keep up with everything even though I am not working.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The reason for this is that I tend to perfect some areas of my life and don't have time to work on the rest. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like order. But I never manage to get everything ordered. My cooking and recipes are ordered. I always know what I'm cooking for dinner everyday - usually at least week ahead. I always shop for groceries with a list. I use a list of old and new recites.That system I have works quite well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mayo Oishin in her article, <a href="https://mayooshin.com/imperfection-achieve-your-goals-faster/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Why+Embracing+Imperfection+Will+Help+You+Achieve+Your+Goals+Faster"><i>Why Embracing Imperfection Will Help You Achieve Your Goals Faster.</i></a></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">said,</span></span><b><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'Itโs easy to get carrie</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d away with the never-ending search for the perfect plan to achieve our goals.'</span></span></i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And Leo Tolstoy said, <span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b>' If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.'<span style="color: black;"> </span></b></i><span style="color: black;">And I must admit there are times that I despair at the chaos and incompleteness of my house and the uncertainty in my life, and feel that I am never going to get things sorted properly. Then I have to pull myself together and think about what is most important in life and all the good things I have even if it isn't all perfect. I have to tell myself not to give up and keep working on achieving a system that works.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: black;">A couple of years ago, before it became so popular, my brother gave me a copy of Marie Kondo's book, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-marie-kondo/prod9780091955106.html"><i>The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying. </i></a>At the time I had a lot of trouble with the 'discarding' part of the process. I can always see something that can be made from something else and have difficulty throwing things away. But I am going to give it another go. She states that if you try to do little bits at a time, you never get to the end. So I am going to plan a day to work on my bedroom first and then other rooms.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: black;">So my latest plan is to relegate a day a week to organising a room, plus do something creative every day. I have 8 rooms I need to work on. Maybe after a couple of months I can get organised. What I tend to do is move clutter from one room to another. I get small spaces cleaned and decorated perfectly but never everything.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I visited someone in hospital who I met through Manna House. (Manna House provides a weekly free dinner for people</span><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">who may be short of money or just want some company. I volunteer there once a week.) She has an intellectual disability and is having some trouble with a knee replacement</span><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came across this poem, <i>God's Song </i>by Romella Kitchens. I thought it was quite beautiful. </span></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God's Harmonic </span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Melodic. </span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Song of life sung by God.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Work the rows.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Golden silk of sun light.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God comes...</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He laughs and sings with the angels as they all pass through.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He walks in the field of souls.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">His harvest is our contentment.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The complete winning over of our beings.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hear His rolling, sweet voice on the softest air? </span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How powerful yet gentle are the steps of His merciful feet.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Holy.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Holy.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All is radiant.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All is the figs of abundant profession.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The sprays of joyous green leafs and the cessation</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of hunger profound.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are fed by His tender gleaning.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Race through the fields of mankind and pick</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">perfect fruit of the spirit.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Song of Praise.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Song of the fulfillment of days.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Golden is the warmth of knowing God...</span></span></span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ikea and Hp have joined a coalition of companies called New Wave Plastics. They aim to include plastic from the ocean into their supply chain.<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/90254047/how-ikea-and-hp-want-to-help-keep-plastic-out-of-the-ocean-make-stuff-from-it?utm_source=postup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fast%20Company%20Daily&position=4&partner=newsletter&campaign_date=10222018"> Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-33704881505141347112019-05-10T23:44:00.000-07:002019-05-10T23:58:19.897-07:00I THINK THEREFORE I AM<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered,
but that when I didn't believe them, I didn't suffer, and that this is
true for every human being. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that
suffering is optional. I found a joy within me that has never
disappeared, not for a single moment. That joy is in everyone, always</span>. </b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Byron Katie
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few months ago I had some important medical tests and had to wait 10
days for the results. I really had to battle with my thoughts. There was absolutely no point becoming anxious. That wasn't going to change anything and it certainly wasn't going to make me feel better. In the end the tests were all clear.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am a catasrophiser. As soon as someone is a bit late my head concocts some terrible reason as to why. It is the curse of a vivid imagination. I am sure my father's very sudden death when I was a child also contributed to this. I am all too aware of what <i><b>can</b></i> happen even though the chances of it may be small.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I have to fight my thoughts. I'm not sure that freedom 'is as simple as 'choosing not to believe your thoughts'. I wish it was that easy to sweep away fear and doubt. I find the best thing is to work a day at a time and I just choose to not think about something for that day. I just try to push the negative thoughts aside and think of other things. One psychologist told me that I tend to push things aside and deny them rather than deal with them and this was not good. Another psychologist told me that there was a lot to be said for denial when things are very painful.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to Karl Ove Knausgaard, <span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b>"Meaning is not a property of the world, but something we attach to the world." </b></i><span style="color: black;">In other words it's not what happens to us that matters but the way we react to it.</span></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buddha on the other hand concluded that suffering is unavoidable. It is a necessary part of life and cannot be eradicated. Someday we will all lose loved ones. Someday we will all fail.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are a lot of times when we can choose how we view an event in our lives, and take a negative or positive view, but there are times when, faced with the enormity of an event we are plunged into sadness, such as the death of a loved one. So suffering is optional to a degree. We can choose the way we want to think about everyday occurrences - we can be a 'glass half full' person or a 'glass half empty' person.But sometimes life changing events can be so traumatic or overwhelming that our automatic responses take over and we succumb to fear or grief.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buddha said, <span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b>"The mind is everything. What we think we become."</b></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: black;">And</span><span style="color: black;"> in the Bible Philippians 4:8 tells us</span><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b> <b>"whatever</b> is true, <b>whatever</b> is noble, <b>whatever</b> is ... is
admirableโif anything is excellent or praiseworthyโ<b>think</b> about such <b>things</b>."</b></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Deacartes said, <i><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>"I think therefore I am." </b></span></i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: black;">How we think and how we choose to think are at the foundation of our being.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Underpinning all my struggles is my Christian faith and belief that everything is going to work out for the best in the end. My non-Christian friends think this is a cop out, but in a world of uncertainty it certainly works for me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was brought up living right by the beach and loved it. I still love walking on it no matter what the weather. Peter and I took a walk on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towradgi,_New_South_Wales">Towradgi Beach.</a></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towradgi looking towards Wollongong Harbour</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the garden</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My herb garden is growing well. The oregano and thyme seem to thrive against the brick wall.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some small toadstools popped up in the coriander. I can never resist photographing toadstools.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came across this site of designer <a href="https://lisalubyryan.com/">Lisa Luby Ryan</a> and just fell in love with her decorating. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her style of decorating just resonated with me. I am in the process of very slowly repainting my house from a light misty blue to the off white in the photo above. I am trying to redecorate on a nil budget, but feel this is a style that is possible to copy with some paint and imagination.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interesting sites</span></span></b></i></u></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-size: large;">Mirrored house blends into forest</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This house with its mirrored facade blends into the Mexican forest.<a href="https://www.dwell.com/article/a-mirrored-mexican-home-hides-among-a-lush-forest-2c9d86c7"> Click here to read more.</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">The rise of sponges in coral reefs.</span></span></span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-sponges-in-anthropocene-reef-ecosystems-105493?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2029%202018%20-%201147310350&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2029%202018%20-%201147310350+CID_9f02b2f510edb4cf0c254348f7ace6da&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=The%20rise%20of%20sponges%20in%20Anthropocene%20reef%20ecosystems">Photo source</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sponges in reef systems are far more likely to survive climate change than isolated sponges. <a href="http://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-sponges-in-anthropocene-reef-ecosystems-105493?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2029%202018%20-%201147310350&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2029%202018%20-%201147310350+CID_9f02b2f510edb4cf0c254348f7ace6da&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=The%20rise%20of%20sponges%20in%20Anthropocene%20reef%20ecosystems">Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. <span style="font-size: large;">How biophilia can improve your life.</span></span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">What is biophilia?<a href="http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/how-biophilia-can-improve-your-life?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=de0ce13e47-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_MON1029_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbff2e256-de0ce13e47-41847757"> Click hear to read more.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If your life has taken a turn, <i class="markup--em markup--p-em">remember to lean in</i>. You never know what new opportunities might be waiting around the corner.</span></b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am waiting for something to turn up. I am hoping a new opportunity may be waiting for me around the corner. </span></span><br />
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was unexpectedly made redundant from my job 6 years ago at the age of
58 and I am waiting for something to turn up to take its place. I could
have done some casual teaching at a local Catholic College, but just
couldn't face it. In the past I have done enough casual teaching to last a lifetime. After many years I still have nightmares about it. And I have been out of mainstream teaching for too long to
do any work in the state education system.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had been working at a small 'last resort' school for year 10 students - students whose life circumstances meant they were unable to go to mainstream school. These were mostly kids who had been excluded from schools because of their inappropriate behaviour.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I loved my work but I must admit that after 15 years I was becoming a little tired. Anyway, despite the fact that I had thrown my life into my work it was taken out of my hands and I had to finish. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since then I have tried a number of things. I have tried restoring old furniture; selling cosmetics; marketing on the internet which lost me money; and tutoring. For various reasons nothing really worked. Either a venture was just unsuccessful or caused me too much stress.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Way back in the 3rd century BC Epicurius said, <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--quote markup--pullquote-quote is-other" data-creator-ids="anon" name="anon_9c0878073605">Do
not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that
what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.โ</span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--quote markup--pullquote-quote is-other" data-creator-ids="anon" name="anon_9c0878073605">Should I just give up? Should I just accept things. But there are are still things I want to do. I want to travel. I want to fix my house. My car has seen better days. I'm not quite ready to settle for things </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="markup--quote markup--pullquote-quote is-other" data-creator-ids="anon" name="anon_9c0878073605">My next plan is to try a more professional blog based on budget <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-plant-paradox-steven-r-gundry/prod9780062427137.html">Plant Paradox</a> compliant recipes for Australians.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the words of Tony Robbins:</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">โIf
you want lasting change, you have to give up this idea of just trying
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just โdabbling,โ but fully immersing yourself. Because your life is not
controlled by what you do some of the time, but by what you do
consistently.โ</span></span></i>And according to W.B. Murray, <span style="color: #351c75;"><i> โUntil one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.โ</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So number one is commitment.</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I need to commit. And I need to believe. Author David Schwartz says,<span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">โ<i class="markup--em markup--p-em">Belief, strong belief, triggers the mind to figure out ways and means how to</i>.โ <span style="color: black;">On the other hand he says,<span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> โ<i class="markup--em markup--p-em">Disbelief is negative power. When the mind disbelieves or doubts, the mind attracts reasons to support the disbelief</i>.โ</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I need to set out on my new venture with commitment and the belief I can do it and 'lean in' to what comes across my path. So keep posted for my new blog.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile we have been away for a few days to<a href="https://merrybeachcaravanpark.com.au/"> Merry Beach</a> on the New South Wales south coast. We went at a moment's notice when we realised we had a week without appointments or commitments. Peter's daughter and her husband and three little girls were there so we enjoyed our time with them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We went to see the movie <b><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dumbo </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and had a game of mini golf. We also spent time at the beach.</span> </span></span><br />
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Something there is that doesn't love a wall,</div>
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That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,</div>
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And spills the upper boulders in the sun;</div>
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And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.</div>
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The work of hunters is another thing:</div>
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I have come after them and made repair</div>
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Where they have left not one stone on a stone,</div>
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But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,</div>
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To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,</div>
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No one has seen them made or heard them made,</div>
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But at spring mending-time we find them there.</div>
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I let my neighbour know beyond the hill;</div>
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And on a day we meet to walk the line</div>
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And set the wall between us once again.</div>
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We keep the wall between us as we go.</div>
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To each the boulders that have fallen to each.</div>
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And some are loaves and some so nearly balls</div>
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We have to use a spell to make them balance:</div>
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"Stay where you are until our backs are turned!"</div>
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We wear our fingers rough with handling them.</div>
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Oh, just another kind of out-door game,</div>
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One on a side. It comes to little more:</div>
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There where it is we do not need the wall:</div>
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He is all pine and I am apple orchard.</div>
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My apple trees will never get across</div>
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And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.</div>
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He only says, "Good fences make good neighbours."</div>
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Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder</div>
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If I could put a notion in his head:</div>
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<i>"Why</i> do they make good neighbours? Isn't it</div>
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Where there are cows? But here there are no cows.</div>
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Before I built a wall I'd ask to know</div>
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What I was walling in or walling out,</div>
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And to whom I was like to give offence.</div>
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Something there is that doesn't love a wall,</div>
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That wants it down." I could say "Elves" to him,</div>
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But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather</div>
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He said it for himself. I see him there</div>
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Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top</div>
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In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.</div>
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He moves in darkness as it seems to me,</div>
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Not of woods only and the shade of trees.</div>
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He will not go behind his father's saying,</div>
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He says again, "Good fences make good neighbours."</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a lovely day on Easter Sunday and we spent the day at Wollongong Botanic gardens with Peter's family - all 5 children and their partners, and 7</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">grandchildren. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am so lucky to be able to share these times with this beautiful family. (Please note that for the sake of privacy photos are chosen so the faces of people are either too small to see or not visible.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The loveliest aspect of this is that as the children grow older they are keen to share their found eggs with the adults.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Black kitchens are in vogue. My kitchen is a 1980 disaster area and I have zero dollars for rennovation. But I think a coat of matt black paint could make a difference. <a href="https://www.dwell.com/article/black-kitchen-modern-design-ideas-c1beb7bf">Click here to see more.</a></span></span></span><br /> </span></span></span><br />
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Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-12728542669847746822019-04-19T06:30:00.000-07:002019-04-19T06:35:49.333-07:00APRIL <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">April hath put a spirit of youth in everything</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today is Good Friday and this morning Peter and I went to church.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Among scholars the historicity of Jesus is not questioned but they differ about the historical accuracy of details mentioned in the gospels. The two historical events that are generally accepted are the baptism of Jesus and the crucifixion.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 'Christ Myth Theory' which suggests that Jesus never actually existed in history has largely been refuted by scholars.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From a mere historical point of view it is interesting that the
crucifixion of Jesus has been noted for the last 2,000 years. It is
estimated that the Romans crucified 30,000 in Palestine alone. So what
makes the death of Jesus different?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love this poem by Australian poet Bruce Dawe. It is written from the perspective of one of the Roman soldiers at the crucifixion. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>And a Good Friday Was Had by All</b></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Bruce Dawe</b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You men there, keep those women back</span></span></b></i></span>
and God Almighty he laid down<br />
on the crossed timber and old Silenus<br />
my offsider looked at me as if to say<br />
nice work for soldiers, your mindโs not your own<br />
once you sign that dotted line Ave Caesar</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and all that malarkey Imperator Rex<br />
well this Nazarene<br />
didnโt make it any easier<br />
really-not like the ones<br />
who kick up a fuss so you can<br />
do your block and take it out on them<br />
Silenus<br />
held the spikes steady and I let fly<br />
with the sledge-hammer, not looking<br />
on the downswing trying hard not to hear<br />
over the womenโs wailing the bones give way<br />
the iron shocking the dumb wood.
Orders is orders, I said after it was over</span></span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> nothing personal you understand -we had a<br />
drill-sergeant once thought he was God but he wasnโt<br />
a patch on you</span></span></b></i></span>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">then we hauled on the ropes<br />
and he rose in the hot air<br />
like a diver just leaving the springboard, arms spread<br />
so it seemed<br />
over the whole damned creation<br />
over the big men who must have had it in for him<br />
and the curious ones whoโll watch anything if itโs free<br />
with only the usual women caring anywhere<br />
and a blind man in tears.</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love April The weather is getting cooler. And this year there are toadstools everywhere. I am a 'fungus-phile'. I love toadstools and the fungus of the forest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was a large toadstool in Peter's front yard.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have an election coming up here in Australia and one of the relevant topics being discussed by both sides is the introduction of the electric car. There is much exaggeration and fear mongering surrounding the topic. <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-electric-cars-can-help-save-the-grid-73914">Here is an explanatory article to read if you are interested.</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">Dog's pooh in accordance with earth's magnetic field</span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dogs join cattle, deer, foxes and wolves as yet another mammal to have 'magnetoreception'<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/jan/08/dogs-defecate-earths-magnetic-field-research-finds">.Click here to read more.</a></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cora Ball removes toxic microfibres in washing</b></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://inhabitat.com/cora-ball-emulates-natural-filtering-of-coral-to-remove-toxic-microfibers-from-your-washing-machine/">Photo source</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>Recently connected to the term microfiber is the knowledge that these minuscule particles wash off our clothing and into our waterways with each load of washing. This has resulted in innumerable microplastics in the ocean. The Cora Ball can remove these microfibres in the washing machine. <a href="https://inhabitat.com/cora-ball-emulates-natural-filtering-of-coral-to-remove-toxic-microfibers-from-your-washing-machine/">Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span>Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-60676503841734827622019-01-27T18:10:00.002-08:002019-01-27T18:14:23.332-08:00SOME THOUGHTS ON HAPPINESS <br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">โHappiness is not achieved by the
conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other
activities.โ</span></span></b></i></span><b> </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Aldous Huxley</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chance photo taken in my garden</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love quotes. They can be gems. Wisdom in a nutshell. They make me think, and as I come across quotes that are relevant or interesting I save them for my blog. I have read that people who read blogs don't want to have to think, but I am sure this can't be true.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the New Year starts it seems timely to think about happiness. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I try to find happiness in the small things. A cup of coffee or spotting a toadstool can spark happiness. Snuggling under a warm quilt or watching the waves. Financial necessity makes my life 'small', but it is still happy because I consciously set out to enjoy and be grateful for the small things.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Daniel Kaheneman, a cognitive psychologist, winner of the 2002 Nobel prize for Economics, argues that we are more concerned with satisfaction than happiness which is only fleeting. He contends that happiness and satisfaction are 2 different things.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He spent years studying happiness, yet now he
considers satisfaction and life satisfaction of greater importance to
people. In his podcast <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-tyler/id983795625?mt=2">Conversations with Tyler (19/12/2018) </a>he states that people want to maximise their satisfaction rather than their happiness. For example in his research Kaheneman found that spending time with friends scored highly for making people happy. Yet these same people did not make socialising a priority, rather they undertook activities which may not bring immediate happiness but would bring satisfaction in the long term, such as working on a career.</span></span><br />
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Professor of Behavioural Sciences at London School of Economics is an
expert on the measurement of happiness. He states that, 'Happiness is
situated in what we do and who we spend time with. It does not reside in
some story we think should make us happy.' In his book <i>Happiness By Design (2014) </i>he writes that 'the stories about how we ought to live our lives' can hurt us as much as they may help. So we shouldn't compare ourselves to others. We must find happiness within our own limits and in our own way.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In his article,<a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181218-whats-the-quickest-way-to-happiness-do-nothing?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits"> 'Why the Quickest Route to Happiness May be to Do Nothing',</a> David Robson wrote, ' Happiness really is like a timid animal. And once you stop chasing it, you might just find that it naturally appears of its own accord.' </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Peter and I like to walk along Lake Illawarra and spotted these dragon boats on Tuesday morning.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dragon boats in the distance</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the garden</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I found this clump toadstools on my neighbour's footpath. I love toadstools so had to include this photo. Toadstools make me happy.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toadstools on my neighbour's footpath</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came across <a href="http://www.healthydiet24.com/2016/12/12/plant-house-will-never-see-mice-spiders-insects/">an article</a> on the internet about mint and using it to keep insects, spiders and mice away. So I did some more research and it seems that this does in fact seem to be the case. One of the things I am not short of is mint. I have a whole garden of it.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mint garden</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some of the leaves are gigantic.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gigantic mint leaves in my garden</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I have started putting vases of mint around my house to keep the critters away. </span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jar of mint in kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mint on my coffee table</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My hope is that the mint will grow in the water and I won't have to replace it. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The only problem is that something is eating my mint and I can't seem to see what it is.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't have any rodents in my house at the moment but I do have the occasional cockroach. So I am hoping they will all disappear. I will let you know how it goes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Axis Mundi</span></b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below is a poem I love. It represents why I write my blog. It's all about the small things. The things that don't cost much. The things we need to stop and appreciate. Beautiful things, that can just slip by if we don't take the time to notice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This poem sits well with the quote above at the beginning of this post. "Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities," but we have to take the time to 'see' that happiness. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read and enjoy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">AXIS MUNDI</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">The point at which heaven and earth meet.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">There are other definitions. But think about this one. </span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">Better yet, think of it this way:</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">"A" point at which heaven and earth meet.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">There is a point at the base of a baby's neck where heaven meets</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">earth.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">And, certainly,</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">when fall moves into winter,</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">in the late afternoon light filtering through not-quite-bare</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">branches,</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">there is a certain shimmering essence that nearly breaks the </span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">heart.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">Consider the point at which,</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">lying on your back,</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">you look up into a blue sky and, in a moment of grace, imagine a</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">worthwhile tomorrow.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">Or when an unexpected wind sweeps around a corner and brings</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">with it a hint of some distant unknown sea</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">Maroon and gray and gold strata on a rocky headland</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">above a green-gray sea.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">Tea in a special cup.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">Points at which heaven and earth meet.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">A string of points, connected, make a line.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">A line can be followed, to a destination,</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">can draw us in.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: large;">Axis mundi.</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">About 25 years ago I read a book by Martin Seligman titled 'Learned Optimism' in an attempt to become more optimistic. At that stage I was not aware that I suffered from depression to the extent I did. This article by Martin Seligman discusses the reasons he thinks half of us are wired for pessimism</span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">. <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-be-more-optimistic?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits">Click here to read more.</a></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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is founded upon attention to the small things rather than the large
things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things
that are remote and uncommon.</span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Booker T. Washington</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My word for this year is 'success'. I read somewhere that rather than make New Year resolutions it is good to give yourself a word for the year. So my word is 'success' - I'm not sure in exactly what yet. There are a few things I want to achieve this year.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would like to get my house under control. I am the only one who lives here, but I collect far too many craft materials and don't have enough time to use them or enough storage to keep hidden away. As a result I tend to move stuff from room to room in an attempt to tidy up. I am not quite sure how I am going to do this, but plan to start on my back room.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think I need to make small changes and be consistent with them.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am keen for Peter and I to find a hobby we can do at home and keep us busy together. We do far to much sitting around, working on the computer and watching TV. We are not bored but I feel that healthwise we need to be more active. I think I might start with some water colour painting and see if I can persuade Peter to do some too.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would like to increase my fitness. I have customised exercises I should be doing for my knees and my back and I intend to get back to doing them on a more regular basis, as well as get back to walking each day. We seemed to stop doing a lot of good things over Christmas and the New Year. We also ate too much and I went right off my<a href="https://piggywhistles.blogspot.com/2018/12/food.html"> Plant Paradox diet. </a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I plan to start a more professional blog. I haven't quite figured out the niche yet - probably Plant Paradox recipes and I need to sort out a few financial aspects so I can afford to set it up.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I plan to start writing a children's book. I have had a few ideas for this for a few years.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't think these are really resolutions - they are more just general statements of what I would like to do. But now I have written them down and shared them I have made myself accountable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b class="css-8qgvsz euv7paa0">Specific:</b> Set concrete, clearly defined goals with specific points of success.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b class="css-8qgvsz euv7paa0">Measurable</b>: Whatever the goal is, find ways to measure progress.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b class="css-8qgvsz euv7paa0">Achievable</b>: Aim high, but within reason. Your goal should be a stretch, but something you could actually achieve.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b class="css-8qgvsz euv7paa0">Relevant</b>: Find a goal that matters enough to you that youโll be motivated to stick with it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b class="css-8qgvsz euv7paa0">Time-bound</b>: Set a reasonable timeline for your goal, and focus on the small wins along the way.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think I need to break my goals down into more measurable bites. This links back to our quote at the beginning - attend to the small things. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I intend to give the 3x3 method proposed by Michael Hyatt in his podcast <a href="https://michaelhyatt.com/leadtowin/?inf_contact_key=9df085ff75c54ca0f7e717c0d0fd2359bf489ef276b32f4aa726b18e98987567">Lead to Win. </a>a try. This is where you set up 3 goals for the year; 3 goals for the quarter; 3 goals for the week and 3 goals for the day. He has a great looking journal that goes with the method but with the exchange rate with the US dollar it becomes very expensive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why do we make resolutions with the New Year? There is no real reason for it. It's a completely arbitrary time, but it seems a time we reflect on the past year and think about how we can change things as we embark on the New Year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Poetry</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love poetry and come across many poems in my reading. this is one i would like to share. It is beautiful and somehow haunting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>To The New Year</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> <span style="font-size: small;">W.S.Merwin</span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With what stillness at last</span></span></span></i></div>
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you appear in the valley</span></span></span></i></div>
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your first sunlight reaching down</span></span></span></i></div>
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to touch the tips of a few</span></span></span></i></div>
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high leaves that do not stir</span></span></span></i></div>
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as though they had not noticed</span></span></span></i></div>
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and did not know you at all</span></span></span></i></div>
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then the voice of a dove calls</span></span></span></i></div>
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from far away in itself</span></span></span></i></div>
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to the hush of the morning</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
so this is the sound of you</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
here and now whether or not</span></span></span></i></div>
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anyone hears it this is</span></span></span></i></div>
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where we have come with our age</span></span></span></i></div>
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our knowledge such as it is</span></span></span></i></div>
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and our hopes such as they are</span></span></span></i></div>
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invisible before us</span></span></span></i></div>
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untouched and still possible</span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These are the most liked rooms for 2018 on Apartment Therapy. <a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/most-liked-house-tours-on-instagram-265618?utm_source=at_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12302018">Click here to see them.</a></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">Mermaid paintings</span></span></span></b></span><br />
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</span>Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-3879491770031502692018-12-30T18:08:00.000-08:002018-12-30T18:11:35.818-08:00LIVING IN THE PRESENT <div style="margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;">
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in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in
each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look
toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but
this.โ</span></span></b></i></span>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With the new year approaching this quote seems worth considering. While we may make time to consider the year ahead it is always worth remembering that we live in the present. This is it. This is our one life now. There is no use thinking 'one day'...Time is limited.</span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to Thoreau 'fools stand on the island of opportunities and look toward another land.' In other words we don't realise what we already have. We look 'toward another land' - towards another time in the future when more opportunities will arrive. But we need to seize the present.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This doesn't mean we don't plan for the future. In fact we plan now. We keep planning. Intelligent planning is one of the key proponents of productivity, no matter whether we are still in paid employment or not. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But it is so easy to let life pass us by. For time to just slip by.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As we reflect at the end of the year and consider what we want to accomplish in the next year, we need to look realistically at what is possible. But we need to view the coming year with a 'glass half full' philosophy - appreciate the opportunities that exist for us and seize them. You never know what is going to happen tomorrow.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I realise that I write this for my own enlightenment. I find it so easy to drift through life. In a<a href="https://piggywhistles.blogspot.com/2018/11/most-people-dont-lead-their-lives.html"> previous blog post</a> I shared about the 3 times I really had to work to make changes to my life. I am hoping this year I can make a few changes. The main thing I want to achieve that is different this year is to embark on writing a more professional blog - or maybe two.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When Thoreau writes that we must find our 'eternity in each moment' he reminds me of the words of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake">William Blake</a> who wrote four beautiful lines that I love in the beginning of his poem<i> <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43650/auguries-of-innocence">Auguries of Innocence.</a></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's all about seeing the beauty in what we have - in the small things - in the things that don't cost a lot, and making the most of every opportunity.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came across this green cicada in my garden and was really entranced. I think it had just metamorphosed from its original shell and was flapping around in my coriander seedlings. The black cicadas are most common around my place and I rarely see a green one, but Peter says the green ones were everywhere in Marrickville when he was growing up. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The common name for this cicada is Green Grocer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This restaurant is built from recycled materials. <a href="https://www.designboom.com/design/andra-matin-ijen-first-zero-waste-restaurant-bali-indonesia-12-03-2018/?utm_source=designboom+daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=built+from+recycled">Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Playing Tetris is good for anxiety</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good old Tetris has been found to help alleviate anxiety. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/study-tetris-is-a-great-distraction-for-easing-an-anxious-mind/"> Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am thinking of starting a new blog - one that is more professional and deals with general lifestyle and living well on a low income. I have been slow starting and then came across this quote above. I have printed it off and put it up near my computer. The three principles - commitment to excellence; intelligent planning; and focused effort - have become a bit of a mantra for me, especially when I feel like giving up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The run up to Christmas is well and truly upon us. How quickly the days pass now. It is only 2 weeks until the end of the year! As always the time has caught up with me and I marvel at the way the younger me coped, in fact blossomed, many years ago at Christmas time with school aged children and many Christmas committments and presents to buy (and a lot fewer aches and pains!)</span></span><br />
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enjoyable by watching the 3 great-</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nephews </span></span>aged 2, 4 and 6 decorate a gingerbread house.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A Mexico city architect has built a tree house out of glass instead of wood. <a href="https://www.designboom.com/architecture/gerardo-broissin-glass-treehouse-mexico-city-10-23-2018/">Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">England once forced everyone to be buried in wool</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As of March 25, 1677,
everyone in England had to be buried in woollen (rather than linen)
shroudsโon pain of a hefty ยฃ5 fine taken from the deceasedโs estate or
his or her associates. <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/england-wool-burial-shrouds">Click here to read more.</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">3. <span style="font-size: large;">These spiders decorate their webs</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some spiders seem to decorate their webs and scientists don't know why.<a href="https://www.treehugger.com/animals/these-spiders-mysteriously-decorate-their-webs-photos.html"> Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span>Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-1801193907080211952018-12-10T19:56:00.001-08:002018-12-10T20:08:13.592-08:00THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GARBAGE<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">โThere is no such thing as garbage, just useful stuff in the wrong place."</span></span></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This statement resonates with me. I can always see something that can be made out of something else even if it is rubbish. I actually have to fight the urge to keep things such as branches I cut off trees. I love to look through the piles of 'rubbish' people put out on their footpaths for council pick up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The problem is that I collect art and craft books, and supplies, but never seem to get around to doing much. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In fact this hope of creating things has led to a lot of the clutter in my house - a lot of clutter. I am always planning to sort it out but seldom seem to have the time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I came home the other day and found this stump where quite a large tree had been growing on my front footpath.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marks on the road showed that the tree had fallen diagonally right across the road. It must have blocked the road completely. I had been out all day and by the time I had arrived home it had been sawn up and removed. I must admit I was quite pleased I didn't have to deal with it. I was extremely grateful that it didn't fall the other way and smash onto the roof of my house. And thankfully because it was on the front footpath rather than on my property, it seems I won't have to pay for the tree's removal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I must admit I was a bit disappointed at the stump's quick disappearance. I did have visions of transforming it into a coffee table such as the ones below (The top two were both actually listed on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/about">Etsy</a> for </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text-largest strong override-listing-price">well over $2,250 Canadian.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or I would have liked it as a focal point in my garden. I could have used it as a planter like the ones below, which have nicely weathered.</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
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it was whisked away before I knew it or had broached the subject of
keeping it with Peter. Not that I need his permission, but I would need
his expertise - even just to move it. Peter knows me well and I imagine
he was just waiting for me to suggest I keep the stump, and was quite
relieved when it was gone.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cauliflowers have been cheap, although they are becoming a bit more expensive now as we move into summer in Australia. Peter and I enjoy casseroled cauliflower and sometimes we'll have it as a meal for lunch. It is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7484223277358036295&pli=1#editor/target=post;postID=7242143659015383688;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=25;src=postname">Plant Paradox</a> compliant (a diet I am following) as long as you use the right cheese and milk substitute.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-size: large;">Theatre is inspiration for tiny house</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">When this family decided to build a Tiny House they used they're daughter's passion for theatre as the inspiration for the design.<a href="http://inhabitat.com/a-love-of-theater-serves-as-inspiration-for-this-tiny-home/"> Click here to read more</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2.</span></span></b></i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">10 reasons why Finland's education system is best</span></span></span></b><i> </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finland's education is consistently ranked top in the world.<a href="https://bigthink.com/mike-colagrossi/no-standardized-tests-no-private-schools-no-stress-10-reasons-why-finlands-education-system-in-the-best-in-the-world"> Click here to read more</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3.<span style="font-size: large;"> Global warming will affect beer consumption</span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://w.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/15/climate-change-to-cause-dramatic-beer-shortages-extreme-weather-price">Photo source</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Global warming will mean a reduction in beer consumption because it will affect the production of barley.<a href="http://w.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/15/climate-change-to-cause-dramatic-beer-shortages-extreme-weather-price"> Click here to read more</a>.</span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
<i></i>Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-72421436590153836882018-12-02T19:09:00.000-08:002018-12-02T19:17:12.421-08:00FOOD<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For most of us food isn't just a way of getting energy. It is a form of pleasure. The consumption of food is so often a social occasion, either within or outside the family. In Australia Christmas dinner is the big meal of the year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Food has fashions. Of course in Australia avocados are very fashionable at the moment, as is coffee drinking (I am actually an almond latte drinker). Scientific research tells us what we should and shouldn't eat, and this changes over time as medical science improves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The way I eat now is very different from the way I ate as a child. I ate biscuits and cakes (which were home cooked) three times a day. I had some at recess, some at lunch time and then after school. There was always dessert at night - always home made. Meat was always the main item on the plate for dinner, accompanied by individual vegetables which had been boiled until they were soft and mushy. By the time I had my own children, cakes and sweets were much more limited and dinners more varied. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the results of post-war immigration has been the changing nature of our diets. It has widened to include Asian foods such as stir fries and European foods such as spaghetti bolognaise. Both these dishes are now 'everyday' dishes on our dinner tables. These days the sky's the limit, as the range of ingredients available increases.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have tended to follow general healthy food fashions, always choosing whole grain over white bread; cutting my red meat consumption and eventually becoming pescaterian (the only flesh I ate was fish); choosing low fat where possible; and at one stage virtually eliminating eggs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During most of this time I have battled with my weight - losing weight and putting it on. Losing weight and putting it on. Over and over again. I always maintained a reasonable weight (In fact when I look back I was quite thin) until I was 40, when I started taking anti-depressants.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the problems was that I now started eating breakfast. Before that time, since my teens, I had always been too anxious to eat breakfast in the mornings (although I didn't realise this was the problem until I stopped feeling anxious) and now this was extra calories. And the other problem is that unless you are careful it can be easy to put on weight when on some types of anti-depressants. Before I knew it my weight had increased majorly. I just didn't seem to be able to lose a significant amount. In fact as I grew older I found that the 1500 calories (6000 kilojoules) I used to lose weight on didn't work any more and that I needed to stay around 1500 calories just not to put on weight. I was tired of dieting all the time to stay overweight and just not put any more weight on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few years ago I tried the <a href="http://piggywhistles.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-primal-diet.html">Paleo or Primal diet</a>. I found this didn't work for me. I wanted to keep my diet as a<a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/pescatarian-diet"> pescetarian,</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and I probably didn't look into it enough so my diet was just too limited.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now 7 years later I am trying the <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-plant-paradox-steven-r-gundry/prod9780062427137.html">Plant Paradox</a> diet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I began with breakfast. Breakfast is now a cup of frozen blueberries; 3 tablespoons of coconut yogurt (not coconut flavoured yogurt); 2 teaspoons of hemp seeds and 2 teaspoons of flax seeds for Omega 3; 4 teaspoons of psyllium husks for fibre; and 2 teaspoons of stevia to sweeten it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Virginia Woolf wrote, <span style="color: #674ea7;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.โ </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">I have found this to be true. When you are hungry, it becomes all consuming. When I have dieted before, I just lived for my next meal and all I could think about was food. But on the Plant Paradox diet I don't find I am hungry and don't particularly miss the foods I can't eat. I have lost 5 kilos in 7 weeks and I don't count calories. Hurrah! I will write a little more about it next week.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last Wednesday we went out on Lake Illawarra in Peter's boat.</span><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The water was very calm.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my reading I came across the poem below. It brought tears to my eyes.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> My father died when I was 10 years old - eleven years before I was married. This poem made me think of him and how wonderful it must be to have a father who felt like the father in this poem. It is a beautiful poem so I thought I would share it with you.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There she sits before her mirror,<br />
Primping in excitement, her face flushed.<br />
Today is her day; she will never know<br />
How much I hurt, how scared I am<br />
Of the void she will leave behind.<br />
Will she forget me? Iโll be replaced<br />
By someone new, someone who makes her heart<br />
Dance in her chest, a drumbeat.<br />
Will he, can he protect her as Iโve done?<br />
I have no choice but to trustโฆ<br />
I seethe with an almost-rage,<br />
An unfounded, illogical jealousy, an anger<br />
For what he is taking from me.<br />
I am selfish. She is my joy, my life<br />
I would die for her.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I will. A thousand times.<br />
Then she turns to look at me.<br />
In her beautiful face I see worry.<br />
For me? She sees the unspilled tears<br />
She knows. Of course, she knows.<br />
She comes to me.<br />
And with the smallest kiss, the subtle smile<br />
All is well. She is still mine.<br />
She will always be mine<br />
In a different and wonderful way.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She is a part of me.<br />
She will move on, she will give others joy,<br />
And I am comforted knowing her goodness<br />
Will be shared by everyone she touches,<br />
And I am okay and proud, and I take her hand<br />
To give her to her love, her new life.<br />
I swell with almost unbearable pride<br />
To have created something so perfect!<br />
She was never mine to keep, this supreme being<br />
Perfect to me. Shining, golden, pricelessโฆ</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My heirloom of love.<br />
And there he goes, that handsome, kind man<br />
With his new bride, my daughter, my soul.<br />
Does he know what has been passed to him?<br />
He could not know, not yet,<br />
But time will show him; he will realize.<br />
Someday it will be his turn.<br />
He will have to pass her essence on,<br />
In his daughter, my granddaughter,</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our heirloom of love.<br />
Will he weep? With loss, with anger?<br />
Will he sit alone in his daughterโs room<br />
Filled with love and happinessโฆsadness?<br />
No, content. A deep breath will help him stand<br />
As I do now, and I walk with trembling lips<br />
And chin held high. I leave this room.<br />
I close the door.</span></span></span></i></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-size: large;">2018 Wildlife Photographs of the Year</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Beautiful photos from 2018 Wildlife Photographs of the year</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> <a href="http://digg.com/2018/wildlife-photographer-award-winners">Click here to see them.</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">Helping children with spelling</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is an interesting article suggesting that we should teach children the origin of words to help them with sprlling.</span></span> <a href="http://theconversation.com/does-your-child-struggle-with-spelling-this-might-help-104410?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2016%202018%20-%201136810236&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%2016%202018%20-%201136810236+CID_293fac3134eeda4706aa8badbc9430d4&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Does%20your%20child%20struggle%20with%20spelling%20This%20might%20help">Click here to read more.</a></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-size: large;">Japanese man who saved thousands of Jews</span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese man who saved 6,000 Jewsa dring the Holocaust through his handwriting.</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/sugihara-moral-heroism-refugees.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Click here to read more.</span></span></span></span></span></a>Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-47734624411449660112018-11-25T14:31:00.000-08:002018-11-25T14:41:18.939-08:00MOST PEOPLE DON"T LEAD THEIR LIVES<br />
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<b data-redactor-tag="strong"><i data-redactor-tag="em"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Most people donโt lead their life, they accept their life</span></span>. </i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">John Maxwell writes about business and life. As I was reading I came across the quote above and it made me stop and think. I decided that I am someone who tends to accept their life, rather than lead it, but I thought of 3 times in my life where I really had to step out of my comfort zone to change things - where I had to 'lead' my life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Of course there have been other changes such as getting married and having children, but these were all changes that came as a result of accepting things as they happened along the path of life. They weren't things that I had to work particularly hard to make happen. They just happened - one step at a time, without stepping outside my comfort zone. And I had other big changes thrust on me, such as being made redundant when I was living on my own with a single income. But these weren't changes I deliberately set out to make.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first big change I had to make in my life was when I was 18. I had been a reasonably outgoing child and was school captain at my primary school. But towards the end of year 8 things began to go down hill. For various reasons, including a genetic predisposition, I began to suffer from a major bout of depression which would become worse the next year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I knew I was becoming quiet and introverted but didn't seem to be able to do anything about it and I was mortified in year 10 when one of the comments from one of my teachers on my yearly report said that I was 'a quiet girl'. That was the last thing I wanted to be.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The second time I really had to move out of my comfort zone was when I was 40. I had been happily married for 20 years and had 2 teenage daughters. I had been an English and History teacher. I battled depression but kept it under control. But unfortunately it reared its ugly head in my daughters. It became too difficult for me to work when they were not well. I had to home-school my daughters and I was very worried. A psychiatrist my daughter was seeing said I needed to do something for myself, and my whole family would be better off. So after some thought I decided to go back to university and did a Master's Degree in psychology. It was hard work. This time I took the work a lot more seriously than my first time at University. Again I had to step outside my comfort zone, but my new studies led me into a new job. I began teaching at a small school for year 10 students with major behavioural problems. I could do this and home-school my daughter. I worked there for 16 years.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The third and hardest big change I had to make was when I was 51. After 30 years of what I thought had been a happy marriage my husband left me for somebody else. I fell into a dark abyss and knew I had to make a new life for the sake of my daughters, if not for myself. I became very involved in my church and decided to go online to look for romance. This was really going outside my comfort zone and surprised a lot of people, but I chose to view this as an adventure and had some interesting times along the way. Eventually I met Peter and we have now been together for 10 years.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am quite proud of the way I made myself a new life but I don't think I have enough energy to remake my life again. I'm just taking it as it comes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last Friday, Peter and I went to see a musical, We Will Rock You at Wollongong Entertainment Centre. It was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Elton">Ben Elton</a> and is based on the music of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)">Queen</a>. We really enjoyed it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After seeing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Clarkson">Kelly Clarkson</a> talking about her dramatic weight loss on television, and her adherence to the <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-plant-paradox-steven-r-gundry/prod9780062427137.html">Plant Paradox </a>diet, I decided to give it a go. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cave paintings in remote mountains in Borneo have been dated to at least 40,000 years ago -</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> much older than first thought.<a href="https://theconversation.com/borneo-cave-discovery-is-the-worlds-oldest-rock-art-in-southeast-asia-106252?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%208%202018%20-%201155410446&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%208%202018%20-%201155410446+CID_cd7c9bd1e3f76fbe947bdf9d47c87ec2&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Borneo%20cave%20discovery%20is%20the%20worlds%20oldest%20rock%20art%20in%20Southeast%20Asia">Click here to read more.</a></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On November first each year Finland publishes its citizens' taxes'. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/world/europe/finland-national-jealousy-day.html">Click here to read more.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came across this quote on Facebook. It was put there my my daughter's long term partner. He and I differ radically on many things especially religion. I am a Christian and he is an atheist but in the end we are looking for the same things in the world - social justice; a more people caring government; a narrowing of the gap between rich and poor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I dream of a world where everyone is honest. Where I can leave my bike at any location not locked up and find it there when I return. Where so much packaging doesn't have to be tamper proof, and bags don't have to be searched as we leave shops because people don't steal things. Where we can leave our house doors opened and not locked. Where people take responsibility for their own actions and the grave problems we have with drugs and alcohol do not exist. A world where respect for one another as individuals is paramount.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wishful thinking will not make all this happen, but we can do our part by acting with integrity and honesty. By being realistic but seeing the best in people, and assuming the best about people. By treating everyone with respect.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For quite a few years I worked with teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, many with behaviour problems. They didn't want sympathy. They wanted empathy and respect, two qualities which would go a long way to radically changing the world.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Half a century ago Eleanor Roosevelt made the statement that, <span style="color: #674ea7;">"<i>when you adopt the standards and values of someone else... you surrender your own integrity {and} become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being." </i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: black;">So it seems if you want to radically change the world you need to stick to your values no matter what, and live in hope that someday things will change.</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The past week</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We went for a walk on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towradgi,_New_South_Wales">Towradgi </a>beach and these tumbleweeds were covering the bank. They look like giant spiders massing down the hill.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Peter's second eldest son turned 39 and we had a picnic under the trees at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engadine,_New_South_Wales">Engadine</a> tennis courts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writing and posting my blog again is part of getting my life back on track after some health issues earlier in the year. I still have some doubts but am trying to make this one thing I do each week. I have been reading a book entitled <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-one-thing-gary-keller/prod9781848549258.html"><i>The One Thing </i></a>by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan which has been very helpful.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful cottage in Lithuania</span></span></span></b><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/://www.dwell.com/article/utopium-etno-hut-prefab-cabin-20573a19"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></b></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/://www.dwell.com/article/utopium-etno-hut-prefab-cabin-20573a19">Click here</a> to checkout this beautiful little cottage in the countryside of Lithuania.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">Scientists tapping algae and plant waste for energy</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scientists are exploring the huge potential of single-cell organisms such as algae and bacteria in the production of energy. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/exxonmobil/the-future-of-energy-it-may-come-from-where-you-least-expect.html?%2520tbs_nyt=2018-Oct-nytoffsite_pocket&cpv_dsm_id=190678299&sr_source=lift_pocket">Click here to read more.</a></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just 5 countries hold 70% of the world's last untouched wilderness and</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;">according to research urgent international action is needed to save them. <a href="http://ww.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/31/five-countries-hold-70-of-worlds-last-wildernesses-map-reveals">Click here to read more.</a></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></b>Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-52859616715743866482018-11-02T16:51:00.000-07:002018-11-05T17:35:34.258-08:00BACK AGAIN<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back again after quite a long break. This past year or so I dealt with some health problems and depression problems (not related) but now I am well and happy and looking forward to the run up to Christmas which is my favourite time of year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I questioned starting up my blog again. Is it just self indulgent? Is it just plain stupid? But I love to write and a few people said they missed<i> Piggywhistles</i> so I decided to give it another go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started writing my blog for a couple of reasons. The main one is to help me look at the positive things in my life. Life events have made my life different to that of my friends. But I try not to focus on these differences and appreciate the small moments in my life. Sharing these moments on my blog makes me stop and take note of the good things in life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And so to the quote above by Rosa Parks; <span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>'I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.' </i></span>This is so true for me. One of the mottoes I live by is, 'You have to have a plan.' I find if I don't have a plan, time just slips by and I don't get things done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now I am retired, days can just slip by without me doing anything much at all. I need to make a plan for the day; for the week; for the year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When my children were younger and had problems they needed help with we would always devise a plan to help solve the problem. I think this made them resilient and gave them some problem solving skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few weeks ago I made a plan to restart my blog on the 2nd of November. I finished this post but on that day I got cold feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then I came across this quote:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #674ea7;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few days ago Peter and I took a walk in the Wollongong Botanic gardens. Because it is spring, many of the flowers were out. Below are a few photos of the gardens.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These red poppies bloomed between the lines of trenches and in 'no man's lands' on the Western Front in World War One. In the 20th Century wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day became established in English speaking Western countries. These poppies are also known as Flanders poppies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">John McCrae was a poet and a doctor from Ontario, Canada. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the age of 41, McCrae enrolled with the Canadian Army following the outbreak of the First World War. He fought in the Second Battle of Ypres on the fields of Flanders in Belgium. Alex Helmer, McCrae's best friend was killed at this battle. McCrae performed the burial service himself and noticed how quickly the poppies grew on the graves of fallen soldiers. The next day he wrote the following poignant poem.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> In Flanders Fields</span></b></span></i></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Flanders fields the poppies <span style="text-decoration: underline dotted;" title="printed thus; handwritten as 'grow'">blow</span><br />
Between the crosses, row on row,<br />
That mark our place; and in the sky<br />
The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br />
Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br />
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We are the Dead. Short days ago<br />
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br />
Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br />
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Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br />
To you from failing hands we throw<br />
The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br />
If ye break faith with us who die<br />
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br />
In Flanders fields.
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This chapel in Belgium has been turned into an office and juxtaposes the old and modern in a really interesting way, <a href="https://www.dwell.com/article/this-chapel-turned-office-in-belgium-is-unbelievably-cool-e6ecfa4d?utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup&utm_campaign=We%20break%20down%20the%20$49K%20budget.&list=1">Click here to read more.</a></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-size: large;">Tiny octopus on floating trash</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This tiny octopus was found by researchers floating on a piece of plastic in the ocean.<a href="http://www.livescience.com/63927-tiny-baby-octopus-hawaii.html?utm_source=oap-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20181025-oap"> Click here to read more.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am always on the look out for thrifty recipes. Here is <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a </span>standby I have developed for left over vegetables. </span></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cream of mixed vegetable soup</span></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a recipe for creamy vegetable soup made from left over vegetables that have been frozen or of course you could use fresh if you prefer. The vegetables and proportions can be changed, depending on what you have available. This makes about 4 litres of soup. Two cans of chick peas add protein to make it a complete meal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I b<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">egan with 1.3 kg of precooked frozen vegetables <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that had been thawed out. These <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">included broccoli, carrots, potatoes, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and pumpkin.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1.3 kg of precooked vegetables</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I used a large saucepan and caramelised 4 <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spanish</span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">onions.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I added the vegetables and gave them a bit of a stir around for a few minutes.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I simmered the soup for 40 minutes until all the vegetables were quite soft.Then I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b</span>lended the soup in my food processor with soy milk <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(which makes it vegan) but you could use <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dai<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ry milk or any other su<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bstitute</span></span></span></span>. I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b</span>lended it at the rate of <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 cups</span> at a time with 1 cup of <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">soy bean milk<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. But you could vary this ratio to taste.</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Makes about 4 litres. Suitable to freeze.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">4 tablespoons olive oil.</span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 Spanish onions chopped</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Around 1.3 kg of cooked mixed vegetables</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 cups water</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 teaspoons Vegeta or other stock powder </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 425g tins of chick peas including liquid</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 teaspoons curry powder (optional) </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About 1 litre of milk or substitute </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heat oil over medium heat in fry pan</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add onions and cook until caramelised, adding water as necessary to deglaze the pan.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add vegetables and cook stirring for 3 minutes</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add water and stock powder</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add chick peas</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add curry powder (optional)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Simmer for 40 minutes </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blend in a food processor at the rate of 2<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>cups of soup to 1 cup of milk or substitute.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Makes about 4 litres. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or the residents of a small village in
Dartmoor, England, the universally-dreaded morning commute to work is
now very much something to look forward to. Last summer, the village of
Walkhampton woke up to find their grim and graffiti-covered bus stop had
been transformed into a welcoming living room, complete with an
armchair, pillows, framed pictures, potted plants and various household
ornaments. Not just a one-time make-over, the bus stop has been
โre-decoratedโ several times since and the best part isโ no one knows
whoโs doing it. <a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/03/01/the-coziest-bus-stop-in-britain-made-by-a-mystery-guerrilla-interior-designer/">Click here<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>to read more. </a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have a mouse in my house. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also have a full blown phobia of small furry animals - cats, mice, rats, rabbits. (Not dogs - they are<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> hairy.) So a mouse in my house is a cause for grave concern as it can completely disrupt my life.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Sunday night a small<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, dark </span>mouse ran across my lounge room floor. Such is my horror of mice and rats that I often imagine <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span> see them out of the corner of my eye, but then when I have a proper look it turns out to be a shadow. But this was no shadow.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">evening</span> took a <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">downward</span> turn. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>eter spent a long time chasing the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span>ouse with a b<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">roo</span>m and I spent most of that time in safety - sitting outside in the car. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't know where the mouse ended up but I ended up sleeping in the car<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">...<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which turned out to be quite delightful.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pete<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">had</span> just cleaned my car windows so I had a beautiful view of the stars. With the seat reclined in my trusty 2002 <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>ilver <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C</span>amry I could stretch out completely<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> under my quilt whi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ch kept me toasty warn</span>. The morning brought beautiful bird son<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gs and I spotted several birds I hadn't seen for a while including a <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C</span>atbird.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I slept in the car for a few hours the next night because I woke up at 4 am and thought I could hear the mouse in the kitchen but when I checked it out the next morning I could see no evidence.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am pretty sure the mouse has gone from my kitchen, lounge room and dining room. I have put out baits, which I really don't like to do, because I know it is not a nice way for a mouse to die, and these have not been touched so I am pretty sure the mouse has disappeared. But where? From whence it came? And will it return or has it been too terrified by Peter crashing after it with a broom. I guess time will tell. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came across this picture below and think it may be a good way to go with my kitchen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I plan to paint my kitchen black before I get my house valued. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do plan to replace the kitchen at some stage after that.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the moment my poor old kitchen is rathe<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r sad. The cupboards are almost 40 years old. They were painted 13 years ago, but that paint is wearing off. Because I plan to replace it <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">within the next year</span>, I feel that I can go mad and really change thing<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s with some paint, and <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I plan to paint my lounge room white and cover the lounge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will bleach them and then use them <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to make pat<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">chwork</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have a lovely shiny new soap dish <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">above my bath. I mana<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ged to smash the old one<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Lu<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ckily the sty<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">les of soap dishes haven't <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">changed</span> much over the years <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and Peter was able to find a matching one in Bunnings.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The gutters on the front of my house have disintegrated. In order to replace them <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P</span>eter has <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">been</span> removing old <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alsynite sheeting.</span></span> This has left a whole area open to the weather and the sunlight.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The old sheeting was covered in lichen which I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">think</span> looked quite beautiful but certainly darkened the area and the adjacent rooms in the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">house.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> cauliflower season. I bought a beautiful creamy white cauliflower nestled in green leaves from the fruit market on Monda<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I grew up in the days of meat and 3 veg for dinner every night, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">although I must give kudos to my mother for being an innovative cook for the times. We did have the occas<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ional spaghetti Bolognaise or curry or even battered <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>as<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">manian scallops deep fried. But cauliflower <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">remained</span> a boiled, soggy ghostly vegetable on the side of my plate.</span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take one cauliflower and break it into florets. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Toss in a couple of tablespoons of mustard seeds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-8485882370119437942017-08-31T18:50:00.001-07:002017-09-01T17:51:43.598-07:00BACK AGAIN #1 September 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I remember blogging about my plans about a year ago. But health issues for Peter and myself seemed to get in the way and s<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">low things down. I s<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">till have <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a budget of virtually nothing, so <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am hoping creativity and paint will make a big difference.</span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span> </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To top it all off I had a birthday. Peter bought me these beautiful flowers among other things.</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My wonderful son-in-law Bill, whom I love very much, promised to take me out for cocktails, so Jade<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and her partner</span> Frew, Rhiannon<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span>Bill, and Peter and I went to <a href="https://www.thelittleprince.com.au/">The Little Prince</a>. I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">drank</span> 2 flaming shots and 3 cocktails. One of these was particularly delicious, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">containing fairy floss<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but my favourites were the flaming shots. They were most <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">spectacular<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> but I have no idea what wa<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s in them. </span></span></span></span></span>I rarely drink but I did enjoy these and surprisingly was not in the least affected by them.We did go and buy dinner in the middle of these drinks, from the street stalls selling food in the Wollongong mall on Thursday nights.<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A siren sang, and Europe turned away </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the high castle and the shepherdโs crook. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Three caravels went sailing to Cathay </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the strange ocean, and the captains shook </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Their banners out across the Mexique Bay. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And in our early days we did the same. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remembering our fathers in their wreck </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We crossed the sea from Palos where they came </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And saw, enormous to the little deck, </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A shore in silence waiting for a name. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The treasures of Cathay were never found. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this America, this wilderness </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Where the axe echoes with a lonely sound, </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The generations labor to possess </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And grave by grave we civilize the ground.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interesting sites</span></span></b></i></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">1.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Garden House</u></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The new Binh House by <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>Vietnamese firm <a href="http://votrongnghia.com/">Vo Trong Nhia Architects</a> can actually grow enough food for three generations of one large family. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/this-garden-house-grows-enough-food-for-three-generations-of-one-family/">Click here to read more.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2.</span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Want to see a video of a giant ship worm? <a href="http://digg.com/video/giant-shipworm?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email">Just click here.</a></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3.</span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Student crime solving club</u></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-24140313791554289232017-04-25T15:21:00.000-07:002017-04-25T15:21:08.659-07:00EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE AND EASTER (April 2017)<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. I didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Janelle Monae</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I actually haven't followed this advice, to 'embrace what makes you unique' during my life time but I am going to try now. (Poor Peter.........or maybe lucky Peter- who knows where the trip will end.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">did actually 'embrace what made me unique' <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at one stage. I like to count things and have them in order. I count all so<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rts of things - stairs; how many tim<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">es I stir my coffee; <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> how<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> many things I have on the clothes line. I love systems and plans - you always have to have a plan. Over the years I have tried to convin<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce my daughters to count things to help keep their lives organised. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> You can probably see where I am going with <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this. As time went on and things got a little difficult for me and I saw some mental health professionals, it actually turned out I have some aspects of OCD - quite a few in<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> fact. Not so much as to interfer<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e terribly with my life, but 'what <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span> embraced as my uniqueness'<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-</span> the things I saw as making me an <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">interesting</span> person - w<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ere not so much inter<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">esting as a bit of a problem.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn't like maths much at school but I have always been fasc<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">inated by numbers. I love to<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> know people's ages. And when I studie<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d psychology<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> statics </span></span></span>was like a dream come true. You can take amorphous things such as emotion or feeling and measure <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">them</span> and come up with mathematical results.<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I wasn't very good at actually <b>doing</b> statistics<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but I loved the way you could say something was significant o<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r</span> not signi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ficant based on a number.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first time I studi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed psychology was at uni, back in the 70's and I was too bus<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y having a good time and then cramming when I had to. It <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wasn't easy to cram for a <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">statistics</span> exam. There was no point just <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">learning</span> formulae - you had to know how and when to use them. Needless to say I didn't<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> and my statistics exam in first year psychology was the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">only time in my life I failed an exam. I passed the overall subject<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with a credit because I hadn't done too bad a job on assignments<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> during the year -<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and this was the time before calculators.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">returned</span> to uni to study more psychology in <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1995, everything was on <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">computer</span>, although the internet hadn't quite taken off. I did a research project on teaching syllables</span> to <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">primary school students with reading disabilities. I just couldn't get hold of the statistics program I needed, even though I was prepared to buy it<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> so my supervisor did the stats for me. So while I am not <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">particularly</span> good at statistics I love the idea of them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ut before you start thinking I must have a very organised life I should tell you that some parts of it are so extremely organised <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that</span> I just run out of time to organise the rest.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And as for the idea that 'perfection is the enemy of <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">greatness</span>' I would <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rather</span> change that to '<i><b>perfectioni</b></i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b>sm </b></i>is the enemy of greatness.'</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And that is another whole story.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Easter has come and gone, and as important as this time is on <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the Christian calendar, Peter and I didn't manage to get to a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> formal Easter<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> service.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We did attend a more informal service at Manna <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">House. Peter and I volunteer on Thu<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rsday evenings at a <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dinner</span> provided at ou<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r</span> church for people who are <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lonely</span> or down on their luck. I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sto<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pped <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">volunteering</span> for 2016 as I was tutoring, but I have cut down on that, and am back to Manna H<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ouse<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> again. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grandpa had some bags of Easter goodies for everyone - minus any chocolate but including a book. You can never go wrong with a book, although as Peter's eldest grandchild approaches 8 it will not be so easy to buy age appropriate Easter themed books. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">M</span>aybe we will just establish a tradition of giving books at Easter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ian, the head minister spoke on <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12">Romans 12 </a>which talks about the way we should behave as Christians. It was interesting that he talked about pausing before we react when someone wrongs us. I had just been reading the same thing in a book my brother bought me entitled, <a href="http://www.booktopia.com.au/radical-acceptance-tara-brach/prod9780553380996.html">Radical Acceptance</a> by Tara Brach. This book is written by a psychologist who <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">happens to be</span> Buddhist, and I am not endorsing Buddhism as a religion at all, but I can think of a number of times in my life where pausing before I reacted would have been a good idea.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Polymer clay toadstools sit on a polymer clay base. I need to soften it with some spagnum moss and little flowers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have finally woven in all the ends on my crochet cardigan and am ready to get on with the next part. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am just hoping I have enough wool as I am making it from an old half knitted jumper. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the cardigan I am crocheting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are interested you can find the free pattern <a href="http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/relaxed-cardi">here. </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just remember American instructions are different from British and Australian instructions.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Easter Poem</b></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This poem by Bruce Dawe, a famous Australian poet, is one I can't forget. A little late for Easter, it is written from the point of view of a Roman soldier at the crucifixion. It is so evocative of that awful morning. Yet there is almost a poignant humour to it because of the colloquial language.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>And a Good Friday Was Had by All</b></u></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You men there, keep those women back<br />
and God Almighty he laid down<br />
on the crossed timber and Old Silenus<br />
my offsider looked at me as if to say<br />
nice work for soldiers, your mindโs not your own<br />
once you sign that dotted line Ave Caesar<br />
and all that malarkey Imperator Rex</span></span></i></b></span><br />
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</span></span></i></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">well this Nazarene<br />
didnโt make it any easier<br />
reallyโnot like the ones<br />
who kick up a fuss so you can<br />
do your block and take it out on them<br />
Silenus</span></span></i></b></span><br />
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</span></span></i></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">held the spikes steady and I let fly<br />
with the sledge-hammer, not looking<br />
on the downswing trying hard not to hear<br />
over the womenโs wailing the bones give way<br />
the iron shocking the dumb wood.</span></span></i></b></span><br />
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</span></span></i></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Orders is orders, I said after it was over<br />
nothing personal you understandโwe had a<br />
drill-sergeant once thought he was God but he wasnโt<br />
a patch on you</span></span></i></b></span><br />
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</span></span></i></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">then we hauled on the ropes<br />
and he rose in the hot air<br />
like a diver just leaving the springboard, arms spread<br />
so it seemed<br />
over the whole damned creation<br />
over the big men who must have had it in for him<br />
and the curious ones whoโll watch anything if itโs free<br />
with only the usual women caring anywhere<br />
and a blind man in tears.</span></span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bruce Dawe </span></span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interesting sites</span></span></b></i></u></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Green roofed hobbit house</u></span></span></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inhabitat.com/a-green-roofed-hobbit-home-anyone-can-build-in-just-3-days/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Photo source</span></span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://inhabitat.com/a-green-roofed-hobbit-home-anyone-can-build-in-just-3-days/">Click here </a>to read about a green roofed hobbit house you can build in 3 days. </span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Randomness peaks at age 25</span></u></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">'Our ability to avoid patterns is at its greatest in our mid-twenties, writes Andrew Masterson.'</span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/randomness-peaks-at-age-25?utm_source=Today+in+Cosmos+Magazine&utm_campaign=1e2aeee5b6-RSS_EMAIL&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5f4ec2b124-1e2aeee5b6-179860001"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Click here to read more.</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></a></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am currently reading a book about gut bacteria and how over cleaning can have a negative affect.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/well/family/too-clean-for-our-childrens-good.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=health&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Health&pgtype=article">Click here</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>to read an article in the New York Times about how <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">we may be too clean for out children's health.</span> </span></span></span></span></h2>
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Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-81487974015000975282017-04-16T16:42:00.000-07:002017-04-17T06:55:02.906-07:00THE BEAUTY THAT STILL REMAINS (April 2017)<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I donโt think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.</span></span></b></i></span> </div>
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<b>Anne Frank</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I read <i>The Diary of Anne Frank </i>about 40 years ago when I was teaching it to a year 10 class. It is about a teenage girl in Amsterdam in the Netherlands <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">during</span> World War 2. She was Jewish and her family was hidden in secret rooms behind where her father worked, in order to save them from the concentration camps of the Nazis.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After 2 years her family was found by the Nazis and she was taken to a concentration camp with her sister. She died here soon after from Typhus.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her father was the only member of the family who survived until the end of the war. He returned to Amsterdam, found Anne's diaries and had them published. They were translated into many languages and read all over the world.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't know if the quote above is taken from her book, but it is a sentiment I try to live by. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two weeks ago was Kasey's 30th birthday. Kasey is Peter's beautiful daughter-in-law. We had a great family get together. All the little cousins had a lot of fun. Peter has six grandchildren now, and I am so lucky to be able to share them with him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Poetry</span></b></u></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">across</span> the poem below by Louis Carroll and really liked it. Any <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">poem</span> about boats make me think of my brother and my lovely Peter.</span></span></span></span><br />
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by Lewis Carroll</h5>
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Lingering onward dreamily</span></span>
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In an evening of July โ</span></span>
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Children three that nestle near,</span></span>
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Eager eye and willing ear,</span></span>
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Pleased a simple tale to hear โ</span></span>
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Long has paled that sunny sky:</span></span>
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Echoes fade and memories die:</span></span>
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Autumn frosts have slain July.</span></span>
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Still she haunts me, phantomwise,</span></span>
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Alice moving under skies</span></span>
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Never seen by waking eyes.</span></span>
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Dreaming as the days go by,</span></span>
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Life, what is it but a dream?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the soft images of this poem. It reminds me of the first 10 years of my childhood. We lived near the beach and the days I remember were like this. Playing by the sea, feeling that life would always be the same - there were so many years ahead. As young children my brother and i 'lingered in that golden gleam' - life was stable and happy and safe and far away dreams of the future were hazy but also 'gleaming'. But life changes - the seasons change. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b><a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/02/23/bar-murals-of-new-york-city/">Click here</a> to visit some bars with wonderful wall murals in New York.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a beautiful article. <a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/03/02/the-village-invaded-by-flowers/">Click here</a> to read about a town in Poland that decided to cheer things up after WWII and never stopped.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b> </span></span> Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484223277358036295.post-31097472418823147872017-03-02T01:21:00.000-08:002017-03-02T01:21:14.708-08:00SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED (March 2017)<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Donโt cry because itโs over, smile because it happened. </span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is good advice as you get older, especially as you reach my age of 62, and it is very easy to look back on the fun days when the kids lived at home and we were all together and long for those days.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Better to be thankful for the good times of the past, and look forward to the future to make more good times.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have spent 52 years missing father, but ever thankful for the 10 wonderful years I did have with him before he died. He was a man ahead of his time - a very 'hands on' father who told me I could be anything in life that I wanted to be, even if I was a girl. It makes me very sad that he missed so much of my life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These fans were bought for $4 for the 3 at Vinnies. I think they are beautiful. I have plans for them. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Hobbit home built for sheep</span></u></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/02/22/oh-just-an-abandoned-hobbit-castle-built-for-sheep/">Photo source</a></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2017/02/22/oh-just-an-abandoned-hobbit-castle-built-for-sheep/">Click here</a> to visit this abandoned hobbit - home, built for sheep. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">2.</span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">The scale of the large</span></u></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> <a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/universe-scale-topic/scale-earth-galaxy-tutorial/v/scale-of-the-large?utm_email_kaid=&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feb%202017%20Highlighted%20Content%20Email%20Final&utm_content=A&utm_term=All%20Users">Click here</a></b> to watch a short video of the comparison of sizes and distances in space, beginning with ourselves and ending up with the universe. This is done by the Khan Academy. I really like their stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/sunday/why-succeeding-against-the-odds-can-make-you-sick.html?_r=1&utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email">Click here</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>to read a really interesting article from the New York Times about how success can make you sick. This sort of explains why in my case depression can lift in the short term when I encounter a crisis.</span> Lindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029783758465407200noreply@blogger.com3