If you’re ever in need of assistance in a life threatening situation and are unable to speak clearly to the responder for fear of being found out then remember this story, and adapt it for your own country as appropriate.
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And then again …
To quote a dear friend from their blog post last night …
“Turn OFF the political news feed, turn OFF the constant drone of social media. Turn OFF all broadcast news that does not immediately impact your health and welfare. And see what happens.
Take your energy and channel it into positive things. Being kind to a neighbor, call and check on a friend. Water your plants. Pet and play games with your animals. Be a positive force in your community. Get someone to laugh or smile. Do something fun no matter how stupid or foolish you think others may find it. Laugh at YOURSELF. Dare to be silly. Laugh OUT LOUD. If you begin to invest your time and energy this way you will soon begin to realize a compound-interest accruing everywhere else in your life. Because you are either going in the direction of life or you are moving away from it. As the saying goes – “Get busy living or get busy dying.” (from The Shawshank Redemption)”
And then again, there’s always music to soothe the soul.
And then again (again), there’s the “Deer Blooper” version …
Stay safe.
The “How do I die?” dilemma – no, I’m not thinking of THAT!
After the somewhat emotionally traumatic week I’ve had it’s been so helpful to have received a lot of reassurance and support from my readers and fellow bloggers. Thank you to all who have been in touch, it really means a lot.
I followed up on one comment I received by reading through that lady’s blog and came across something which has highlighted a dilemma I face.
What happens when I die?
Overweight? Unhealthy? Puffed? Need an easy start to exercise? Take inspiration from this young man
As a result my accident in 2006 I suffered a mild traumatic brain injury which still affects my daily life even now.
As part of my recovery and rehabilitation process I joined up with Fife Headway, the local branch of the Headway brain injury association and, although my injury didn’t affect me in physical ways, I met a lot of people there with quite serious mobility and motabily issues. As a result of that my views on disabilities changed dramatically as I now have a far greater understanding of the issues involved.
The current lock down and restrictions imposed upon us over the past few months have resulted in a dramatic increase in weight due to “comfort eating” and, added to my circulation problems which cause me such pain in my feet, I was starting to wonder how I was ever going to be able to get into an exercise routine that was suitable for me. It would have to be something that I can do easily, especially to start with, as I’m now so lacking in muscle mass too from lack of exercise over the recent months.
Just by chance the following video appeared today in my YouTube recommended list and upon starting to watch it I immediately knew that I would be able to learn from it.
A fresh view on gender stereotypes
I’ve not posted for a few days because despite trying to keep you all boosted up during the current pandemic I fell into a slump myself due to all this prolonged isolation. During this time I have, however, continued to research things that I consider you might enjoy and happened upon this very clever little film which looks at gender stereotypes from a “reversed” viewpoint.
I do encourage you to watch it right through to the point at which the credits start. đ
We always know
Which gender are you?
Hi peeps!
Sorry I’ve been missing for a few days, I was doing some things for my wife back at her place and then my nephew came over at short notice for a night of video games. I was awake for something like 41 hours on the stretch, so the 15 hours sleep I got last night was SOOOO needed!! Also it was the best sleep I’ve had in a while, so it did me some good. *phew*
Today you’ll maybe need a little piece of paper and a pen.
This video, which isn’t scientific, tests whether you’re basically male, female, or non-binary brained. I tried it and it worked for me. How will you get on?
Stay safe, and I’ll see you tomorrow.
*hugs* Tish
Thank you
It’s time to say a big “Thank You” to all our front line workers.
Answers to yesterday’s quiz are below the video.
The people or characters who said these quotes were …
- âWhen everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.â Henry Ford
- âYouâre mad, bonkers, off your head! But Iâll tell you a secret: all the best people are.â Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
- âYouâre never too old to be youngâ Snow White
- âSuccess is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasmâ Winston Churchill
- âThe best way to predict the future is to create itâ Abraham Lincoln
- âMy momma always said, âLife is like a box of chocolates. You never know what youâre gonna getâ.â Forrest Gump
- âIf itâs your job to eat a frog, itâs best to do it first thing in the morning. And if itâs your job to eat two frogs, itâs best to eat the biggest one first” Mark Twain
- âRock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my lifeâ J. K. Rowling
Stay safe.
Seems like we’re in quiz mode!
Firstly the answer to yesterday’s anagram question.
The 30 other words of four or more letters that can be made from the word “GENDER” are … gerned, edger, ender, erned, genre, gerne, greed, green, deen, deer, dene, dere, dern, dree, dreg, edge, eger, ered, erne, geed, gene, gere, gree, gren, need, nerd, rede, reed, reen, rend.
Today’s lockdown time-passer … famous quotes!
Which well known people or charcters said the following?
- âWhen everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.â
- âYouâre mad, bonkers, off your head! But Iâll tell you a secret: all the best people are.â
- âYouâre never too old to be youngâ
- âSuccess is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasmâ
- âThe best way to predict the future is to create itâ
- âMy momma always said, âLife is like a box of chocolates. You never know what youâre gonna getâ.â
- âIf itâs your job to eat a frog, itâs best to do it first thing in the morning. And if itâs your job to eat two frogs, itâs best to eat the biggest one first”
- âRock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my lifeâ
Stay safe.
Sun cream and hats
I’ve never been the best at keeping in touch with people. That’s true. It’s not due to a lack of caring about people; I think about so many people so often, but am reticent about “interrupting” their lives again. Maybe I’m just overly shy.
I’m the sort of person who comes into your life, stays a while, then fades away and just brushes past you from time to time. And that’s true not only of people from my past but people from the here and now too.
I’ve realised this enforced isolation and separation from normal life is taking its toll, and it’s showing that by the fact that I’m avoiding making contact with people who I would, under normal circumstances, be communicating with or seeing regularly. Continue reading
