Listening to a podcast – of a ninety year old lady – the other day – one comment stayed with me. She said – “I don’t want to have just visited this world – so I am living as fully as I can – with what I have”. I love that way of thinking –…
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‘The Spirit Of Exploration’
Usually – this is the time of year – that I would be thinking of starting my winter pastime – of jigsaw puzzles – something that has kept me occupied during the winter months – for the past few years. However – this year – I was introduced to a new pastime – that of…
‘Eyes That See’
Looking through my window this morning – I was struck with a sudden realisation that – there is a difference between simply ‘looking’ – and truly ‘seeing’. How true this quote is – “Eyes that look – are common – – eyes that see – are rare”. I can simply – ‘look’ out of my…
‘More Than One Way’
Listening to a podcast this week – I picked up on this comment – “Who said we should do it this way – why does anything have to be a certain way”. It was funny that an old proverb sprang to mind – “There is more than one way to skin a cat” – and…
‘When The Sun Shines’
Today – I found myself walking in glorious sunshine – which was very welcome after a few darker days. As I walked – I realised just what a difference the sun makes – as to how I feel- as my spirit rose and my soul sang. I continued to think about this – as I…
‘Love Is ………
This week we celebrate our 59th wedding anniversary – and as I look back – all those years ago – I wonder if I really understood the true meaning of – ‘love’. There was a cartoon that we loved to follow – simply called – ‘Love Is – – -‘ and we identified with so…
‘Worth The Risk’
This week we embarked upon one of our annual traditions – a day trip to a favourite seaside resort. We have undertaken this trip for several years now – and – it has it’s own traditions. We walk from one end of the resort to the other – aiming for strategic places – to pause…
‘I Did It’
We have just spent a few amazing days in London – something I have wished to do for a while – and as we had three significant birthdays to celebrate between us this year – that certainly warranted something special. It’s many years since I was there – and the plan was – that we…
‘Labels And Boxes’
It’s always interesting to me – how people seem to love to put labels on others – or to put them into boxes. Only the other day – speaking with a friend – she touched on this subject – which gave me food for thought – for my blog post this week. I have found…
Inspirational thoughts from everyday life 