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Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? I love the crown I did amateur dramatics, I preferred the back stage work or writing plays though. I’m also a trained public speaker. I was part of Toastmasters International, the public speaking and leadership training organisation, for several years. During that time I wonContinueContinue reading “Both”

What are your favorite physical activities or exercises? Healthy mind, healthy body. Physical fitness does help the mind, so they go together. However if you’re depressed you probably won’t exercise, you’ll hide quietly indoors trying to escape from the world. In the West we do not prioritise the mind anywhere near as much as theyContinueContinue reading “Mind Nurturing.”

What is something others do that sparks your admiration? Being fully inclusive in a genuine way warms my heart. I can honestly say that my prejudices lie in unkindness and skin colour or gender will neither condemn nor save you. I don’t care who you are, prince(ss) or pauper, if you’re disrespectful I don’t admireContinueContinue reading “Many Things”

What’s your favorite cartoon? I don’t know if the Road Runner is technically an Emu, but I dislike the way GIFs endlessly repeat. Drives me nuts, so I chose an Emu. So yes, that’s my favourite cartoon. A question I answered at least a year ago, so we know that when something is important IContinueContinue reading “Road Runner”

What could you do less of? The Battle for Happy Happy is a great ideaIn theoryIn practiceTry telling my mind thatWe discuss it oftenand always come to the same conclusionThe ultimate problem isOther peoplePast peoplePresent peopleFamily peopleWork peopleHobby peopleAll the peopleOf course you can’t justblame everyone everywherefor everythingBecause in every placeyou become unhappyyou are presentWeContinueContinue reading “Being Unhappy”

What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? I had a wake up call this week. Unfortunately I’d allowed myself to spiral down. Tony was made redundant earlier this year affecting our retirement plans. He was two weeks off 64 and they blithely said “oh you’ll get another job”. WhichContinueContinue reading “Life is a Positive Event”

Do you ever see wild animals? We live on the edge of a forest. We used to feed the birds and the squirrels got in on the act. They were hilarious. We bought squirrel-proof bird feeders and they knew exactly how to negate them. The ones where the weight of the squirrel was supposed toContinueContinue reading “Only Squirrels”

Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it? You can travel all you wish, but the most important things are to be happy: Where you are With who you are And with what you have Everything else is a bonus. This is hard sometimes, and I’ve certainly seen people living inContinueContinue reading “Where I Am”