Monday, 20 May 2013
A nice surprise
I got a nice surprise the other day when I bought a rail ticket. The operator was very friendly and we had a polite conversation leading to him printing out my receipt and then drawing a smiley face on it... made me smile for the rest of the day :)
Sunday, 19 May 2013
"The Truth About Food"
I was recently flicking through a magazine and found this poem by Jameela Jamil...
How I curse your odour, your feeling, your taste
The inches you claim upon my waist
The way that you hold me, when my soul starts to quake
The guilt you serve the moment I wake
I hate your skill in the art of desire
You're the damaging answer to what I inquire
You're my saviour, my attacker, my victim, my crime
The worst thing I do with my valuable time
You're my nurture, my nature, my parent, my lover
The exposure I feel when in need of cover
You're the secret I hide under the bed
The place that I hide the thoughts in my head
My comfort, my sorrow, the dread of tomorrow
The good in the now, but the break of the vow
That I made to myself when I emptied the shelf
When I knew that my need, you could not really feed
You're the hidden treat, my conscience's plea
The target I meet when my aim is defeat
My prison, my keeper, the back-alley creeper
You seduce my retreat when you force me to eat
Each time you devour me, how I protrude
The love that we share is the cause of our feud
Your existence I hide, our affair denied
How am I so wooed by the comfort of food?
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
CHANGE
I read something today about change...
Change forces us out of our comfort zone and into discomfort of the unfamiliar. And while it can turn your world upside down, it makes you face your greatest fears and deal with things that steal your joy, peace and confidence. Change can be your friend or foe, depending on how you use it. Running away from it makes it one of your greatest allies.
C. Niel Strait said 'change is always hardest for the man who's in a rut for he has scaled down his living to that which he can handle comfortably, and welcomes no change or challenge that would lift him up.'
John Mason says 'correction and change always result in fruit... one change makes way for the next, giving you the opportunity to grow. Every time you think you're ready to graduate from the school of experience, somebody thinks up a new course...If you can figure out when to stand firm and when to bend, you've got it made.'
Change forces us out of our comfort zone and into discomfort of the unfamiliar. And while it can turn your world upside down, it makes you face your greatest fears and deal with things that steal your joy, peace and confidence. Change can be your friend or foe, depending on how you use it. Running away from it makes it one of your greatest allies.
C. Niel Strait said 'change is always hardest for the man who's in a rut for he has scaled down his living to that which he can handle comfortably, and welcomes no change or challenge that would lift him up.'
John Mason says 'correction and change always result in fruit... one change makes way for the next, giving you the opportunity to grow. Every time you think you're ready to graduate from the school of experience, somebody thinks up a new course...If you can figure out when to stand firm and when to bend, you've got it made.'
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Quotes
I've started to get slightly obsessed with quotes lately. Here a few from my collection....
"Sit quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself" Zen saying
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity" Einstein
"Chasing the past, she stumbled into the future" Being Erica
"Freedom means that no one can stop you from doing what is right, or persuade you to do what is wrong"
"My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me. It has only strengthened me"
"Courage is taking a step forward into an area of difficulty without a solution in mind, trusting that whatever help you need will become available"
"We do not have to search for the truth, but simply let go of our opinions and judgements"
"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" Albert Camus
"Peace is a direct line between God and man...the oneness of divinity and humanity" Jeremiah 29:13
"If not now, then never"
"A relationship is like a tapestry. The fabric is strongest where the threads that hold it together are those of openness, love and trust"
"Visualise God as one who is pleased to see you. Then greet others with godly eyes, as if you are meeting long-lost and new found family"
"Through our thoughts we are either gaining power or losing it. Positive thoughts generate power; negative ones waste it"
"The easiest way to meditate on God is to picture Him as light shining with love, a being who understands everything and accepts you as you are"
"Going into silence enables you to manage your thoughts better. Most of the answers you are looking for will come to you without much effort on your part"
"A relationship is like a tapestry. The fabric is strongest where the threads that hold it together are those of openness, love and trust"
"Visualise God as one who is pleased to see you. Then greet others with godly eyes, as if you are meeting long-lost and new found family"
"Through our thoughts we are either gaining power or losing it. Positive thoughts generate power; negative ones waste it"
"The easiest way to meditate on God is to picture Him as light shining with love, a being who understands everything and accepts you as you are"
"Going into silence enables you to manage your thoughts better. Most of the answers you are looking for will come to you without much effort on your part"
"Energy and persistence conquer all things" Benjamin Franklin
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