Reply To: Friday night Blog…

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Hi Dear Friend, and welcome to another weekend. (Remember, Thank Crunchie it’s Friday?)

How did you get on with the smiling? It isn’t easy, for most of us it just ain’t natural. On a good day it can be really uplifting, for not so good days, just wait until the next good day.

Today, I went house viewing with some friends. They are moving from a very anti-social area. But it is ‘get the hellout, before you something terrible happens…’

They feel like they are ‘running away.’ But what from? It is an unsurmountable situation.

So maybe, it is what they are running to that is important here… To a better life… A happier life… A safer life…

We don’t know where our ‘breaking point’ is until we reach it, and then it is too late for us to stop… So… Keep moving towards happiness, don’t allow the stress to overwhelm. Step away from the fire that is burning you.

Maybe running is the wrong word… Escaping, regrouping to face fear in a slightly less direct way. If someone is proverbially throwing stuff at you, step neatly out of the way, until they metaphorically run out of ammo. Things like judo direct the assailants energy back at them, in such a way that they overbalance, Then they end up looking stupid, rather than ourselves.

From the outside, the houses are lovely, and we just have to make it until Tuesday for the first viewing. When they do find the right place, it will effectively be pulling them, we can get them moved to something really nice, and then, due to living somewhere safe, their whole outlook on life will change dramatically, so that they can work again, and really move on with things. A nice place to sleep makes all the difference. Make it nice if you have to…

We cannot do more for our kids…There are some really nice rental properties for those who cannot make enough for a mortgage. National minimum wage will not buy a house anymore.

White rooms are lighter, and light really lifts the spirits, helping the skin make vitamin D.  Wandering out in the fresh air helps too, dress up warm if necessary…

If the weather is unsuitable, open a bedroom window just a little bit, A ventilated room is easier to heat, because damp air needs more energy, and we breath out damp air all of the time. Half an hour lying on the bed, or sitting in a chair with an open window, is really good for us.

A hot refreshing shower is nice, especially as now public swimming pools are often too cold. Even our local spa whirlpoolbath is too cold to be therapeutic, whereas, a shower can be set just right…

Have a listen to therapeutic music on youtube. ‘Desiderata’, by Les Crane is nice. Also ‘If’, by Telly Savalas, is a nice one to relax to.

Make positive plans… Break them down into easy stages, and praise yourself for every step forward. It won’t always happen,  but for every not so good day, there can be lots and then lot’s more of good ones. Trust that the light at the end of the tunnel is not on an oncoming train. It usually isn’t.

So… For this next week then… Let’s carry on dragging the smiles out of other people, it gets nicer as time goes on…

Let’s Plan for better times ahead… They may not happen very soon, but planning is part of the fun.

Let’s count the number of gardens with flowering plants, as you walk around, with or without a dog… Remember, a bit of blue sky the size of a postage stamp is better than nothing, nice weather isn’t far away now.

And make a chair or bed comfortable enough to sink into, and relax… We all deserve it.

Until next week then, same time, same place, right here 29/03/2024, 6pm UK time, or thereabouts.

Let’s all try to have some fun…