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Hi everyone… Wow! The heat! In the UK right now it is hot! So ice cream is the order of the day…

Something I did for the first time this week, after a very long time ago, is Wander into someones coffee morning…

In my case,, it was a local church, but community centres, and some cafe’s do them too. I did actually go with another person, largely becuse of my extreme nervousness. One place I went to, years ago, people glred at me, and moved away. I say glared, when that may have been their normal face anyway! So I would take my glasses off. Some people can be absolutely horrible, Can’t they?

This one this week was nice, and people actually came over to me to say hello. They were actually pleased to see me!  That is a wonderful feeling… To be honest, we have a uman need for that feeling.. It has nothing to do with money, but a simple need and wish to connect with each other… Wih me, no less!

That might be something we could all try this week… Churches tend to be less demanding than other clubs and societies. You don’t have to join!  Another thing is hat sometimes they have really nice cake!

I cannot remember any of their names, but at least we now know each other by sight, so each week, it is a little something to look forward to. There tends to be a few items for sale too, like old CD’s and books etc. A little souvenir to take home, after a small injection of genuine friendship.

If the first one doesn’t work out, try another…  Search out that sense of being wantedin the world.

Go to one in walking distance, or take a bus into town…  Bookshops tend to do these things too.

And when you are ready to leave, just stand up and do so… It really can be quite easy, but oh, so, rewarding… And if it is good, set things up to go again, they are your friends now. Brilliant!

Modelmaking can be very therapeautic… Any type of modelmaking… But be wary of joining a club to start with… Whereas they used to be people helping ch other along with spare parts etc, now they tend to be very competitive, regarding what each of us has to work with, and there is always at least one person who has the absolute latest of everything.  You shouldn’t blame your tools, ut they do need to be of a quality that keeps up with your needs. You will soon stop practicing on a musical instrument you cannot stand the sound of!

I play keyboards, cheap ones. Old ones, and alternate between ‘voices’.  I play by ear, which is actually pretty cool!  Over headphones the keyboards sound pretty awesome! Some gear is from the late 1980’s, when electronic  music was beginning to take off…

When you get a chance, spend some time amogst people by water… Preferably moving water, be it a river, or boaing lake.  There is something calming about it. Next to a river near us are ‘Chat benches’.  You can sit there alone, with a can of pop say, and an ordinary person will come an just sit with you, chat a little, still sitting with you.

We are now in the realms of spirituality, however you experience such things, and the girls of ‘Celtic Woman’ singing ‘You raise me up’, on youtube.  It is a very powerful song, and, for most of us I guess, really doesn’t fully apply to anyone we acually know very well, as human beings are so prone to letting us down, and making us feel worth far less than they themselves think they are… Academics ar said to be ‘Well read’.  That’s all very well, But how many of them can actually listen? Or Write even… (Celebs tend to pay ‘ghost writers’. The name on that book in Tesco’s may not have even read it, never mind experienced the joy of having written it themselves)

What about doing an ‘O’ level evening class in English language/literature?  Take some charachters on a journey… Get them to interact with each other. It probably won’t get on TV or film, but you will have been on the journey with your characters…

Until next week then… Wander ino a coffee morning somewhere… And see how it goes…

18.00 hours UK time, 26/07/2024 Right here. And whtever you find yourself doing… Make it fun!  🙂