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Hi dear friends…

Another week, and it is nearly September! Surely it was only April last week?

Well… This week has been hectic… My other half is struggling with major illness now, and as I’m not a driver anymore, I’m looking at being able to use my bus pass now… The thing is, the places we can get to can be quite limited. Others involve journeys of clever planning to get home again on the same day.  also struggled with an item for the use of my grandchildren, that I got on-line but didn’t work properly. I bought a spare part for it, unaware that I could just return the whole thing for refund… I have done so now, we can find something similar later on.

Something I have started doing is, rather than paint walls, I project light onto them. The effects can be really stunning, and oh so much easier than trying to get the right colour with paint… Making my bedroom really nice to sleep in, really helps. Blackout curtains can make it a lot easier to sleep during these light nights.

I no longer drive, it is just too damn hectic these days… I actually had a small seizure… That should have just resulted in a certain period of not driving… That was passed months ago, as were all the tests and scans. DVLA were unable to contact my consultant… So I just gave up and surrendered it. My partner is a terrible passenger, so I’m fine with it.

We go on an all-inclusive holiday soon…No cooking, No washing up, no planning what to cook a couple of days in advance… No shopping. No trying to cook on an unfamiliar cooker… And fantastic food… Now that is a holiday! We must find time to rest and relax. We just have to. It is essential for our survival…

I went to a coffee morning last week, and jumped the gun by taking in a pack of chocolate biscuits… I adore chocolate, and if you shop around, it can be got hold of at really good prices. So… Let’s be really good to ourselves this week… A challenge; Attempt to make eye contact and smile with as many people as possible. Don’t force it, some won’t want to cooperate every time. They may have something on their minds right now.  It is how we feel inside that is important here.

I saw something written recently; ‘If you are a ‘giver’ type of person, watch your limits, ‘Takers’ don’t have any’. Your time is your own. You can have an extra biscuit sometimes… Be good to yourself… You are usually in the best possible place to do just that. You know yourself better than anyone else in the world, your likes and dislikes, etc.

Are you into music? My partner has just bought herself a brand new acoustic guitar… plus the playing aids that help with Arthritis. I will return to roller skating soon… I used to when I was about eight years old. I have obtained a special second hand trolley with brakes. I can push that while skating, so that I can control my stopping power… Much better than nose-diving into our local canal!!!

So let’s keep smiling… Even in the rain… It too has its blessings…

Let’s try and improve things for ourselves where we are. Right where we happen to be in the world.

Something to check out on youtube…  ‘Mock the week’ videos. The programme was quite controversial in it’s time, just sound now. A bit of a giggle can really help us too…  I might swim on holiday… Now, the shape of my body is definitely worth a giggle!

Last off then for this week, ‘Dr David Burns. M.D.’   The feeling good handbook’, Any edition, and anywhere you can find it, it is a great read.

Until next week then, dear friends, 18.00 hours UK time, next Friday evening (06/09/2024) right here.