I have confidence in ME…..

What is the secret of internal happiness? Actually what is the secret of my feeling of well-being and a fulfilled life?
This morning my answer to that would be an early night’s sleep and not needing to value myself through other people’s eyes. Seriously, I have not found god or some other divine entity to hang [...]

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All done

Last day of the holiday – sketches uploaded, thoughts transferred, CDs re-written, rubbish recycled, feelings filed – time for a bath and to enjoy the sunshine.

Still undone are those things destined to remain so – at least for another six months.

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What is That Dad?

I couldn’t resist this – a picture of Toby when he was about 18 months with his Dad in the Garden.

Wasn’t he cute – except I don’t think he would thank me for that at the moment.

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Tear Off Slip

My adorable older son, Josh, was in “deep cacky do do” with me when he was about 11 – he didn’t know quite how to get out of the hole he had dug for himself and I refused to speak to him where I was so cross.
I was then presented with the above (which [...]

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Quotation

    
 
How often – even before we began – have we declared a task “impossible”?  And how often have we construed a picture of ourselves as inadequate?  A great deal dependsupon the thought patterns we [...]

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D.E.A.R

According to my dear friend Nancy – yesterday was DEAR day – (drop everything and read day). http://linus1219-justthinking.blogspot.com/
Read in conjunction with my previous post, and bearing in mind the poop deck is nearly completed – I think I really have no alternative but to follow orders – it is all pre-ordained and who am [...]

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I am not to blame…

It is official – evolution is to blame for my untidy house, and I have no control or say in the matter.
According to the Psychologies Magazine it is because when cave woman was waiting for the hunter gatherer to come back with their evening take away, ergo the food supplies were unpredictable (especially on a [...]

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Daily Referendum: Today’s modern Navy – Some fun#links

Daily Referendum: Today’s modern Navy – Some fun#links
I am sorry – I had to share this as my Partner is currently constructing a Poop Deck on the front lawn – very topical !!
I haven’t laughed so much for ages.
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What is the practical effects of ego?

“The spiritual life is a call to action. But it is a call to … action without any selfish attachment to the results.”– Eknath Easwaran

Many of us feel deeply that we want to make a difference — we want our lives to mean something in the bigger scheme of life. While this is a [...]

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In the Best Interests of the Child?

This morning I am working on Noticing my Intuition – defined as a hunch, suspicion or a basic cognitive process. Right – that helps clear the confusion up and narrows the rubric down to something manageable.
I don’t know why or how I feel things, I just “do” – along with most people I think. [...]

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