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No matter how much we would like to, we can’t change the weather! It is never going to be just right for everyone. Trying to please everyone in life? It’s just not possible.

If you are struggling with the heat there is nothing more annoying than people telling you how wonderful it is! I am not about to do that. However, as with anything challenging, a positive mindset can only be beneficial.

Complaining about the heat constantly, amplifies your discomfort by keeping your focus locked on the irritation rather than the enjoyable parts of the summer.

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Something someone once said to you and it has stuck in your brain forever! It might have been a ‘parentism’ an adage, a proverb or an idiom. Don’t worry, I had to Google adages & idioms 🧐
Adages: Short, traditional statements that offer general advice on life.
Idioms: Expressions where the meaning is not clear from the usual meaning of the words. e.g. money doesn’t grow on trees!

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You’re not weak – You’re learning

This a reasurring message to all those of you who are struggling with an exercise or physical task. More often than not it is the skill, not the strength that needs developing. I write this during a break in my latest bouldering endeavour. Each time I failed, (there have been many of those today!) I am reminded that I am strong enough to get to the top, if only I had the skill required!.

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“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

I have pondered the meaning behind this quote and come up with my opinion. If you have a different one, it won’t be wrong or right, it will just be different!

True generosity goes beyond giving material things. Our full, undivided attention to others is valuable beyond measure. In a world where distraction is king, it is challenging sometimes to do this.

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The psychologist Abraham Maslow on maturity:

“The most mature human beings are also childlike. That is not as contradictory as it sounds. The most mature people are the ones who can have the most fun.

They are able to regress at will; they can become childish …..

Voluntary regression seems to be characteristic of very healthy people.”

I have not changed the wise words of Abraham but I did choose the ones I wanted to share. The message from me is clear. Do as I do!!

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It would be true to say that ‘if you do not know which port you are seeking, no wind is favourable.’

You can get as much advice as you like about your future, but if you don’t know what you really want from life, it is meaningless. We can seek other people’s perspective and that is fine, as long we always remember it is their perspective, and not necessarily right for us. Nobody but you knows which port is going to be best and it takes years to understand which one is yours, and then before you know it, that port does not serve your purpose anymore!

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