In life you get what you put in. When you make a positive impact on someone’s life, it has a rebound effect on your own .... this I KNOW to be true. I guess the reverse is also true .... my run in with the dog warden on Saturday morning had a negative impact on me ... it left me feeling miffed!
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| Early morning sun trying to shed some light on my world |
I struggle to understand why they target the beaches during the times we’re allowed on with our hounds .... surely the time to enforce the law is during the hours when our access is restricted. There are seldom any bodies on the beach before 9 in the morning apart from my fellow ‘humans with hounds’ so his excuse of “complaints from the general public” doesn’t wash with me .... certainly not during the hours we’re allowed on with our hounds. If members of the general public don’t like hounds, then don’t walk on the beaches when we’re allowed access ..... it’s so simple!!
My hound spends most of her time on the beach in the waves ... but, according to the warden, the minute she’s out of the waves I have to put her back on lead ... yeah right! I’ve now bought a 20m length of rope which I’ll fasten on when we’re on St. Heliers Beach ... now let them come and try and tell me she’s not on a leash.
I’m not sure if I’ll get a warning or a fine ... but regardless ... I’m miffed.
Rant over .... onto other, more positive and uplifting thoughts! I’ve read some interesting articles this weekend ... articles that are both inspirational and thought provoking ..... not just at the moment when I first read them but often later, when I find myself reflecting on them sub-consciously. “50 questions that will free your mind” was one of the articles I read .... it was written a couple of years ago but I guess the questions are still pertinent.
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Question no. 1 was “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”
Absurd ... no, not at all!!
So many of us go through life not feeling as old as we really are ... looking in the mirror sometimes comes as a bit of a shock ... where did all those wrinkles come from!!
My mind, whilst absorbing new experiences, doesn’t always feel like its ageing, but the body certainly is. I do enjoy the wisdom that comes with age .... and I can hear myself saying “Yeah right”.... Tui moment. Would that I could have the body I had when I was 30 but the wisdom and knowledge I have now!
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| Very low tides this morning |
Age does bring some advantages ... I’m far less judgemental than what I was when I was younger and, surprisingly, far more flexible .... both body and mind though I'm meaning mind flexibility ... I’m inclined to “go with the flow” more nowadays and adapt the way I do something, rather than fight the current upstream.
This one, Question no. 20, made me chuckle “Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?” ... I’m sure it’s a certain personality type that stands there furiously prodding the button ... I have to suppress a smile when I’m in the elevator with someone doing that!
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| Indy ... on Sunday |
What about this one - “What activities do you do that make you lose track of time” .... I can answer that one in an instant! There are so many things that make me lose track of time but rambling with the hound in the waves has to be right up there at the top of the list!
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| Saturday's rainbow .... very faint |
“What makes you smile”.... oh wow .... where do I begin!! Sunshine and rainbows and raindrops on roses ..... butterflies and leaves as they flit in the breeze .... sand between my toes and doggie art on my lens .... friendships and love and caffeine! There are so many opportunities in life to smile ... I often spend most of my day smiling without even being aware of it!
I think that if I had to choose 5 to 10 questions that were most pertinent to me they would say an awful lot about me and the stage of my life that I’m at. A good question is sometimes more important than the answer.
And a last question before I end .... I really like this one! “Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?” Oh yes ... and yes .... and yes again .... depending on your perception of insanity that is, but from my perspective, nothing can be created without there having been, at the very least, a small spark of insanity in the beginning!
“Most of us think that perception works a lot like a flashlight in the dark, illuminating whatever it's aimed at. The truth however is, that instead of revealing what’s there, perception often creates it.” ~Anonymous
