Monday 10th June 2013
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddha
Siblings on the sand - one of my fav holiday pics
Another beautiful day yesterday, I spent it in the garden
again painting a couple of fence panels and an old wooden chair I had, my
brothers coming next Saturday to sort the actual garden and then I’ll be able
to keep on top of it after that hopefully!
I’ve really enjoyed being out there, will I feel the same when the sun
isn’t shining though that’s the question!
I also put my holiday photos online yesterday morning too, I
love doing that and reliving the holiday at the same time, remember the things
that made you smile and the sights that you’ve seen. Here are the links if you’d like to see how
beautiful Harlech is and also the 8 acre grounds of our holiday home.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151641517750862.1073741836.595730861&type=1&l=94a8fc0f50
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151641564230862.1073741837.595730861&type=1&l=6a569e848d
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151639877795862.1073741835.595730861&type=1&l=f7b356a741
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151641809800862.1073741839.595730861&type=1&l=42b49b44d8
When we were away there were a couple of occasions when I
had flashbacks to my childhood, one was whilst ‘colouring in’ with young Jen
which reminded me of when we were kids and my sister was so ‘precise’ about how
to colour and taught me the ‘right’ way! As soon as I realised I was taking it so
seriously I started painting my cows purple, it was meant to relax me not make
me concentrate so much! The other was
how tense I felt one dinner time when we were all sitting around the table, I
realised I was remembering how uncomfortable Christmas meals in our house could
be if my dad wasn’t in a good mood, so I reminded myself this wasn’t the same situation
and relaxed. My own memory isn’t the
best so I don’t often remember stuff from my childhood and I found it
interesting and also enlightening, it offered me an insight into a couple of my
behaviours.
People use their past as an excuse for their behaviour and
we shouldn’t, none of us grew up in a perfect household and if you did then
you’re in the minority, so no matter what happened to you when you were young
stop seeing these things as your excuses.
Be willing to look at today, look forward, because if you continue to
look back it won’t help, imagine if you were driving a car and you only looked
in the rear view mirror when you should be looking forward - you’d crash. So yeah obviously your past does have an
impact on the person you are now but if you dwell on the past it isn’t going to
help, so why not let it go, step into the present and look towards the future,
think about all the possibilities you have, be your own expert, listen and
learn and put into practice that which feels true to you. No one can impact your life as much as
yourself – never forget that, you have the power always.
I’m going to leave you with a feel good story because it’s a
great way to start the day, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-22832224 Our local school caretaker took a nasty fall
in Snowdonia 11 days ago and his dog ran off and went missing when the
helicopter landed, they found him yesterday whimpering on a cliff, brought
tears to my eyes it did, as I often see the dog with his owner when I’m out
walking Alfie.
Have
a Marvelous Monday, remember it’s what you make it. xx
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