In a world where you can be anything - be kind

The heading, and the following, are Facebook philosophies picked up today - it may be just my timeline, but there's a faint trend towards optimism after long months of depression, fatalism, or anger. Instead of scraping flaking horrible (really horrible) green paint off a ceiling before painting it, I'm sharing a few that I liked

People who show you new music are important.
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My mum as a mum - you get what you get, deal with it
My mum as a grandmother - do you want your sandwich cut into hearts or stars, sweetheart?
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When life is stressful, go for a drive. Go two or three thousand miles. Maybe change your name.
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A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
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You'll never get anywhere if you keep stopping to throw stones at the dogs that bark at you
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I just saved 100% on stress by switching to not giving a fcuk
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Also this made me grin - the 3 voices in writing -
Active voice - you ate 6 donuts
Passive voice - 6 donuts were eaten by you
Passive-aggressive voice - you ate 6 donuts and I didn't get any. Don't worry, it's cool. I can see donuts are very important to you.


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Rumour has it today is Friday. Have a good one heart wings
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Such a nice blog. teddybear
Thanks Keepers, hoping others will add the tags they've spotted as well! laugh Have a great Friday, now I must attack that horrible ceiling wave
Most of those don't apply to me that's why I giggledbouquet
No blogs Mercedes? grin I went looking because I wanted to read yours after realising that I've seen none of your blogs.
I would never put up a blog on cs if you paid me too laugh

I'm a forum gal just light convo I keep my deep thoughts for my friends in the real world.
PS...Is there a rule here that you have to be a blogger to post on a blog? grin
It would be nice to read at least one Mercedes. hug
Biff ~ Nothing to add, just now. Zonked out on Antibiotics [the very strong kind]. But It is nice to see a blog that is genuinely about Kindness. wine

Take breaks from the Decorating in the heat, and drink plenty of water, make sure to eat, back in the days when I was doing up this place, I used to forget about time.... just painting and gardening and all of a sudden it would be dark, and I would not have eaten for hours.

hug Absolutely fork lightning type rain here all morning since about 5am. Don't you just miss Scotland?
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And GG you take care of yourself if you need more operations. hug teddybear bouquet
Keepers ~ Many thanks for your kindness. I am doing exactly what I am told. Drinking lots of water, taking the Antibiotics, [harsh and strong], dressing the wound, but I am walking like a 90 year old, bent over...laugh
It is at times like this, that we realise Health is really our wealth.

Yes two more to go but not until 2nd week in May and last week in May. You have a nice day too and keep writing those interesting Blogs !rose
Biff ~ would this be relevant to your blog IT is from one of my favourites BUDDHIST BLESSING by Dhammavadaka Sutra

Speak quietly and kindly and be not forward with either opinions or advise
You should know that there are few so wise, that they cannot learn from others.daisy
From a little gift book:

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. -- Theodore Isaac Rubin

More on google from Theodore Isaac Rubin

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
GG, nice to read you are coping well for recovery. Prayers are on me.

Take care GG.comfort
Love the blog Biff wave

Ain't that the truth about Mums who morph into Grandmothers....they're so much sweeter.....laugh

I'll add some of my own when I've had me coffee....or 2.
Picture me covered in a fine dusting of old yucky-institutional-green paint. The previous owner or tenant has to have been colour blind, it is the most repulsive colour ever mixed.

Keepers, I will just be relieved laugh fed up of it now

Mercedes, hey, so long as you giggled giggle (and the blogging drama goes in waves, sometimes surf is up and sometimes it's easy paddling lol)

Dfrezne, yeah FB can be pretty trite, I was happy with my bag today laugh

GG - good advice on keeping topped up with water, somehow I never forget to eat sigh take care of yourself and get well soon. (And no, strangely enough not at all laugh) (Scotland, I mean) (thanks for quote, thumbs up)
Robert - arrghhh I did!! It's been a while sigh

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Facebook also reminded me that today a year ago I finished my last day at work when the Scottish offices of the company I was working for closed. I cannot believe it has only been a year. It feels like at least three lifetimes.
Oh, I write, but only late at night and into the wee small hours, so it is fairly low quality stuff and needs twice the usual editing laugh

Stippled ceilings, yikes, okay, that's really hard work, I feel a bit better about mine! I do hate ceilings, though, constantly working overhead. mumbling
Elle sorry about the late response to your question. Indeed and it is one of the most commanding view in the West. It is also blazing with beautiful snow on top of the mountains. Like I said, it is akin to the winding road to Saint Moritz and Andermatt.

We had so much snow this winter and it is so beautiful with the blazing sun.

Ultimate destination of me when I drive that scenic drive is of course the casino. I usually stay at Harveys or Harrahs. Both owned by boyd gaming and I have free rooms and meal with play money.
Glad you like that quote. hug
laugh rolling on the floor laughing Love it Berry. thumbs up
I returned to ask you Elle if labour is expensive in Spain? bouquet
LJ, sounds glorious daydream

Bloody, rolling on the floor laughing

Keepers, I may never finish moping okay well I have to, I am having a small end-of-phase-one party next weekend and about 3 zillion things to be done remain on the list. So I am of course in CS. Coffee break! And labour is quite expensive but also counter-productive to the point of destructive. The Spanish builders I had in did a lot of the biggest jobs very quickly but also punched a big hole through a ceiling in the wrong place, nearly brought down a support wall by drilling under it, and put a four foot hole through another wall instead of the four inch hole they should have drilled. When fixing one part of an overhang they damaged another. Fired them and have continued slowly but reliably ever since with the invaluable and priceless Z who does the big stuff at mate's rates and I do as much of the rest as I can.

Berry, LOVE grammar jokes yay and the king and pawn put on their trousers one leg at a time, too thumbs up
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