“The Paradoxical Commandments"

“The Paradoxical Commandments"

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.


© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001
― Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

The Problem With Blogging Personal Stuff...

 

I wish that I felt differently...

 

Maybe it's the cold, maybe it's because I don't know what you expect me to say...

 

My head is so stuffed full of unwritten posts, song lyrics and static memories... I don't feel "funny" and you come to my blog to have a laugh... don't you?

 

I'm disappointed, a bit jaded and really complacent... I ready hope that I get to have the night I want to have... me, in bed with chicken soup, laptop and a bottle of wine. Maybe then the words can escape my mind and flow into yours. Maybe I'll make you laugh.

 

Maybe I'll make you laugh.

The Secret to Happiness?

HAPPY Weekend - literally...

 

Long weekend - with a big focus on doing the things that make me happy.

 

So far, on the cards:

friends

wine

wine tasting

natural history museum

playing outside

The White Queen (series)

Game of Thrones (reading)

braai

 

with a good chance of:

art (viewing)

painting

beach walk

market exploring

shopping

Great Expectations (movie)

 

HAPPINESS!

 

 

Macaw?

No... MY CORE... I need to work on MY CORE ;)

I have one of those big balls... apparently they are called "Swiss Balls" - ok then.
I also have a little work-out dvd.
Sorted right?

The ball is flat.
Where did I put the airpump?
hmmm....

Looks in cupboard...
Climbs into bed to meditate on location of pump.....

I kid, I kid.... I didn't even bother to look for the pump.

I plan to locate the ball, pump and dvd this weekend. Something needs to be done about my abs. My weight loss is still happening, but tre's slowly. And I want a toned tummy. I've found that using the ball really takes strain off my back, and you feel like you are playing rather than exercising.

I tried to find a lovely chart of exercises that I could post, but alas, nothing that would benefit you via blog My Dear Reader. See below for three rather strenuous looking exercises.

I mean AWESOME...

Deep & Meaningful

Recently I made a mistake, I did something wrong, I messed up - however you want to put it. I'm not going to elaborate on what I did, but I let someone down. I could have covered it up and got away with it - but I hate lies. Friends told me that the truth may set me free, but that my friend would be very hurt to hear the truth. I went with my gut, and gave a full confession. My friend was disappointed and I supposed hurt. So I'm winning back trust and mending bridges. I'm very fortunate to associate with understanding people, with strength of character. In that moment I realised that I had risked losing a valuable friendship. It was the wake up call that I needed. I do wish I could have gone about getting elightenment in a better way though :-|

 

I suppose we live, we learn?

 

Wisdom.

'I confess that I have been blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.'

Sherlock Holmes Quote

-The Man with the Twisted Lip

NSFW

Had to chuckle when I saw ecard... I'm one of those people who gets caught demonstrating a yoga position or accepting a push-up challenge at work, oblivious to everyone else in the office...

Why not?

I dance in the grocery store too...

Something Fishy Is Going On....

Wow, it’s been a whole week since I wrote a post? Last Monday I was so emotional and overwrought. I wrote a poem for goodness sake… I don’t write poetry… except weird five liners like:

Claire, Claire
It isn’t fair
You have straight hair
Do you even care
That I look like a bear?

Anyway, after feeling physically weak and horrid on top of being totes emosh… I took a look at my eating habits. Dukan is great, they list all kinds of seafood, which is great for getting your omegas in… except if you barely eat fish… because you can’t have the tartar sauce or crumbs. Omega oils are very important for mood, especially for someone managing depression. Omega oils are great for your skin… I have been BATTLING with eczema. And I don’t get eczema, I’m not that person… however I’ve had to avoid deodorant, try all kinds of remedies… with very little luck. Maybe it’s the oil? Maybe it’s the salt water I’ve been washing with (armpits being the HUGE issue for the last two weeks) – I’m almost healed, in the last two days.

I’m also feeling really strong now; I managed to climb Lion’s Head with relative ease yesterday – although I’ve been hobbling all day. To put it in context of how rarely I hike these days – anyone that asked assumed I was hobbling today because my skinny jeans were too tight! 

I will love and leave you now, promising to write. A very good looking and amazing fan recently said to me: “I’m glad that you posted this week, even if it was all emo” – so here’s to perkier posts in the future!

EAT FISH!