It Doesn't Matter

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop"

"Don't give up, you can do it, keep going".

These were my mum's words when I was doing my secondary school exams. I used to get terrible headaches and just wanted to give up, but she encouraged me, helping me to ease the headaches and even listening to me read my notes out loud. I was lucky to have a kind mum and I did the exams. Nothing special,(' run of the mill'), but I still managed to get a decent job with them.

My own experience of "not giving up" and I have always been a very 'slow' learner.

You'll get there, there is not time 'on life' (as it were) and don't look at the other person, they are probably thinking the same as you anyway.

This, of course, applies to anything in life, and sometimes, the special things take that little bit longer to just get it perfect for us individually.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Treasure It

 "The simple act of listening to someone and making them feel as if they have truly been heard is a most treasured gift"

We all need someone to listen to us, to get the help we need, to let off steam or just for companionship.

It's in our nature.

And there is always that one person who will just sit down and listen to us, no matter what, and we always feel better afterwards.

This is a treasured gift. To just listen. Not judge, not condemn or even give advice. To just listen.

That other person will feel treasured because they will feel: "someone heard me, my voice".

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Even the birds talk to each other during the dawn chorus

Off You Go

 "If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one"

How many of us have said: "I wish I'd taken another road in life" ?

True, isn't it. It may have been through choice or maybe we have had no choice, either way, we wish for a different life.

So --- make yourself that different life!

Easier said than done but today there is so much available to help us in life, that it really is possible.

The mother who wanted to be a lawyer, but has two children, a husband and a house to run, can still become the lawyer she wanted to become. With adult education today, she surely can find the time to study and take those exams and become that lawyer. She'll be doing a job she enjoys and helping to support the family with her earnings. It just might take a little time. (for example)

And when we really want something, we'll take that time because it will be WORTH it.

What have you always wanted to do? Find a way and you'll be doing it in no time, walking the road you really want to walk down, (and you'll never be alone).

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Keep Moving !

 "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving".

Most of us can ride a bicycle and wasn't it exciting, learning to ride without falling off those two wheels.

Life is the same, only it's a life long learning to balance without 'falling down'.

How do we keep that balance?

KEEP MOVING ! ! !

It's so true isn't it, stagnant water becomes full of 'bad things'.

The busier we are in life, even if it's keeping our journal up to date and having something nice to write in it --- the more BALANCED our lives will be.

Looking after ourselves mentally and physically are also what will keep our BALANCE in life.

Even the Oceans move about, the waves (whether calm or stormy) go up and down and round and round, and the dolphins LOVE it!

So --- KEEP MOVING and KEEP BALANCED ! ! !

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Have Good Thoughts

 "If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely"

Everything good looks beautiful.

The rose not only looks beautiful but smells lovely too.

The kitten looks cute and purrs as it plays.

The baby learning to walk looks adorable, as he/she smiles.

How often do we think of these things? How often do we have time to think of these things? How can we make time to "think those good thoughts"?

\He / She is beautiful inside as well as outside.

(And don't forget, we're talking about YOU!!!)

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

It's True !

 "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world"

Isn't this so true!

Everything comes from the mind, whether it is a word or an idea.

I'm thinking of all the inventions over the hundreds of years, some we probably even take for granted.

The washing machine, the car, the cooker, the computer, the hoover, the laptop, etc, etc, etc.

What about the "ideas" which affect nations?

The Two World Wars started with someone 'thinking' and having 'ideas' and history shows us how that worked out.

But what about the good things that help. For example, the discoveries in the medical world, the research into cancer which is saving lives. Keeping someone alive after a terrible crash and they go on to live a fairly normal life. All of these things came from someone's mind.

So, the next time you have a thought --- don't cast it off (especially if it is a good thought) --- just see how possible it may be to actually 'see' that thought 'come alive'.

Change your own world.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

"I shall work until the end"

Yes

 "What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you"

We are surrounded by thousands of people and things which 'catch' our eyes all the time.

What is inside of us?

Do we know who we are, what we want and where we are going in Life?

A person who loves in their heart and tries their best to only be Positive and think good thoughts about others --- will always have Peace inside of them.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

What We Learn From Animals