I have been blessed to know many different people in my life, and they each imparted a pearl of wisdom that has contributed to my health and happiness. One such pearl is the knowledge that worry and anxiety create stress, which releases toxins into the body. Over time these toxins can break down the immune system and cause serious illness. This is why it is so important to avoid worry. In today’s world much has been written about the importance of positive thinking and the interrelation between mind, body, and spirit. What affects one will affect them all. So guard your thoughts. Don’t let worry consume you. As the adage says: “Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere”.

A mantra that I particularly like is “this, too, shall pass”. And no matter what it is, nothing lasts forever, be…

I read recently not to worry because worry is a form of prayer that can be like a self-fulfilling prophesy. I can attest to that; whether my expectations are good or whether they are fraught with worry I pretty much always get what I expect. I’ve read a lot of books on the power of positive thinking and I do believe whole-heartedly in that – if nothing else it makes you feel good and feeling good is always preferable to feeling lousy. But the concept of worry being a form of prayer is a completely new idea to me. “As within, so without”, as the saying goes. So, in that respect I can see how worry can influence people, circumstances, and situations. People seem to be drawn to happy, confident individuals more so than those who seem to have a problem for every solution.

I am not a guru. I…

I went
back to work on Monday. It’s been a good week, but I am tired. It will take a
little while to get back into the swing of things.

I haven’t had as much time to peruse WordPress and I regret that. Aw retirement and time to do as I like. It seems impossibly far away. A wisp of smoke on the horizon. The pot at the end of the rainbow. Odds at the moment are like winning a lottery jackpot. Yeah. But I do enjoy my job. I am blessed to work with truly lovely and awesome people. So, you know, it’s all good.

But,
there’s one thing on WordPress that totally astounds me and that’s the number
of blogs that start with “How to” … It seems there are a lot of experts around
here. Frankly I don’t care for how to blogs. It just seems rather…

I saw Stevie Nicks driving a Tesla.