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Negative into positive

Earlier the week I had a medical appointment that had been rebooked from a few weeks ago. I was not able to do the procedure the first time because I was on antibiotics.

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Feel the fear

I actually was just thinking about this. One year I read a book all about feeling the fear but going on and doing it. Now, I have been considering the fact that we don’t tend to mention the differences in simple fears and actual long held anxiety.

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Unexpected things and anxiety

It can be quite hard to live with sudden events happening. But life throws them up and suddenly glitches are part of life and there is nothing we can do to prevent them occurring in life.

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Humour

I was just wondering if there was a time when humour is definitely NOT wanted. There are so many things that can be said with good, or bad, humour.

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Advantage or Disadvantage?

I was thinking about the royal family the other day, especially thinking of the children of the Prince and Princess of Wales and how their mother has been so poorly that she was in hospital.

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Do we forget?

You often hear people say “oh, just forget it and move on.” And yes, for some situations that may be the correct thing to do. If someone is fixated on something another person does.

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Cats Are Funny

I don’t know if you know much about cats or have had one or two or whatever in your care. There are so many stories and photos on the internet of cats.

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So here I am

So here I am in the middle of the night, writing again. It is a habit many writers possess. Well, actually many creative people do. And that’s ok.

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