Chasing Noodles

Wow, then I am aiming FAR too high! haha. Failing sucks, but if you get to learn something from that then its not for nothing. Seems like a bit of a dud reward but you have to look at it as a lesson.  There is the whole cliche "learn from your mistakes" thing and as much as none of us want to hear this, it really is true. if it isn't working and you keep failing, then aim higher they say. Well, some of us just see the failure as more of a challenge to try and try again at the same thing and the only lesson we take each time is to try harder next time and keep hitting our heads against the wall. Like playing Angry Birds , one star just isn't enough, keep trying till you get three! But you know what, if you keep trying you going to get all 3 stars AND the golden egg. It's just gonna take a whole lot more time than just taking the 1 star and moving on to the next stage. Well that's my thinking. Haha.  I blame Wayne's World for that.  Wayne Campbell ...

Weird, perfect scenario. Tonight Original (throw head back in laughter) and I went to dancing and I decided that I was going to wear my Toyota Cheetahs slipper cause I dance barefoot anyway and tackies are just a mission. Oh and i had spent the entire day walking around in 6inch heels. So off I went in my leggings, socks and slippers with my hoodie, ready for some serious salsa or jazz or even a bit of the fox trot. Original (throw head back with laughter) and I laughed as I was leaving saying that of all the nights, tonight would be the night that I would bump into my knight in shining armour and how one day we would have to explain to our kids how dad met mom with a pair of orange and black cheetah slippers on.  Well, the good news is, not only did I survive the evening without bumping into my knight, but I made it through a surprise dinner out, in public, with Dancing Queen without embarrassing myself too much. And my feet feel amazing now in bed, no pain, no cramping, ju...

"You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal"   Bob Dylan By contending with someone that has nothing to lose, you agreeing to battle against someone that already has one up on you. They will enter with no anxiety and because they have lost everything they will feel no fear. So think carefully before you consider taking on someone like this. It wont end well. 

I was afraid, I knew I was going to be and when I felt afraid, it was too late for me to not be afraid anymore. Too late.  Being afraid is a serious waste of time. It also drains you of all your emotional energy and makes you sad and then makes you miss out on whats going on right in front of you.  So ya, try not be afraid and when you feel you might be, just remember, its gonna be a waste of time if you do end up being afraid.

"Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment." You know what's sad, it almost always takes a tragic event for us to stop for a second and realise how much has gone by and we missed it all cause we are so caught up in the race.  So lets make a conscious decision to hold every moment from now on as sacred. Lets make sure our friends know how much we appreciate them and make the time to tell your family and loved ones just how much you love them. Keep each moment in your heart and treasure it like you would a new gift. If you hold each moment sacred, when you need that memory, it will be there for you as clear as the moment it happened. 

"...Always carry something with characters written on it with you and look at it when no one's looking." Funny story, Hidden Treasure has always told me that he never goes anywhere without a book on him and said many times to me that it is a good idea to do the same. So one morning as I was getting ready to go stand in the UNISA line to register, expecting like an hour wait, so I popped a book that I had been wanting to read forever in my bag and off I went.  Well tell you what, I have never been happier about taking someones advice as I was that day. The hour wait that I was expecting turned into a seven hour wait. For some unknown reason, on this day I forgot to take a bottle of water with me, and because I was late (funny that) I had to skip breakfast. You know how sometimes you go to a restaurant and you throw a couple sweets in your bag "just in case", well keep doing that. I have never been happier to find Spur sweets at the bottom of my bag in my l...

I LOVE this rule! How many times have we said, it just wasn't meant to be and throw our arms up in air, shrug our shoulders and walk away. Here William McFee is saying look fate in the face and challenge him.  Fate is something to be challenged and not a force to be acquiesced to.  If you believe in something enough, fight for it. At the end of the day, we create our own destiny and we can change our fate with every decision we make. So next time you think fate is telling you that you will loose, but it's something you really want, fight it.  Fight until your knuckles bleed. You vs fate. Round 1.

Yes, you do. But you should probably limit how many times you bring that side of you out. I recently had to bring it as I simply could no longer put up with a situation, and I brought out the bad side. Tell you what, haven't had a problem with them again! Sorted.  So yes Madge, sometime we do need to be biatches to get things done. But i think it should be in emergencies only. ;)

And if it were that easy there would be many more happy people in the world. Or is it that easy? How many of us have been in a really unhappy place? If you didn't put your hand up now, you are so lying.  Honestly though, I have experienced this rule first hand. I was in a bad bad place 6 years ago, so what did I do? I moved. Best move of my life. Leaving my family and friends behind was incredibly hard, but as far as my heart and soul, it was the best thing in the world. Many people saw it as me running away, but it wasn't running away from a situation but rather running towards a better, happier me and the fact that it came with a mountain and a beach was a bonus. It is something I have never looked back at with regret, even with all the highs and lows since being here.  Now we have to look at this from the metaphorical side of things. Sometimes actually physically moving is impossible, but it has to be more of an emotional move. A shift in thinking. Lets say yo...

.....only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead. Not completely sold on this rule, but that's just because of my nature. This is a quote by Chanakya  who was born in 370 BC, a highly educated man and if I had actually followed this rule, I am sure I could have avoided many bad decisions. But then again I always say that I am where I am now because of the mistakes and crazy decisions I have made.  I'm not dissing this rule at all, I think it is incredibly clever and it really is how we should think before starting something, but I never really make it further than question one. I am impulsive and believe that what is meant to happen will happen.   Maybe I should make a more conceited effort to go as far as question two and three. I'll let you know how that goes. 

I have nothing to add to this. Haha. Classic rule ;)

* Your lucky days are  Thursday   and  Friday   * You are exactly  37 years 1 week 6 days 11 hours 55 minutes 33 seconds  old. * You will receive your next birthday gift in 51 weeks 4 days 12 hours 4 minutes 27 seconds later * If your hair were never cut since 29.May.1975, it would be  5.394 m.  today. * If your nails were never cut since 29.May.1975, they would be  1.338 m.  today. * An apple tree seeded on 29.May.1975, bore  3,287.032  kg. apples till today. Happy birthday Nancy, here's to many many more. Thank you for all the fun times, laughs and cries. Can't wait to have another "India" experience with you. Love you