Chasing Noodles

Okay, I have a good example for this rule. I started running (I use this term very loosely, it was more of a shuffled walk) just under a year ago in Spain. I had a 5km walk to and from work most days and on my off days I started feeling as though I needed to get out and as we know from a previous post, bikes are not my thing, so the next best thing was a brisk walk around the golf course. The furtherest I managed was, I think, about 5,4km at a gentle jog.  One day a friend of mine, who was doing 10km in her sleep at the time, asked if I was keen to do a 10km "fun run" in Gibraltar with her. Feeling up for the challenge and fitter than I'd felt in years, I agreed. I mean, why not. I was thinking of the Gun Run my sister and I did the year before and even though that was a 5km the vibe was awesome, with hundreds of people of all shapes and sizes. On the morning of the race we met up and headed towards the start, where there were about seven other people. Strange, I th...

Wowzers, that's a little harsh. At first glance I was like, how's this guy? Shew. But then I calmed down and realized I was reading it literally. No one could really ever be that mean. Right?   The man responsible for this quote is George Orwell, one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical (a controversial argument) journalism. This was one intelligent fella so I think we should pay attention to this rule. After a bit of googling, turns out he is using this quote with regards to job hunting. If you have that "hungry" face, you not going to get anything, except a kick in the teeth. It's the weirdest thing, you need it the most but it's the one thing that can be your downfall. When you really desperately want something, you have to pretend that it's not a big deal. We've all heard of those desperate eyes, and some of us know them a little too well. It's uncomfort...

So I knew this girl, and for a very long time, she had to love with her mouth shut, but not in the way this rule is saying, I don’t think. She had to love with her mouth shut because she had to love from afar. She wasn’t allowed to openly love him because he was never hers to love. That’s what I thought of immediately when I read this rule. But thinking about it more carefully, maybe what it’s trying to say is that you don’t need to blurt out to the world your undying love for someone. I think it’s more about showing your love. Like making a beautiful meal or planning a picnic, or doing something fun like go carting, surfing or fishing. With social media today its easy to love out loud, but what you feel for that other person actually has nothing to do with us. It’s between you two and its incredibly special. You are so lucky that you have someone that you can love and loves you back. Remember, actions speak louder than words, so show your love instead. Helping ...