Desire is the fire of life.
Obstacles don't matter very much.
Reality forms around your commitment to succeed.

Right.. that's it , I quit.
Hi ho hi ho its back to work I go .........hi ho . Meeting in just under an hour. 3 people . Brainstorming on possibilities for a new venture / project.

Enrico will meet Andrea and we shall see what transpires between the three of us. E's background is in alternative meds and he has this method of being able tpo pick people who work well together. E. claims there are energy vampires and energy givers and designs groups where givers and takers work best together for maximum efficiency.

All sounds nebulous so far .. put there is potential in this. My instincts tell me so.

Do you remembert the Celestine Prophesy ? The tenth Insight ? Well it's a lot like that .

I admire the way E. found me and without really knowing how to present his great idea turned up claiming that I was absolutely the right person tp join him in this venture and that there would be a third person . Evenually I mentioned Andrea and she was approved ( Kinesology was involved ) It 's all a bit woo woo .. but I am grounded and looking forward to the adventure. Que sera sera .......

Let go of your worries

and be completely clear-hearted,

like the face of a mirror

that contains no images.

If you want a clear mirror,

behold yourself

and see the shameless truth,

which the mirror reflects.

If metal can be polished

to a mirror-like finish,

what polishing might the mirror

of the heart require?

Between the mirror and the heart

is this single difference:

the heart conceals secrets,

while the mirror does not.
-- Rumi

( Rumi hit the spot again !! )

Pay attention to your emotions

"Emotions are the next frontier to be understood
and conquered. To manage our emotions is not to
drug them or suppress them, but to understand them
so that we can intelligently direct our emotional
energies and intentions.... It's time for human
beings to grow up emotionally, to mature into
emotionally managed and responsible citizens. No
magic pill will do it."

-- Doc Childre

Many of us believe that we need to keep a tight
lid on our emotions. We fear that if we ever allow
these emotions to be expressed, they will do
serious damage.

But if we summon up the courage to truly feel our
emotions, we discover that they don't last. The
monster in the closet turns out to be a pussycat.
In fact, if we are willing to experience our
emotions completely, without resistance of any kind,
they burn themselves out in only a few minutes.

The only thing that keeps emotions alive within
you over long periods is your unwillingness to
acknowledge them.

"By starving emotions we become humorless, rigid
and stereotyped; by repressing them we become
literal, reformatory and holier-than-thou;
encouraged, they perfume life; discouraged, they poison
it."

-- Joseph Collins

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I'd like a digital camera so that I can take pics and choose and edit without needing to develop them and have paper copies.

There's so many cameras out there .. a jungle. What do I need to think aboutwhen choosing? Price is definitely an important issue. I'd like one for free if possible lol

I have two Pentax automatic cameras at the moment. One that sometimes works - it is tempremental as a result of getting soaked in sherry when the bottom of the bottle fell out while in my handluggage on the plane. Most of the sherry was soaked up by my coat and a copy of " the Prince of Tides " which swelled to twice its size and looks a bit browned off.

The other Pentax is also an automatic and takes good pics, but , alwas th batteries are so expensive about GBP20 a go .. I think about 10 quid a piece and they don't seem to last very long either.

Anyway , I'd like to be able to document my day in pics among other things. I remember I did that 1999 - the last 40 days for the millenium- a pic a day - whatever caught my eye that day. That was fun. I'll have to get them out and have a look.

So , chaps , chapesses ... any words of advice ? Tips ? Help ? Offers ?
Love to hear from you .
xxx's

Booked my tickets yesterday ,so United Kingdom here I come , arriving in Manchester 1 March and then back again to Noddyland 13 March just in time for mum's birthday and family reunion. Looks like my nieces and their partners will be there as well as sister who lives in London so full house. Should be a blast. I will need a weekend stay at P's in Silverdale to recoup and breathe. All is well and unolding as it should. Yeaaahhhh .