Aeronautics, TikTok and Life stories

My search for female gardeners’ life stories helped me combat loneliness – and make great friends I was lonely after lockdown and wanted to know why women gardened so wrote to those I admired. Now I have a host of new friends from different generations and backgrounds Full story here

Star players – how Kerbal Space Program’s little green aliens are helping the space flight experts of the future It may be just a game but some players have gone on to careers in physics, engineering and aeronautics. Now the team behind Kerbal Space Program 2 is working with the European Space Agency to make it even more realistic Full story here

What makes me happy now: gymnastics at midlife A novelist’s childhood passion came back with a vengeance – there is nothing like the thrill of a new skill, that combination of speed, timing, muscles, guts Full story here

Brazilian TikToker goes viral showing the ‘cheerfulness of the favela’ Raphael Vicente, who has 3 million followers, wants to show that there is much more to favelas than crime and poverty Full story here

‘Mmm, straight back to the 70s!’ Writers revisit the foods they loved as kids, from Smash to Angel Delight Arctic rolls are back on the menu, with sales up more than 140% at Ocado. But which other retro delights deserve a comeback? We taste-test some old favourites Full story here

Tones of love!

Purplerays

♡ Ļ Ơ Ɣ Ɛ ♡

♡ Love is a canvas furnished by Nature

and embroidered by imagination….♡

~ Voltaire ~

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Text source: “Soul Healing Mystics’ Light” https://www.facebook.com/Soul-Healing-Mystics-Light-1437542323150756/?fref=photo

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Hope is everything

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Never ever loose hope! Its something that keeps us going in life! Hope gives us the confidence to live and have an awesome happy future!! Never loose hope!

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Teenage self advice

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8. Facing our existence every day
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10. Looking at behaviourism of living beings

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What advice would you give to your teenage self?

I can give some general advice that may be useful to a teenage self:

1. Don’t be afraid to be yourself: It’s important to embrace your true self and not worry too much about what others think of you. You are unique, and that is something to be celebrated.
2. Focus on your passions: Pursue your interests and passions, whether it’s music, art, science, or sports. You will find fulfillment in doing what you love, and it will help you discover your purpose in life.
3. Take care of your mental health: Mental health is just as important as physical health. Don’t hesitate to seek help if you are struggling with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health issue.
4. Learn from your mistakes: Everyone makes mistakes, and that’s okay. What’s important is that you learn from them and use them as…

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Snagging the last seats on the plane – 40 years later

Couple that met during chance encounter on plane celebrates 40th wedding anniversary

If Vickie Moretz and Graham Kidner hadn’t booked standby tickets for a World Airways flight from Washington, D.C., to London — and snagged the last seats on the plane — they wouldn’t have spent the last 40 years married. “When you think back, all the things that had to line up for us to meet is incredible,” Graham told CNN Travel. “One slight change of plans, we never would have met. It was meant to be.” In early 1982, Vickie and her friend were heading to England for a work study program, while Graham was returning home after traveling through the U.S. They were thrilled to get the last three seats on the plane, all in one row, and became fast friends. Graham took the Americans on a whirlwind tour of London, and before he had to head north to his home, he took a picture with Vickie, their arms around each other. They had an instant connection, and when Graham visited a few weeks later, “by the end of that evening, we were holding hands,” Vickie said. “That was March 6. And then we were engaged July 4, and married December 28.” They now live in the U.S., where they raised their two children, and for their 40th wedding anniversary, their neighbour snapped a picture of them recreating the photo from their first night in London. “It was amazing how we met, and how things turned out,” Vickie told CNN Travel, adding, “and that we’re still together, that’s amazing too.” [CNN Travel]

Take time, look around at the beauty of nature

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Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment, to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day.

~ Kent Nerburn

Take time, look around at the beauty of nature

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Neem de tijd, kijk rond in de schoonheid van de natuur

Have the courage to face the light of your own Being.

Our time on earth is very limited. Before we actually realise it, we and our children have grown up and had to let so many things pass us by.

How many times have we let ourselves be intimidated by others, and have outside influences steered our lives in a direction that was not always best for us?

For many of us, the realisation to follow our own self does come a bit late. But we must realise that it is never too late to follow one’s own way.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling Heb de moed om het licht van je eigen wezen onder ogen te zien

Purplerays

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.
Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Everything else is secondary.”

~Steve Jobs~

Photo & texts source: Rumi Page https://web.facebook.com/mevlana/

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Good morning…. Go to the center of your inner being

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling: Goede morgen … Durf naar je innerlijke zelf te gaan

Purplerays

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Go to the center of your inner being. Radiate peace in every direction. A compassionate heart radiates rays of beauty that removes the clouds of million hearts.
ِAmit Ray

Text and image source: Jana Eid https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10166667338305093&id=772270092

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Being what will give a good admiration in this world

 

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Be what will give you good admiration in this world.
Think as if you are a winner
and that you can complete
and be inspirationally great!
~  unknown

 

Learning to ignore things

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Learning to ignore things
is one of the most important paths
to inner peace.
~ Robert J. Sawyer
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Can the sun shine in on you?

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Can the sun shine in on you?
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When dawn greets us

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Dawn is the time when the sun rises or comes up
but also the time to step forwards
with new bright plans
conquering the day with positive thoughts.
~Marcus Ampe
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When dusk greets us

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When dusk greets us
leave the bad things of the day behind.
~ Marcus Ampe
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail

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A new year has once again presented itself.
From what has gone before, it is best to remember only the good.
But for this year, we must not forget to plan,
for if you fail to plan
you will certainly not succeed in what you would like to achieve.

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Heartily wishing you a happy 2023!

 

31 December 2022: only remember the good things

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Even though 2022 might not count among the very best years
and a lot may have gone wrong,
one should only remember the good things from it
and end the year in beauty.

Enjoy this New Year’s Eve

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Boxing Day 2022

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After all the partying, sometimes the hangover comes.
One does feel then that one has gone beyond one’s means
with good food and drink.
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So let this Boxing Day be a day of rest
and reminisce
of the good times, you had with your family.
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Let 25 December 2022 be a day of human warmth

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Let 25 December 2022 be
a day of human warmth,
not forgetting those who are struggling.
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To be Thankful for the improbable bubble of peace and prosperity in which we have randomly landed

For most of us, we should be thankful
for the improbable bubble of peace and prosperity
in which we have randomly landed.

I add, it’s all relative, but in broad terms, it’s so.
Let’s pause and take a breath and, maybe tomorrow, (let’s say, Monday,) keep up the good work. For those of you who are the ones responsible in some way for the peace and prosperity of your community, family and various other controlling factors, we are thankful for you, as well.

~From Maudlin Ruminations Regarding the Holiday by Blogorahmah

Friendship ending in love

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Friendship often ends in love,
but love in friendship, never.

~ Charles Caleb Colton

 

Fed Up With Feeling Inferior? Here’s How To Fix It With One Simple Step

Confidence Counts

In my last post I wrote – with a particular client in mind – about how to overcome a feeling of inferiority before and during a job interview,

Here’s an extract from the email he sent me, after his interview had  taken place …

‘I didn’t, for the first time that I can remember, feel inferior when I went into the meeting.’

Wow.

I was so pleased I’d been able to help him.

Now I’m writing this for anyone else out there who is fed up with feeling inferior and wants to do something about it.

Is this you?

You just don’t fit. 

I’m sure one of these situations will ring a bell …

• You walk into a meeting and you know everyone in the room is ‘better/cleverer/more able than you,
• You buy a new outfit but are too scared to wear it because you know everyone will look better than you,
• You…

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