Watching this amazing documentary on music and Alzheimer’s.  Music is a necessary part of our lives.  It’s a language that everyone understands and they don’t really need much training other than opening your ears.  Equally if you can’t hear, you can feel the music beating through your body.  It’s an amazing thing.  Simple yet powerful way to engage your mind, body and soul.

Fear is an emotion which is brought upon by an unfamiliar situation.  Own the situation and adapt quickly and fear will become an opportunity to learn.

Take swimming for example.  Today, at 2.5 years old, we took you swimming.  Though you’ve been before you were not letting go of me.  Fear took over.  I observed that you were taking in the situation, observing others and quickly adapting.  You then let go and continued to learn.  Well done!

Ingredients:

1 piece rump steak or frying steak

Soy sauce

Ginger

Star anise

Bay leaf

Cooking Directions:

1. Cook steak in water and spices

2. Cool until throughly until no blood comes out

3. Alice beef along the meat grain

4. Place back into pot with sauce

5. Simmer for about an hour

6. Soak for another hour; turn off heat

7. Restart heat on low

8. Dry in oven on 100c

Are we back on? Hopefully we are.  Had updated a version of WordPress and inadvertently changed the database connection.  Technical stuff but now hopefully back online!

Now I’m not one for receiving compliments because:

1. I don’t really get them

2. When I do get them I feel weird (especially if you aren’t expecting it)

3. I don’t feel I need them to boost my self confidence or make me feel good about myself
However, I’ve learned over time and through some of my readings (can’t really remember where I’ve come across this before but I’m sure you can Google and find out more) that when receiving compliments just say THANK YOU VERY MUCH and that’s all!  Or give a reciprocal compliment (only if they’re deserving of one).

For example, if someone says “I like your sweater / jumper!” Don’t respond saying “Oh it’s my discounted jumper” or “This old thing?” Don’t be bashful.  Just say thanks.

Not sure why I do this but it just seems like in my nature to not fully accept compliments.  I do say thanks but always follow up with some sort of justifier. 

So just say thanks!

Equally, GIVE COMPLIMENTS! Of course only if you really mean it.  People like to hear it.  Just don’t over do it.

You all look great today! Have an AWESOME DAY!