After a fairly full-on week of painting and maintenance we made our usual 70 km drive to our little piece of paradise at Nannup. On arrival dinner was cooked, eaten and cleared away then time for a walk with Bella. It\u2019s feeling pretty autumnal here but a beautiful clear night without a breath of wind so after the walk it was decided that we would pour ourselves a Baileys each and sit under the stars and enjoy. There is a perfect silence tonight, the stars and half moon shining signalling a nice day tomorrow. As we sat in front of the house in complete silence it felt like we were a million miles away from what has become the most talked about subject worldwide, that being COVID-19. It\u2019s like a different world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I\u2019m on that subject, with reference to the title of this post, I\u2019ve heard it said \u201cit\u2019s an ill wind that blows no good\u201d and in my case either COVID-19 occupying a part of my mind, my session with the hypnotherapist, some good advice from a friend which came out of nowhere, or getting on top of my seemingly delicately un-balanced hormones once again has massively improved my state of mind. I can\u2019t actually see that COVID-19 can take much credit as i believe if you think you are going to get it then you most likely will, i on the other hand absolutely believe that i wont get it and consequently won\u2019t It is however hard not to let it dominate your thoughts when everyone is talking about it for one reason or another and it\u2019s on every single type of media. I certainly don\u2019t want to belittle it\u2019s seriousness but i just won\u2019t be drawn into the fear factor which it has undoubtedly created. This is a time when we should be the kindest we have ever been, let it bring out the good in every one of us not the bad. We need to help each other in any way we can, a kind word, a smile, a selfless deed, it\u2019s not rocket science!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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