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How are you feeling right now?
I just want to be well
Not feeling low
Tired and fed up
Don’t do this?
Be careful not to…
Avoid salt
Don’t eat cheese
Remember to wrap up warm
Think calm thoughts
Measure your blood pressure
Check your eyes
Don’t eat too much…..
And pray to stay alive each night!
How would you design the city of the future?
Cities are working out how to store water and prevent flooding, with massive tunnels below them to allow water to flow away. Storage spaces to trap water then release it slowly as the waters receded. Having beavers upstream in rivers to dam and slow the flow of water downstream. And also reinstating rush beds or filter beds to hold onto the fluid and clean any sewage that has leaked into waterways. You could also build buildings up on higher ground or stilts. Or raise buildings in heavy rain or storm conditions. There is still a lot we can do to combat climate change.
What brings you peace?
Last night I wanted a peaceful night’s sleep. I was tired and it was hot. I don’t sleep well these days
I tried to do some relaxation techniques but they didn’t work. I tried listening to the radio on low, but no use. Then I came downstairs and put the TV on quietly. Sometimes that works. Finally I found an app that plays the sound of waves, with video up to 11 hours. It promised peace and rest. I must have had it on too loud, I listened for a couple of hours. The only thing that happened was that I nodded off for a few minutes, then the cat jumped on the bed and woke me up again. Argh! Finally I came downstairs again and fell asleep in exhaustion.
I decided to write a poem on a poetry page on Facebook. Here it is.
I would like to be brave and post something here.
But my poems are mostly spontaneous.
An explosion of thought on the page.
My mind dances around thoughts,
Spiralling into nooks and crannies.
Flying across the landscape of my brain.
Hopefully landing safely and intact.
Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.
Whether someone is a few pence, or a couple of pounds short when they are shopping I don’t mind offering to help out.
Why not? They might be short on funds, or just unable to pay because of a computer problem. Maybe they chose the same as normal but prices have increased because of inflation? Let’s face it, life is getting harder for everyone.
I think what goes around comes around and the world needs a little more generosity. You have to be aware of problems though, I think I have to be sensible, but that shouldn’t stop me or anyone else using a random act of kindness to help others.
I keep seeing images of things that are clearly done with AI, people with scrambled faces or 6 fingers. I love astronomy, but sometimes the pictures can’t be real. There are videos of the moon being hit by a massive asteroid and disintegrating, or photos purporting to be close ups of black holes. At best these are using AI for artistic licence or an impression of what something looks like. But at worst they are meant to fool you. Maybe to confuse or to scam? I’m glad there is an option now for people to label their posts as AI generated. But do you think the scammers would use labels? I doubt it.
What’s also annoying is that websites use algorithms, if you like this you might want to look at something similar. But the new group isn’t necessarily well managed and then the garbage sneaks through.
So beware of what you see and try and fact check if you can. Don’t be fooled or scammed.
I forgot to talk about being in an art group because I was interested in what I had painted. I know that talking to people helps my mood, it’s just going that’s the problem….
I knew I needed to get some sleep but after going to bed relatively early I was awake from 4 in the morning until 9am. Then I fell asleep again so I was late getting to the group.
I am glad I went. It was a good session. I managed to work on my green woman painting. I noticed how helpful people are making suggestions and supporting each other. Sometimes I just keep my head down and just concentrate on what I’m doing. But listening today made me feel less anxious. X
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go?
Never flown, never will. Too scared. I like insects, snakes, spiders, I don’t mind thunder and lightning.
I’m not so scared of flying I guess, just the prospect of crashing. Plus I have no control over the airplane. At least if I’m in a car, train or on a boat I could stop and get out, get off at a station, or jump overboard and swim if necessary.
But planes? No! So if I won two free plane tickets I would give them to someone who needed them, or to relatives so they could fly over and visit me. Or auction them off for charity? I don’t know.
I keep seeing adverts where you can win houses over a million pounds. But I won’t enter the draw. How would I keep a massive house warm? How to light it? How to clean it? I don’t have spare cash. Perhaps I could rent out rooms. But it’s a pipe dream. If I won I wouldn’t want it. I would give it to a charity possibly or sell it to someone else who wants it. I just need enough money to stay comfortable and manage to live on for the rest of my life. X
What bothers you and why?
The world seems upside down inside out
I’m bothered by lots of things.. about
Broken tiles
Corrupt files
Parking woes
A split hose
Not enough bees
Leaves leaving trees
Too hot one day
Too cold the next day
Inconvenient thoughts
Complicated sports
Not enough food
Having a low mood.
They all bother me
I guess that’s how I see
The world
Unfurled.
I keep seeing posts on Facebook about the earth being flat. So I thought for a few minutes and posted this…. . If the earth was flat the sun would set AT THE SAME TIME EVERYWHERE. There would be no time zones. New years eve would be celebrated at the same time everywhere. Clocks would all be set to the same time. If you live in a big country like America the sun would rise and set at the same time, so you wouldn’t need Eastern standard time and pacific time or whatever it’s called. THERE WOULD BE NO SEASONS, AND THE TEMPERATURE WOULD BE THE SAME ALL OVER THE WORLD. If the Earth is a globe and tipped you get seasons. If it’s a globe and not tipped, no seasons, flat earth? No seasons, no gradient in temperature. And the sun would rise and set at exactly the same time every day… Sorry rant over.
Mallaband-Brown