The simplicity of my day to day. |
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This is where I write my thoughts, feelings and my daily trials, tribulations and happy things
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| PROMPT May 11th What was cool when you were young but isnât cool now? Is there anything that has become cool in recent years that wasnât cool in your youth? âCoolâ wasnât a cool word when I was growing up in the 40âs. Cool meant it wasnât warm. I suppose all my childhood games were âcoolâ such as collecting cards, marbles and hopscotch. In the sixties the mini skirts were cool, beehive hairdos and full skirts with lots of petticoats. Also the most amazing thing to happen was the moon landing. I donât know what words we used then to describe that. Probably âfabulous, amazing and awe inspiring. Besides the words such as cool, awesome and âlike,â everything thatâs trendy nowadays wasnât in my youth. In fact as there was so little technology, everything about today didnât exist. Todayâs kids have no concept how âcoolâ they are. |
| PROMPT May 10th Think back to a time when you felt completely calm. What made you feel that way? Calm to me is when I can shut out all thoughts. That is almost impossible to achieve, unless youâre in an unconscious state. Iâve tried to meditate but that only seems to make my mind busier. Iâve tried a technique my friend told me to do when meditating and thatâs to imagine each thought is a ballon and you pop them as they arrive. Or to imagine they are butterflies flitting from flower to flower! My grandson tried going in a flotation tank, he said it was relaxing but the thought of lying in a dark box, floating in body heat water, with no sound, almost gave me a panic attack. Deep breathing does calm and relax me, however I hardly ever get in a state of anxiety these days. Rarely can anyone upset me, except for one person who manages to know which buttons to press and I try to not let her. I canât actually think of a special time when I was completely relaxed except maybe slipping under anaesthesia when undergoing surgery. I actually really love that feeling. You know you have no control over whether youâll wake up again or not. A feeling of complete calm and resignation comes over me. I know Iâm weird. đ€ |