Heroes...

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” ~ Christopher Reeve No reason why a duck can't be all that...

Give me strength over beauty any day...

I went for a long Sunday morning amble through the Cairns Botanical Gardens. They have massive trees that are undoubtedly a gazillion years old or maybe not. Maybe half a gazillion. This one, in the pic above, while not one of the prettier ones, impressed me the most by its sheer girth and strength.  It had a look that said ‘I’ve been standing here longer than any of your buggers have been alive and I’m not about to move or change for you or anyone.’  Yeah. I like that. Strength and determination kicks pretty’s arse.    

Out there...

So, I decided to take the initiative and put something out there as part of a wish list. It was kind of weird doing it as there are times I’m not that eloquent but I’m glad I did. Will I get my wish? You know, it’d be very nice if I do but if not? That’s okay too because just saying it made me feel stronger and in control for the next time I ask that question.


“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential -- for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard  

Cranky otters...

So, on yesterday’s post I was a tad pissed off at a certain car company and I let them know it. They rang me first thing this morning. Yes, yes and yes Ms Jones you are right. We have done wrong. We want to flay every inch of skin from our bodies in penance. We will cross burning sands balancing a pencil on our nose while a carryng a cranky otter wearing a top hat on our backs. See? Complaining isn’t hard. It’s an artform. Learn it. Master it. Find your voice and use it.

Strength….

My 76 year old father has been diagnosed with an aggressive skin cancer and has to undergo 5 days radiation for 5 weeks. On hearing the news he said “well, people have been trying to kill me for years and they haven’t succeeded yet.”

“Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.” ~ unknown

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