One step at the time

Hello followers, I would like to talk about learning how overwhelming and frustrated it can be.

Although my puppy is quite small and hopeless, she is learning very fast. Only the other day she couldn't manage the steps. Now she jumps and runs as she has done it all her life.

My teacher keep reminding me and said;”Only one step at the time”. This is literally what my puppy did! Her first step was enormous but she didn’t give up. “I can’t” does not exist but need to be changed in show me how or I can try! Have faith in your achievement. Believe you can achieve it even when you are falling down. Doubt will make you stop believing in yourself.

My puppy didn’t manage her first step. She felt down but keep trying and trying.
Yes a learning curve may be far and long away but by keep following it through at one step at the time, we will get there. By practice what you have learned today, will become a habit for tomorrow. Practice makes perfect. When you feel really comfortable what you have learned then you are ready to attack another step. Slowly but steady you will rise to the top of the stairs. This rising of the step will give you more confident when you can see the top of the stairs in your sight.

It feels good to step up higher to achieve a new skill. The more you learn the more options you have what you can do. My puppy did not achieve all her skills in one day she follow the principles of one step at the time and so can you! Enjoy the journey of learning.

Grafton flood

Grafton flood

While the rain is pouring outside, I'm snug and warm inside behind the computer writing this blog. I am not one of the thousands of people who had to leave their home and possession to leave for higher grounds. Only a few miles away and some people are in real trouble with the raising water damaging their homes.


I am grateful that I can hear the thunder outside and still have electricity as many people are doing without. The fallen trees and the debris have made chaos and lots of damage. The darkness of the night creeps in. It is scaring of not knowing if the levee bank is holding up or not. At mid night the Clarence river is expected to reach its peak. The fear of the water inundated the town is real. On the television and radio you don’t hear anything else. You need to be prepared and be ready to move. The alarm on the local radio is still giving me cold shivers as the next alert to evacuate is announced.


The next day.
The light of sunshine is a welcome change; just see the sun appearing after hiding behind the heavy clouds for days. People seem to be happier again to know that the river did not go over the bank. Lots of us are looking at the riverbank to see such an amount of water. Yes we might be isolated but we are dry and well. We have to do without the extra supplies as our supermarkets are getting very empty. The supermarkets were very busy days before the wet, as everyone was getting some supplies. It just looked like a big social party as young children and many workers did their shopping.


Our animals
Lots of cattle had to be shifted to higher ground as many paddocks went under water. On my land which was higher than my next door neighours we had some cattle visiting us. Seven fine looking steers decided to leave their wet paddocks. With the creek running and some debris damage the fence which broke down, it was easy for the cattle to escape. So we had to witness some fine farmers skills as my neighbour was trying to tempt his cattle home with some hay. They liked the hay but didn’t want to follow him. Later with the use of his Ute and dogs he managed to keep the cattle contained on our top paddock.


The flood is not over yet but at least the rain has slowed down. The people are still advise not to come home yet as the other towns are under threat now.

An unopened gift

An unopened gift

Do you like receiving gifts?
I have worked with children and what always made me smile is to see their eyes light up when receiving some unknown present. It doesn’t have to be big but the unwrapping of the present gave the children already the biggest joy.
Full of energy, the toddler quickly starts ripping of the outer layers to see what is inside of it. The inadequate of its small motor skills doesn’t slow down to achieve its goal. The sticky tape is way too difficult to get undone so the tiny hands start making little tears in the paper. Unwrapping a present is the only thing the toddler thinks about, nothing will stand in his way to achieve that goal.
When talking about my weakness in the other post I feel it is a bit like an unopened gift, a toy that can’t be enjoyed because it is still wrapped tightly.
Are you still as energetic as the toddler in unwrapped your gift? Or are you already saying I don’t need that extra in my life, I am happy with what I’ve got. Your weakness will stay wrapped up and can’t be enjoyed.
The toddler would try to rip, suck, pinch and poke any way to get to the middle of the wrapping. The toddler wouldn’t give up but find a way. Life is one big learning curve in his eyes. It is constant learning new skills and like a sponge the toddler is taking it in.
The barrier it needs to overcome to get to the inside of the gift doesn’t stop it from trying. Its enthusiast doesn’t stop. The toddler hasn’t got any weakness in his eyes. His perspective of life is so simple. Every day is a gift full of learning new skills.
My perspective of a weakness is that just like an unopened gift it needs to be unwrapped. It may be as slow as the toddler tear by tear but never lose your enthusiast. Keep you mind focus on the gift.

learning who to link all social media site

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My Weakness

My Weakness

No this is not what you think I’m not writing about my weakness. If I start writing about my inadequate I might never get off behind my computer screen. Yes my self-image is not the best at times. Here I let you already in on my secret; my poor self image which I am very hard trying to hide. No I’ve started writing this to change me and may be others people that think that weaknesses are so bad. We are only human and can’t be perfect. It is alright to make mistakes.
By brainstorming while writing the word WEAKNESS on the top of the page, all the other words that came up were;
Bad
Limited
Deficient
Feeble
Inadequate
Not strong
Imperfect
Failure
Doubt

Looking back at all these words they have one thing in common. They are all so negative. It would be much better to turn this around and try to focus on the positive. In each and every situation something good can be achieved such as to grow and move forward to become stronger and healthier. It is a bit like looking at a ½ glass of beer and only seeing the empty content and not the ½ amount of beer that still needs to be enjoyed.
When you admit you have a weakness, this is already a step forward. You can shift your energy towards improving this.
Everyone has his good or weak qualities. It really depends what you see as good or weak. By concentrating and working with your weakness it can become your best characteristic. It simple means getting in touch with on own inner strength and weakness. Overcome your fear and your weakness may evolve to become your strength. When I wrote this down I keep thinking of the blog of.
“Without Struggle You Will Not Evolve” by Allen Sentance[ fisherman]
This gives me the conclusion that weakness can make us stronger by striving to achieve our goals and wishes.



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