It's been a while.
As a friend pointed out to me with a certain degree of relish only yesterday, I am not likely to have a holiday this long again until I retire and given the parlous state of the nation's finances I may never be allowed to retire...
Nonetheless, I have had the most wonderful summer!
I took my daughter and Becci across Europe for the best part of two months and came back tanned and engaged (neither of which tends to happen to middle-aged redheads too easily).
But this is supposed to be a blog about learning, so what have I learnt in my extended vacation?
If you want to learn, you must accept responsibility. If you blame other people for setbacks, which is often all too easy, you are unlikely to change yourself for the better. The difficult bit is accepting your part without getting stuck and dwelling on it. Learning is hard work and the alternatives are often significantly more attractive but perhaps without the long term rewards.
Happiness is as much an attitude as an emotion. What I mean is, it is as much about what you do as it is what is done to you. If you simply sit around waiting for a winning emotional lottery ticket you are more likely to go without.
I also learnt never to leave a cool-box plugged into your car battery overnight if you want to catch the boat home.
As a friend pointed out to me with a certain degree of relish only yesterday, I am not likely to have a holiday this long again until I retire and given the parlous state of the nation's finances I may never be allowed to retire...
Nonetheless, I have had the most wonderful summer!
I took my daughter and Becci across Europe for the best part of two months and came back tanned and engaged (neither of which tends to happen to middle-aged redheads too easily).
But this is supposed to be a blog about learning, so what have I learnt in my extended vacation?
If you want to learn, you must accept responsibility. If you blame other people for setbacks, which is often all too easy, you are unlikely to change yourself for the better. The difficult bit is accepting your part without getting stuck and dwelling on it. Learning is hard work and the alternatives are often significantly more attractive but perhaps without the long term rewards.
Happiness is as much an attitude as an emotion. What I mean is, it is as much about what you do as it is what is done to you. If you simply sit around waiting for a winning emotional lottery ticket you are more likely to go without.
I also learnt never to leave a cool-box plugged into your car battery overnight if you want to catch the boat home.
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