Some days you can think it is all better even if there is no sign of improvement at all. I guess it is the sun out there and the fact that we can finally do a bbq and spend time outside even if that means I need to dress C in an extra layer. Yes, it is definitely below 15 but the sun and the terrace are too appealing. Yesterday I even had a pimms. The other thing is that I have been letting a lot out in the last 24 hours - writing, talking et al. It helps, it's the best way to keep you from going down, it's to grab the bull by the horns and make sure it does not become something you need to press down and hide. So all looks better today even though C is still eating for the last hour and spent the morning since 7am taking 10-15 minutes naps...
I heard what is likely to become one of my top 3 favourite quotes on a podcast on Friday. "Time is the only real democratic asset. We are all awarded the same time, it is what we do with it that distinguishes us". Now, I recognise that most of us need to work with survive and that is not democratic throughout. But on an equal opportunity basis, this is an interesting way of putting it. For many years I did not understand why MS thought my resume was so interesting. In fact, they chased me during the entire recruitment process, even though I had no idea of moving to London or Finance. I wanted to be a consultant and stay in Lisbon forever. But traditional consultants in Portugal saw nothing in me, and MS did not let me go. When I started screening resumes and hiring people a couple of years later is when I understood why I was different. TIME. I was truly different about what I did with my time. Not necessarily the basics - choice of degree or anything. But really ...
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