Category: Health

It’s Simple

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What things give you energy?

It really is. The search always seems to be on, to find that special technique. So many new ideas and fads come along that wish to save us and provide us with that energy which we all desire. But no matter what I drink, what I eat, nothing can substitute for good old sunshine and sleep. Everything else is just playing catch up. Whatever else you put in your body is just substituting for what you have left out. They are also draining your bank account. So use the two which are the most effective and are also free. You can’t beat sunshine and sleep.

Strange Times: Recognition

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A pair of eyes is approaching and there is something vaguely familiar. The hair too is somehow recognisable. I look with some hesitancy for a reaction from the other. Just the merest flicker would be enough. But all I see is my own hesitation reflected back, as if from a mirror. So we pass, two strangers in masks. Or were we? I guess we will never know.

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Interesting Times

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These times certainly are. For some they are devastating. But, so far, myself and my loved ones have escaped any disasters. For me the problems are small, although when they are staring you in the face they can seem insurmountable. Getting things in perspective is important in these times of lockdown and isolation.

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Lockdown

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Time on my hands, too much, too much
No focus, no thoughts, only emptiness
Organisation is needed, I know it such
I need more energy, not laziness

There is a long road ahead
I have companions for this trip
It can't be filled with dread
I need to balance not slip

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