Edition 87 Tuesday March 26th 2011
Hi, I have always hated Weta’s, they freak me out, so to see one scurrying flat stick towards me across the kitchen floor didn’t thrill me. After freaking everyone out within a 5km radius including Captain Courageous hound Harry! I managed to compose myself long enough to smother the man-eating invader with a handitowel and transfer him (or her?) outside without harm (catch and release).
Apart from this ‘cutting edge’ drama the Easter/Anzac weekend was an eventful yet restful one with a superb mix of good food, wine, chocolate, exercise,and company !
The highlights for this Jones boy without doubt the 7th win in a row by the mighty Blues juggernaut and as always supporting my Dad and his mates at the Anzac dawn parade.
Heavy rain didn’t deter hundreds from turning out pre 6am at the cenotaph on the Browns Bay Beach promenade. The waves lapped gently at the shore as the light pierced the dawn and the eerie silence much as it would have done all those years ago at Anzac Cove. It was hard not to reflect and imagine how frightening it must have been for our troops as they approached the beach under fire that day!
What a sobering experience Anzac Day is as we remember, recognise and appreciate the efforts and ultimate sacrifice our servicemen and women have and continue to make on our behalf in conflicts past and present. Makes you glad you made the effort to get up early to be there in the rain…not much to ask really in the greater scheme of things…Jimmy Jones was pretty happy !
I hope you had an equally restful/eventful and reflective Easter/Anzac weekend with family and friends. Thanks for your continued support and feedback, have a great short week, Cheers Jonesey !
Harry the heroic hound hates Weta’s too but still turned out at dawn in his trench coat!
Learning “Its what we learn after we know it all that counts” John Wooden
I am a believer in ‘seizing the day’ when opportunities present themselves. My philosophy is you should always be looking for situations that will assist you to continually develop and improve.
Take public speaking as one example, once you have overcome the initial or perceived fear and gained the confidence and skill to allow you to speak in public then you need to ‘use it or lose it’.
The more you do something the better you get at it and that certainly applies to most things, especially speaking and presenting. I am also banking heavily on this applying to swimming, cycling and running as I plan and implement my winter training programme building toward next summer’s triathlon series.
It is important we don’t ever think we ‘know it all’’ privately or professionally as that is when we stand still, overtaken by those using life’s successes or failures as experiences to learn and improve. I suspect many give up without knowing how desperately close to success they were!
I say never turn down the opportunity to learn and develop new skills or knowledge, life is an exciting series of ‘moments of truth’ that present each of us with the chance to do this daily.
Through doing just that I have learnt heaps meeting people from different private and professional backgrounds and managed to share mutually beneficial experiences, skills and information.
It is too easy to cruise along in a comfort zone staying cosy and out of trouble, never extending yourself, however,what satisfaction is there in that?
My challenge to each of you is to actively seek an opportunity to extend yourself this week,try or learn something new or add another string to your bow “green = growing, ripe = rotting” , good luck!
“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood” Madame Curie
