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Please share your 'Thought of the Day'

Sunflower

Saw this sign on Twitter just now and thought "That actually makes sense, I should take better care of my self!"

Please share your Thought of the Day - it can be anything you like - quote, poetry, proverb, photo, cartoon, drawing, joke.          - it will be fascinating to see what everyone chooses. 

P.S. If you can't see the photo this is what the sign says:  

"Don't forget....    Drink water   

and get some sunlight,

because you're basically a

house plant with more

complicated emotions."

@willesdenstaff (West Hampstead Underground) 

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  • in reply to Robert124

    Lovely quote Robert - funny and also a bit true! 

    I miss going to good old-fashioned jumble sales - as a child I used to buy all sorts of 'nostalgic' things (telescopes, opera glasses, slide viewers, vintage clothes). Car boot sales are not as good I find, perhaps because people have so much more 'stuff' now, and it gets a bit overwhelming.

    There are some good nostalgia collections in informal museums like The Hub at Alston Railway Station: vintage cars, motorcycles, lawnmowers, record players, kitchen gadgets, picnic baskets, photographs, and other random items. Do you enjoy the sense of nostalgia invoked by looking at old things? 

  • in reply to Sunflower

    Actually I do feel nostalgic at times.

    Although my childhood was a nightmare with both my parents having mental health problems such as paranoia, severe anxiety and learning disabilities.  

    At times i miss my past.  I enjoy watching on DVD, TV programs from the 60s & 70s.  Life seemed more gentle then.  I enjoy the rock & pop music from that era.

    On my travels I often visit flea markets and certain items trigger memories from the past.  Such as coin and stamp collections.  

    The year I spent in the special school 1972/73 is a memory I will never forget.  Now when reading the news, i hear that special needs children are actually getting an education.  Back in 1972 I was more or less dumped in a Victorian building with similar children.  There was no academic curriculum in that place.  

    On my first day in that school, I was given responsibility for looking after tomato plants growing in grow bags, near the window.

    I feel very nostalgic for the basket weaving skills I developed there.

    Overall it's the nostalgia for the relaxed atmosphere I miss most.  A school with no classrooms, no bullies, no violence, no teachers, no sports lessons.

  • in reply to Robert124

    Ah yes, libraries... Such a shame so many branches have closed and opening times have reduced. They are often quite noisy now as well. The reference section in the local city centre library is still quiet. Sometimes I think I'd like to go back and live in the 1960s. I have a vivid memory of walking to school on a summer's day aged 7 thinking 'life will never be this simple again' (I was right!). I must explore my surroundings and find safe places to seek sanctuary when the world gets too much. 

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  • in reply to Robert124

    Ah yes, libraries... Such a shame so many branches have closed and opening times have reduced. They are often quite noisy now as well. The reference section in the local city centre library is still quiet. Sometimes I think I'd like to go back and live in the 1960s. I have a vivid memory of walking to school on a summer's day aged 7 thinking 'life will never be this simple again' (I was right!). I must explore my surroundings and find safe places to seek sanctuary when the world gets too much. 

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