Note to Self.....

And I was looking up the exact quote about the wise child who knows his father as you were typing about YOUR father. Which of us imagined who?

Now I am off for a shower. It is very pleasant to think that you can feel the sensation of hot water pouring over you.

Or, do you only think you can, Elegran? I think I might go for a lie down now!

Oh, yes, quite right Elegran it was 'who dat down dere'
Either we share the same Father or it was a popular skit at the time, maybe The Goons? Probably the latter, but with my Father, you never could tell.?

Yes, I enjoyed your shower, very nice.?

Now we shall all have a ?

At least!!

Well before the Goons - could be prewar!

Seek and ye shall find! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Dat%3F

Thanks, very interesting, now we know!

And although the hot water shower was very nice Elegran unfortunately I was at the bus stop at the time.?
Who dat?

Who says bus queues are boring?

Note to self

Just because something bad happened or didn't go the way I hoped, I will not let it ruin my whole day by constantly thinking about it. I will give everything over to my better self and focus on all the things that didn't go wrong and all that is right in my world instead.

I was watching the news reports on the looting that was happening during and after the weather turned nasty in Florida last night and something very obvious stood about the looters, but begin PC I can't possibly say what it was.

Note to you: "being PC", I'm not sure you should have added your last sentence. Not very nice IMO. (Not thst I even saw the footage you refer to)

I think that self help 'comments' if a person has very low self esteem can be a good thing illtellhim but it became fashionable a good while ago for everybody to do this kind if thing.
It's a fine line between self help and selfishness on a grand scale, and over focussing on ones own ego.Navel gazing etc.

As you can't say what it was, illtellhim, why bother mentioning it at all?

We all know what she meant
It happened to be in that part of the world, we saw what we should have expected to see without any need for comment.
If it had been in China we would have expected to see Chinese.

Looters are often those who have less materially than others, and less to lose socially from being seen to loot. That is not an excuse for looting, but it could be put forward as a reason for them to be tempted.

Note to ......

Don't let your struggle become your identity.

Now that is good advice illtellhim

And this is good advice too!

It may be good advice but that plateful certainly wouldn't help me to do it.

Can't wait for Paw to be well enough for lunch at one of our favourite places (careful not to be guilty of advertising but "white French restaurant which serves surprisingly cheap but excellent food " might give a clue)
Farnorth you'd enjoy it!!

Note to .....

It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself & to make your happiness a priority. it's necessary.

"Make yourself a priority?" Not selfish?
I think it is.
And don't start that thing about the oxygen masks in a plane, that is just common sense.
I think much of what is wrong with today's "Me, me" society is encapsulated in your "note".

The reason we are told to put on our oxygen masks before putting one on our child is so that we are then ready to care for the child - not so that we can put our own safety (and happiness) first.

We should certainly not forget about our own safety, that would be sheer stupidity, but to put on our own oxygen mask, collect our valuables, leave the child (minus mask) behind, and elbow our way to the emergency exit, trampling the frail and injured underfoot, is not really recommended.
There is a difference between loving yourself for what you are on the one hand, and on the other hand putting your own interests to the front in all circumstances. Recognising the difference and doing the first without the second is what makes a person humane rather than just human. It is also a reason not to put too much faith in all those, "You are an incredibly valuable person", self-help books.

In fact, if you love and value youself overmuch, you could fall into the error mentioned in Luke 18:9-14.