Believe and Achieve
Another year is coming to a close
and it seems an appropriate time to look back and reflect, to think about the
highlights, what’s been achieved and those New Year resolutions.
Last night I was tidying the bedside drawer and sifting through all the
tablets, sprays, inhalers,ointments and contraptions that enable me to function
as a vaguely normal human being these days, I came across a crumpled bit of paper; on it I
had scribbled my new year resolutions for 2016. It read.....
A)
Put an end to
global poverty.
B)
Bring about
world peace.
C)
Tidy the
garage.
Note to self
. ... Believe and achieve
Mmmm.........Well if you’ve opened a newspaper, or turned on the news
recently, you’ll have realised that I haven’t made quite as much progress on
the first two as I would have liked, and indeed after a strong start in the
garage earlier this year I have slipped back there somewhat in recent months as
well. So much so in fact that a neighbours son came round recently while
playing; aged about 6 he comes from a family who keep their house scrupulously clean and are fastidiously neat. He was playing the role of an inspector of some description,
complete with clip board , pencil and a disapproving look that Claude Littner off
‘The Apprentice’ would have approved of
! He took a look inside the garage and after not much deliberation ,declared it
a fail, on some unspecified health and safety infringement, .... cheeky monkey.
What’s wrong with kids these days anyway,
playing at Health and Safety Inspectors, when they should be out stealing from shops,
smashing things up and having spitting competitions ?
To be honest looking at it myself again I could see his point, I thought
it’s a good job he hadn’t seen the garage before I’d tidied it ........
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Sorry Claude - not only have I let myself down.... |
The final Straw
That’s the final straw, I resolve that my new year resolutions for 2017 will be more
achievable ....
A)
Eat more
Toblerone.
B)
Use the word
‘truckle’ whenever I can.
C)
Wear a hat.
Climb every mountain ?
But, if you decide you have more about you than me, why not make some more challenging
resolutions.
1.
Get fit – try one of our free 'Trust 10' trail runs. 4th Sunday of every month, you don’t have to be Mo Farah you could be Mo....stly
walking it, if that suits you ! (015394 41880 or nationaltrust.org.uk/running )
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join us on the West side of Windermere |
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Dodgson Wood - Photo Ed Parker |
3.
Climb your first mountain – walk in the footsteps of
Chris Bonnington. The summit of Latterbarrow at 803ft is a good starting point
and gives you views as good as any summit in the Lakes. Alfred Wainright says it's "a circular walk needing little effort yet yielding much delight".
4.
Do more work for charity – volunteer for the National
Trust in the countryside or at one of our houses.
( other bits of countryside and charities are available )
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