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You need to stop overwhelming yourself with the next five years.

Focus on the next five days, the next five hours, the next five minutes.

That is where you will see yourself making progress - by just focusing on the next step.

Tips for Dumbbell Upright Rows

Lead with the elbows, not the hands.

Do not pull too high.

Keep the dumbbells close to your body.

The Rash, the Lazy, Lover, nones so wild,
But may be tame, and may be wisely mild,
If they consult true Vertues Rules with care,
And lend to good advice a patient ear.

Invidus, iracundus, iners, vinosus, amator,
nemo adeo ferus est, ut non mitescere possit,
si modo culturae patientem commodet aurem.

Horace (658 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Epistles Epistularum, Letters, Book 1, ep. 1 To Maecenas, l. 38ff (1.1.38-40) (20 BC) tr. Creech (1684)

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just reread your post.

Whats the ONE you would give your younger self

read things properly.

On cat runs, cat enclosures, cat houses (lol), cat whatevers in outside garden yard blah blah blah:
I will probably need to spreadsheet the netting prices. And no, I'll have no idea WTF I'm doing. DIY advice very solicited!

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is control in your own . I have more control now than in the past, and I'm the value of saying no. That's very important.-- Willie NelsonShotgun Willie by Willie Nelson...

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Sigh, I'm struggling with a Thing I don't like in my life, friends, but I can't change it. Well. Not immediately (unless I'm willing to face some really unpleasant consequences, and I'm not).

I can work towards changing said Thing but that will take time, and meanwhile, I need to be OK with the status quo. This is unsettling and annoying because I've really reached the end of my tether with the Thing.

I need to focus on radical acceptance/gratitude/what good I have in my life over the next few days. Currently I'm journalling, writing lists of 'things I love and are good in life', spending time with my favourite folk, planning some gardening...

any other tips will be greatly appreciated. This is taking up a lot of energy and it's demoralising and sad.

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STAY INFORMED - Mount Tom (near Miriam Vale) - fire as at 1:36pm Friday, 24 April 2026 (IF39-5699421)

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A fire is burning near Fingerboard Road, Mount Tom.

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- Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire.

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Practicing can be a pain, can it

Well, here is what I do to make it more enjoyable for myself. It's...surprisingly simply.

As always - don't use Generative "AI", that will rot your brain faster than leaving a tomato to rot in the sun next to a dung heap.

Do not trust your skills to computers.
Use your hands. Be a human.
Buy a notebook and use it.

Don't wake up one day wondering why holding a pen hurts and writing a paragraph is pain. USE YOUR BIG BEAUTIFUL PLUMP BRAIN!

Also - using a pen on paper HELPS YOU REMEMBER BETTER than typing it into your phone. If you don't write physical notes and wonder why you used to remember shit and don't anymore - it could be caused by skill regression and not doing something REAL with your hands.

We didn't used to be glued to smartphones.
People need physical things to build memory paths. This shit I am doing now - it's not as real as writing things down on a paper.

If you haven't touched a pen for a while - do it. Doodle something, write notes - do not let the skill of holding a pen get away from you. By not using a pen, you can cause regression of this skill and might end up being surprised how hard picking it back up can be!

(Inspired by people who apparently couldn't remember when they last held a pen, whined that it hurt their hands, and said it was difficult to write a SINGLE PARAGRAPH OF TEXT. Don't be like them.)

Whats the one you would give your younger self

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Welcome back, Baddie Beans!

For a calm kind of day, take yourself out for lunch or a picnic and read a reflective poem. Remember to slow down when things get overwhelming.

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AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Frenchville to Joskeleigh (near Rockhampton) - fire as at 2:47pm Wednesday, 22 April 2026 (IF39-5696621)

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Smoke is currently affecting Frenchville, Joskeleigh, Nankin, Nerimbera, Mount Chalmers and surrounding areas. This is from a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service hazard reduction burn at Flat Top Range Reserve. This fire is under control.

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AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Laceys Creek, Dayboro, Samford Valley and Mount Glorious - fire as at 12:56pm Wednesday, 22 April 2026 (IF39-5695321)

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Smoke is currently affecting Laceys Creek, Dayboro, Samford Valley, Mount Glorious and surrounding areas. This is from a Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service hazard reduction burn in the D'Aguilar National Park. This fire is under control.

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AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Maudsland, Pacific Pines and Helensvale - fire as at 12:52pm Wednesday, 22 April 2026 (IF39-5695221)

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Smoke is currently affecting Maudsland, Pacific Pines, Helensvale and surrounding areas. This is from a hazard reduction burn at Nerang National Park, Yarrayne Road. This fire is under control.

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