Are you someone who lives in the past? Do you look back and think about past failures, disappointments and unhappy times?
Learn from the past, but don’t hold on to it. It can rob you of the opportunity to enjoy the present.
Yesterday is over.
Enjoy the present as best you can.
And remember … tomorrow is a new day. 
I’ve spoken about replacing wordy phrases with one word before. (Take a look here.)
Let’s look at some other phrases:
has the capability = can
in the event of = if
give a description of = describe
provide assistance with = help
at the present time = now
it is necessary that = must
cannot be avoided = must
Can you think of any other phrases that we can shorten?
“Traveller, there is no path,
You make the path by walking.”
Antonio Machado, Spanish Poet
When I started my business years ago, I didn’t think that I would still be working with business professionals 22 years later.
What an exciting journey it’s been!
Full of amazing experiences and surprises.
But I can’t say I’m following a specific path.
I’m making the path by moving forward. Learning to accept the unexpected and seeing where the journey takes me.
But that’s exactly what makes my work exciting!
Do you feel the same?
My medium was glass years ago. I was even interviewed by Radio Berg about my hobby.
My goodness was I nervous. I was mortified to hear all those “Ums” and “Ahs” when I heard myself on the radio later.
But that’s beside the point.
If you’re an artist, you might like to listen to David Bowie’s important advice.
Of course, you don’t need to stop using the word ‘very’.
But good writers avoid it, as it’s often overused and can sound a bit boring.
So what can we do instead?
Expand our vocabulary.
very nice = charming
very boring = dreary, tedious
very clean = spotless
very cold = freezing
very deep = bottomless
very difficult = complex
very dirty = filthy
If you need help to find a suitable word, take a look at www.losethevery.com.
Just add a simple adjective and press the Get/Refresh Result button and see what happens.
Or press the Random button to learn new words.
I’d love to know if you find this tool helpful.
Do you have a hobby? Something you do in your free time that is fun, interesting and even challenging?
A hobby can enrich our lives, improve our confidence and self-esteem, expand our knowledge, reduce boredom, provide stress relief, strengthen our patience levels and help us connect with others.
The list of hobbies is endless.
There’s running, hiking, making music, singing in a choir, reading, dancing, cooking, baking, knitting, sewing, painting, drawing, crafting, fishing, bird watching, gardening*, collecting (stamps, coins, records, comic books and so on) and a lot more.
If you’re looking for a new hobby, take a look at this extensive list of 99 Hobbies You Might Consider Picking Up.
So do you have a hobby or are you thinking of starting something new?
PS Gardening is seen as a hobby in Britain—unlike in Germany where we talk about “Gartenarbeit”!
