The plan for this afternoon, the last of the Easter holiday, is for a family cycle. Neither I or my children have been out on bikes since my friend was killed on his, but I was in agreement with his friend who in a eulogy at the funeral said Paul would not want for anyone to be put off from the freedom of two wheels. I'm a fair weather cyclist tho and it's currently raining so we will have to see what the afternoon brings.
Meanwhile I've been thinking a bit about talents, having appreciated this week the writing abilities of a friend. I think my own talents are connected to warmth and encouragement. When people live their lives utilizing their potential rather than holding back its a Joy to behold. There's a beauty campaign worth watching:
http://www.littlethings.com/dove-choose-beautiful-ad/?utm_source=OS
It has folk deciding which door to walk through, beautiful or average, and it's great to see how people delight in themselves when theyes elect to declare themselves beautiful. Now I would argue that the word average sets us up unnecessarily in competition and that as we are all beautiful, beautiful is the average. But for me the message is to remember we are beautiful and go out and be it :-)
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