The Wondrous Wandering Tornado

  Alrighty, so today is the last day of 2021. My goodness, it has been a year! It started with the loss of close family members and ended with a day of reflection. As I write this I hope that the New Year brings with it some brightness and good energy. Many have faced hardship this year and the collective mental health drain has been immense. Around the world, every one of us is exhausted mentally. I am not going to write any resolutions, well not in a way that these are normally written as to-do lists But rather as what I learnt this year and want to apply next year and beyond. The Husband and I endeavoured to give Widget and Smudge new experiences because that's what parents do for their children. So they went on three mini holidays that adhered to strict COVID-19 protocols and had no one besides us staying there, mostly: 1. Ons see Huisie 2. Wildberry Farm 3. Afrika Three very different experiences for the two woofs, meeting other dogs and animals especially horses and cows, fro...

  I know, it's been three weeks but I got busy with a book. In fact, a book about Fixed and Growth Mindsets. It was so fascinating to me that now you have a blog about it. You're welcome. Don't worry, it's very condensed. Basically, a mindset is a thought or belief and this can be built up over time. A lot of what we believe and how we see the world has been based on childhood learnings. Things we learned at school, from our parents and other adults that influenced our lives. When we become adults then react to things we see or occurrences in our environment based on the mindset we have developed over time. There are various types of mindsets but the main two are fixed and growth and are polar opposites of each other. But keep in mind that mindsets are spectrums, so you won't necessarily have one or the other just think differently about certain things. Fixed mindsets entail thinking that success is based on talent and intelligence, not hard work. People who think t...