R's rue

I believe that the film "Our Souls at Night" came out in 2016. Starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda it  was a light-hearted suburban feel-good romp with many comical moments. If you want to know more about it  you can search on Google. You might even have watched it. Over here in England, for reasons I could not at first understand, the title of the film caused much amusement. I remember that chat show host Graham Norton tittering about it during his interview with Jane Fonda. She looked as non-plussed as I felt.  What was so funny? Here in Yorkshire we pronounce our vowels clearly. Let us focus on the first word of the title. If someone accidentally hit you with a cricket bat you would probably shout out "Ow!" not "Ah!". Taking the "Ow!" that's how Yorkshire folk would pronounce the first part of "Our". In contrast posh southerners in the London area would say "Ahr". Southerners have similar difficulties in prono...

 9.  After a tearful therapy session yesterday, I have some things to think on. I’ve had unrealistic expectations of self. I can’t meet them. It does make me less of a person. It makes me a real one. A person who needs to let some fears go. I can’t expect perfection, even if I know it doesn’t exist.  10. I’m brutally honest with self and not others. That needs to change. I’m downright disrespectful to self. How can I demand love from others when I treat myself like pond scum. Kindness is to be directed at the women whose sad countenance I too often see in the mirror.  11. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I often focus on what I’ve not done, that I don’t take the time to acknowledge my achievements. I am proud that I show up here every day, and leave it all here for the world to see. I a beautiful yet flawed being on a journey to acceptance from self whether or not I ever receive it from the world.  12. I defy expectations every day. It’s time I take time ...