Keep Two Chevrons Apart (in life as well as on the motorway)
So, do you have a favourite road sign? I realise this may be considered a strange question. My favourite road sign is the one that says “Keep Two Chevrons Apart”.
Why I love it is that it’s visually interesting - you’ve got the car, the road, the two chevrons, the 3D perspective.
I love the word ‘chevron’ - you don’t really get to see it very often. And I love that the instructions are a bit of a challenge. “Keep Apart Two Chevrons”. I immediately focus on counting the chevrons between me and the car in front and seeing if we are indeed keeping two chevrons apart. It takes concentration to maintain that pace. And being mindful.
What to Do If Living in Interesting Times is Exhausting
Did you ever that old saying ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’?
Well, wow, I think we’ve been living in interesting times.
6 years of Permacrisis (pandemic, Brexit, War in the Ukraine, the cost of living crisis). And most recently a change in UK Prime Minister and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Worry, stress, change, sorrow… the thing about interesting times is that they can be emotionally exhausting.
We can plough on, one foot in front of the other, getting through the day to day life because we have to - we have to pay the bills, we have to put food on the table and so on but at what personal cost?