Today, is the day, we learn “more about Newfoundland and Labrador.”
“So, how big is Newfoundland anyway?”
That’s a question I frequently get from people going ‘back home’ to the Netherlands or the United Kingdom. When I was there recently I told them that the island of Newfoundland was roughly 2.5 times the size of the Netherlands, and that Nfld. & Labrador is about 1.75 times the size of the U.K….
Here’s a better answer. This clever map shows you the size of one, right next to the other: What if Newfoundland was an island in the North Sea? An interesting statistic to keep in mind when looking at the side map is that the island of Nfld. is home to less than 500.000 people, while the much smaller Netherlands has a population of more than 17 million… U.K about 67 million…
Also worthy of note, is the location of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. France. Just minutes from Newfoundland’s southern coast!
September 05, 2019
Kicking the Worry Habit
I came to the awareness that worry is like prayer in reverse. When we worry and fret over things, we make them bigger than they really are, as well as attract what we’re fussing over. It’s positive proof of the principle of visualization — only in a negative way.
Somehow, I had it wired up that worry was actually virtuous. I guess I figured I wasn’t being a good parent unless I worried about my kids. I thought I was being irresponsible if I wasn’t worrying about my business and my finances. Not so.
How’s that for a vivid picture? Most of the things we worry about are things over which we have little or no control. If we think about it, it’s stupid. Agonizing about what might occur and about things we can’t control gives away our power.
The biggest lever for change is to be aware of what you’re doing and realize how detrimental it is to your life. If you find yourself upset or anxious, check to see if you’re worrying. If so, focus on what you want rather than what you don’t want.
Wayne Dyer was quoted once of saying, “If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a fact, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.” 🙂
September 05, 2018
“A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.”
—Henry Ford
September 05, 2017
I may get a bit of flak for saying this, but the best part of the vacation is coming up. We woke for a complimentary hot breakfast at the Liverpool Best Western, packed our bags, and loaded them into the Sedona. Today is a sunny day … a great day to explore around town.
With one instructor leading the charge, and another bringing up the rear, we toured around the boardwalk, then headed-out to explore uptown Halifax. We turned an lot of heads and created a bunch of curiosity as we sped up the sidewalk, zipped across crosswalks, and maneuvered around the streets.
REW