Wednesday, September 18, 2024

What We See

 
Saw this beautiful summery sign last week. 
A boat trip for free at / from the raft station. 
But we didn´t go, weather was good, so reckon it was full to the brim.

If I didn´t wear glasses there would be another option to get on river Oker:
 
 
But with my clumsiness that´s not a good idea and contacts are no option, either.
Here is a sign of a different kind, I found this again at FB, this is written in first person, but it is not from me:
 


"Damn, That's Interesting
Storytelling Feed  ·
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Today I painted a new residents nails at work and as we were going over colors, she mentioned she wanted clear. 
 
The only thought that came to my mind was 'CLEAR?! That's no fun.' 
I asked her why she wanted clear and she said, 
 
'My hands are ugly, I don't want to draw attention to them.'
 
I then carefully responded with, 'Your hands tell the story of your life. They tell the story of love, of care and adventure. These hands have touched and held things that most people can only wish to one day.' 
 
And with that, she went with the color pink for her nails.
Sometimes what we are so insecure with, others find beauty in. 💖
Credit: Brandalyn Mae Porter"
 
A sign you should see things from another perspective once in a while. 
 
So, with all of these I join Tom´s Signs2. 
 
And, not done yet:
 

 
"Albert Einstein's creative and brilliant quotes
 
On the subject of talent
 
I don't have any special talent. I'm just passionately curious."
 
 Henry 🦁 


Henry is an allrounder...



 

17 comments:

Bertiebo said...

I really like that: hands that tell a story. I suddenly look at my own old hands in a different way

Anonymous said...

Lovely post Iris-hugs

Iris Flavia said...

That´s good :-)

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you, Kathy, hugs

My name is Erika. said...

That story you posted about hands could also say a lot about aging. It is a story of our lives, but then getting old can be scary. I like curious people. That's a great Einstein quote. Have a great rest of your day Iris. hugs-Erika

Iris Flavia said...

Erika, yes, the story is about aging. After all the woman is in a nursing home (if I got that right).
Still more Einstein on the way, hugs

RedPat said...

That is a sweet story about the hands, Iris.

gigi-hawaii said...

Beautiful fingernails, though! I like your comment to that woman.

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, I thought worth sharing :-)

Iris Flavia said...

Different angle - goes for much in life, huh...

Bill said...

Wonderful story about the woman's hand.

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, nice the young lady had these kind words to change the woman´s view.

CJ Kennedy said...

The story of the nail polish is very uplifting.

magiceye said...

Wonderful signs and a great story!

Iris Flavia said...

That´s why I shared :-)

Iris Flavia said...

Good combi, huh :-)

Granny Sue said...

I would love to go on a boat ride but this year it won't happen, sadly.
I wrote a poem once about hands, the stories they tell. I wonder what I did with it.