Thursday, 12 July 2018

Ten Ways To Increase Light Through July's Windows



1. Shine a Light On Your Future Path


When  do you have the most time to strategise and plan? When are you most relaxed?
The summer holidays provide the only time when most of us can switch our focus from  daily  to distant planning. This is the time many well-known authors weave their plots for their next bestseller




Which Aspect Will I Spotlight?
Where Would I like To Be A Light Year On?


2. Lighten Your Daily  Load 


July, as always, includes  many  hot summer days. Days when accomplishing the smallest of tasks seems like a huge achievement. Days to go with the flow. Quickly assembled salads, long chats in air -conditioned cafes, evening strolls under the stars. And the rest? Might as well wait until...…








What Tasks Can I leave Until September?



3. Throw Some Light On a New Social Group


What's you passion? What's your poison? Always good to share. Like moths to the flame, people to the sun. Whether it be rambling, dancing, reading or a church group, what better time to get out there and take advantage of the long hours of sunlight. If the Beatles lyrics: 'It's been a long and lonely winter...' resonate then vow that it was the last!

 Everything Under The Sun!


4. Watch the  Sunlight Shimmer on Water


This year the New York Times recommends the following beaches worldwide: 
Siascouset Beach, Nantucket
Pecks Landing Wisconsin
Aliculdi, Italy
 Plage L'almanarre, Hyeres, France
Lia Beach, Mykonos, Greece
Mauna Kea Beach , Hawaii


In Britain the following beaches have been voted the best for 2018:
Blackrock County Louth
St Andrews West Sands
Silver Sands
Castle Hill
Nolton Haven
Braidsworth Haven
Fenella Beach
La Haule
Mullaghmore
Porth Diana

Plenty of Sand to rage against the dying of the light!



5. Enlighten Yourself About the Cinema


This year Cosmopolitan recommends a number to look out for. These include:
Antman and The Wasp, Ideal Home, Mary Shelley, The First Purge, Skyscraper and- wait for it!- Mamma Mia: Here We go Again!











Shine Some Torchlight on My Popcorn!


6.
Plan  To Dazzle The World













In today's world the 20 most lucrative skills to possess are:

                                               
1. Advan

ced Excel skills

2. Coding
3. Data Scrapping
4. Speaking and Translating foreign languages
5. Photography and photoshop
6. Listening
7. Writing
    8. Social Marketing
    9. SEO
   10. Public Speaking


Food for thought indeed on the deck chair this summer!
Where Can You Shine Your Light Next Year?




7. Drift Off Into The Moonlight

Canoe, Rowing boat, Punt, barge...……
Beg, borrow or buy. Get it in it and cast away...…
"The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay. ...
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night."
MATTHEW ARNOLD -DOVER BEACH
Climb Onboard and View the Moonlight on the Water!


8. Reflect The Light and Shine


What better way to catch the light this summer than to bounce it off some bling! A statement piece will brighten up the plainest outfit. Copper, rose gold, silver.... 
Prepare To dazzle!




9. Lighten Up and Hop On


 Chances are you will be passing a fairground this summer. An opportunity to satisfy the child within.
Merry-Go -Round, big dipper or rollercoaster.. Enjoy the music, the night air and the lights.
Lighten Up! You're Not Too Old To Fly!




10.  Watch The Lightening Flash


 There's nothing like a Mediterranean storm to remind you that you are still alive! There is nothing so welcome after weeks of heat than a sudden downpour!
Drench Yourself  and Watch Night Sky Light Up!











So over to you now!

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I look forward to hearing from you

Bring on the light!