You only get one chance to make a good first impression. And if you do, you’ll never live up to it. It’s safer to make a bad first impression, then surprise people by not being quite as terrible as they thought you were.
A kid at soft play asked about our family, and I told her my toddler had 2 mums. She immediately said “Why not 3?” and honestly it’s a great question, will talk to my wife about it tonight.
During Covid 2020, nurses who were due to leave the NHS decided to stay.
In the face of a relatively unknown pathogen and at risk to themselves, they stayed.
Don’t question their commitment.
Question why, after 12yrs, they are 20% poorer.
We get it, and we have listened. We will no longer be hosting Human Jenga parties in the nursing home car park. It was the right policy at the wrong time. Apologies to all those injured, now let’s get back to work.
I hate it when people say you need to keep a sense of perspective. We’re mortal beings on a loveless world in a dying universe. You need to lose perspective as completely as you possibly can. Forget the bigger picture, comprehending it would drive you insane