Laurita Tomlinson-Smith

Holistic Hypnotherapist ~ Retired xx 🙏❤️

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Just Beautiful 😍 xx

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She is 4 FOUR. Angelica Nero singing Louis Armstrong - Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁 ❤️

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@JaneGerson Happy Birthday 🎂 xx

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[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

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"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

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Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

I just want everyone to look at this Capybara

[Learn Something @cooltechtipz]

Useful knotting tips.

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

If a goal that once felt meaningful now feels empty, don’t panic. Your sense of purpose is allowed to evolve. In fact, it’s meant to. Here's how to figure out what's next, explains @DocGDiverseFI https://t.co/TGau3AvlZC

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@AllyW27 ❤️

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“As mothers, we are expected to be ever-available, all the while living with the knowledge that one day this will all change. Children will need to leave, and we need to release them freely." https://t.co/g3aSOVjfG9

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After struggling so long with illness, the human brain defaults to assuming that the world is unsafe, that there are simply too many stresses facing us, and that the body is not resilient enough to handle them. Here’s how that affects us. https://t.co/TM6SvAvn8O

[Dr. Steve G. Jones @gethypnosis]

Hypnosis FAQs
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@AngryTheInch Happy New Year 🥳 xx

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Emotional regulation is more than simply “keeping our cool.” It’s about understanding our triggers, recognizing stress, and finding ways to respond rather than react. @MiraBrancu explains. https://t.co/iZ212AiL5p

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@AllyW27 ❤️

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Negative, repetitive thoughts about a partner or relationship—even if they're never said out loud—can undermine connection and even lead to a break. Here's how to recognize them and move forward, writes @DrJeff4Help https://t.co/fFogZMb01m

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@JaneyGodley @UofGlasgow Congratulations Janey xx Much love to you xx🙏❤️