{"id":37762,"title":"Bracing the storm!","description":"A scene of a very very messy office!!","content":"

\u201cNot all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear you a path\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

- Paulo Coelho.<\/span><\/p>

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There is a school of thought that every struggle which crosses our paths happens for a reason. We may not always be able to see this reason until way after the event. <\/span>For some people the storm appears as a learning lesson and for others, it clears the way for something better.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

The week I thought I was going to be<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Oh so PRODUCTIVE\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Unfortunately my endeavours to streamline my workspace and reorganise my supplies resulted in my very own storm, an extremely messy office\/spare room. I must confess I didn't \u00a0achieve any meaningful work at all this week. The stop start animation of the pens jumping into the take away tubs didn't really count!<\/span><\/p>

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Despite this, I'm keeping in mind the words of Thomas Fuller (also sung by Florence and the Machine!)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cIt's always darkest before the dawn.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

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I do believe that this is so often the way, sometimes things have to get a whole lot worse before we can see the true picture and adjust our efforts accordingly.<\/span><\/p>

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