Wie geht's?
I may have mentioned this before, forgive me, but I have a cool staff noticeboard at school (in the staff room) that has many fun things on it that I've collected over the years.
One such item is a page from the Happiness Project (thanks to colleague Lise Hughes for that one).
In it, the author lists her Secrets Of Adulthood.
One of which is: Nothing Stays in Vegas.
This is an allusion to a phrase - what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
The Nothing Stays in Vegas bit I take to mean - you have to be responsible for your actions and forget trying to hide stuff you've done wrong - it always comes out. Cover ups don't work.
This coincides with a phrase on another section of this noticeboard (Rules for rising to the top): Never hide an elephant.
Basically, if you make a mistake - own it, because Nothing Stays in Vegas.
I have found these 'rules' or 'secrets' useful. In essence, they mean - be honest. Own your mistakes (another 'secret' is - The things that go wrong often make the best memories).
Last night's dinner wasn't very memorable and we found ourselves remembering (with a laugh) a terrible dinner we had in the Middle East at a mall.
Our hot water system packed up on the weekend so we have been managing without it until a new one is installed. That reminded us of when we lived in China and our pipes froze solid during winter and we had to boil water to bathe in.
Perspective is good.
And remember: Nothing stays in Vegas!
Love and peace - Wozza
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