Born to be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious

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That night, Rachel and the others laugh about how Carl taught The Dragons a lesson in manners and respect. Then, the phone rings. Harriette answers it and learns from Carl that The Dragons returned to Rachel's Place to finish what they started earlier in the day. The damage is far worse than Rachel had ever feared: tables and chairs lying everywhere, video games damaged, the glasses and china broken and The Dragons' logo spray painted on the wall. So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started. Man, the Myth, the Tax Bill (aka Born to Be Mild), a first leg of Robbie Williams North American Tours

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Best quote from the book....when he decided to become flexitarian!! ( veggie, but with the option to add meat or dairy whenever he feels like it!!) In the two episodes, Kirby had his Star Ship transformed into Star Car. It is unknown why he doesn't use it in this episode, though perhaps it is because of the no Warp Star rule.But with Born to be Mild you don’t need to have any concerns about not enjoying it. Yes, it’s not cover to cover humour like Very British Problems posts or books, but it gives a wonderful insight into what drives those outputs. And if you’ve never really stopped to think about what the impact of various mental problems can be, this book will be a good eye-opener without getting too heavy. As I have posted about before, there is a responsibility for all of us who write and teach to include discussions on disabilities, but there is also a responsibility on all of us to then read and learn about them too. Because Born to be Mild is a book that is honest about anxiety, yet positive, uplifting and ultimately life-affirming and relevant. Rob Temple’s Born To Be Mild is an impressive attempt at answering a possibly life changing question: Can socially awkward, nervous and anxious people still go adventuring and have a good time? Rob embarks on fifty adventures (both big and small) to pull himself out of a life of solitude he has created for himself to try and discover what constitutes an enjoyable experience or, at the very least, where on the line between comfort and conformity sits a good time. In forcing himself out of the house, from his very restrictive comfort zone, and into the world to experience what it has to offer, Rob Temple becomes a paragon of anxious exploration for all those people (myself included) who continue to cancel their lives due to mental health concerns. If you have an anxious mind and want to find a kindred soul, and to reflect upon how our lives (as humdrum and routine or exciting and varied) are moulded by our social environment, our mental health, our persistent anxiety, then read this book. Fortunately, Harriette is able to treat the injuries, which are not serious but she still wants to put antiseptic on his wounds to clean it up. Rachel and Laura are resigned to cleaning up the mess that The Dragons made to Rachel's Place. Carl is outraged and wants to take matters into his own hands.

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By the time Rob Temple hit his thirties, he had become so afraid of the world that he couldn’t leave the house. Depressed and anxious, he found himself drifting deeper into solitude.Then, a promotion was run and the Kindle version dropped to 99p. At 99p I will buy about any book that interests me. I still think far too many people think that promotions should drop the price to zero or that eBooks should be free. I don’t understand this logic. Why should people get for free something which has taken someone many hours, probably over the course of months, to work on? Especially, as in this case, when it would be part of the person’s income. Furthermore, 99p – that’s cheaper than a tea/coffee/beer and will last so much longer. If you don’t enjoy it, so what? It was only 99p – think of how much you spend on other things that you don’t get full enjoyment out of. This is something that I have touched upon in other posts before – see ‘World Book Day – Support Independent Authors‘ and ‘Social Media and Promoting Academic Work‘

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A funny, life-affirming memoir from the creator of social media empire Very British Problems, about how to start again when everything’s gone wrong.A handful of years ago, I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive. Chain tells the others to shut up and then says he suspects that Urkel was wired, forcing Carl and Lieutenant Murtaugh (who have been listening to the entire proceedings from their surveilance van) to run in to save Urkel's life. Even though they are handcuffed together thanks to Murtaugh's immaturity, they manage to get the job done & arrest The Dragons.

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Rob Temple runs the social-media empire Very British Problems from the comfort of his own sofa, but what happens when the four walls of your living room become your world?

So far, so mild. But whilst these and his many other endeavours might not be everyone’s idea of ‘adventures’, Rob’s intrepidness lies in his reaching out to others in new social situations, in overcoming his harmful inclination to ‘retract into myself’. More so than any death-defying leap, it is a sort of bravery that we all might recognise and seek to emulate. Aaaw..this is a great book.! I love the GBP tweets, and after reading this book, which is basically a year in Rob's life, I am pretty sure he get most of his material from his mum and dad! Lots of laughs, but it is also a serious book showing how he has tried different ways of coping with his life, which has not been easy, which most of us can relate to in some way or other. He is very down to earth and really just wants a simple life and has just realised that actually he is happy with that and that is ok. As someone who has experienced crippling social anxiety, and has spent much time in Peterborough, Born to be Mild resonated with me on every level. Born To Be Mild is a mixing pot of experiences that includes zany humour, hardcore cringy embarrassment, poignant reflections on mental health and a shed load of interesting experiences that a lot of people can connect with in important ways. I don’t do a lot of things in my life because I am socially awkward and anxious about new experiences. Born To Be Mild has taught me a few things and the two most revealing elements Rob Temple has provided me were that adventures are better with friends and that anything can happen, you just need to show up.