GM The image wouldn't load today. I tried a few times. Maybe tomorrow. I'll also skip the Forward Steps Note for today, because similarly it too would not load the image. I have a lot to do today and perhaps I shall try again later today or tomorrow. Apologies. :)

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Not happy about this, however if I want our rent paid I needed to "comply". 🤬😡 See screenshot. Anyhow, the agent had a help line to get everyone on boarded today. Initially I was confused and rang. They had its of tenants calling in to get help and put me on a list for a call back. Thought I'd try setting it all up myself and within half an hour I called back to take me off the list. I'd done it! They said I was the first tenant to get it up and running. Considering I'm near 70 and husband near 80, I was pretty chuffed. I imagine most tenants are young people. 🧡 However, disappointed that this is now how we need to operate in the world. 🥺

Watching "Finding Steve McQueen" movie 🎥 tonight. Lots reminding me of the 70s throughout, 🎶 music is great too. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6032328/

After dinner watched an amazing lightning show. Put our feet up facing the windows to just sit and watch. Beautiful! 🌩️⚡️No rain. That's anticipated tomorrow night, after the windows are washed! 🤓😂🤭

Thanks @Jeff Booth So darn true! 🧡

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Another reason to stack Sats. 🧡🧡🧡 Many businesses across Western Australia and the rest of Australia have begun raising general menu and product prices following the national card surcharge ban that took effect on October 1, 2026. The Policy Change: Under Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reforms, businesses can no longer add separate checkout surcharges (typically 0.5% to 1.5%) for Visa, Mastercard, eftpos, and American Express transactions. [2, 3] The Business Dilemma: Because banks still charge merchants processing and merchant service fees, businesses face a choice between absorbing the cost (harming tight profit margins) or building the expense into their base "sticker prices". Western Australia Impact: Perth-area cafes and hospitality operators—such as The Oarhouse on the Swan River and local business groups in Fremantle—have reported that lifting general prices on items like coffee and meals is unavoidable to offset the bank fees now left on their books. Alternative Workarounds: Beyond broad price increases, some WA and national hospitality businesses have shifted to alternative fee models (such as fixed platform or service fees via QR ordering apps like me&u and Bopple) or are encouraging cash payments.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-businesses-raise-prices-card-surcharge-ban-takes-effect-2026-10-01/ https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/costs/no-one-wins-prices-to-rise-as-rba-card-surcharge-ban-begins/news-story/457878f05f7cfa381613b8c7c0e354a6 https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/accc-responds-as-aussies-face-new-payment-fees-after-surcharge-ban-203830317.html

#150 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web The only way to deal with fear is by facing it and making fear your friend. It is our destiny to reach of peak potential. Every human being has inside of them potential to grow and evolve to the very limit of their being. Do something every day that scares you and practice it like exercising a muscle. (Link is below)

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Making Fear Your Friend

Deal with fear by facing it and making fear your friend https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/making-fear-your-friend/

Life Power Tip Get up earlier in the mornings to give to yourself. Give yourself some precious alone time, just for hanging out with yourself. It is a time that is free from phone calls and busy-ness, an opportunity to get clear and let thoughts settle before interruptions from outside begin to speed up your day. So many of us jump out of bed and hit the ground running, before we even get into the real nitty-gritty of the day. You cannot give others what you do not have yourself. Action Make eye contact with strangers and extend a smile. Challenge If it is not urgent, then pretend it is! Quote It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. -Napoleon Hill Clearing Get an electric stapler. My battery operated one is a real time saver. Question What are you most proud of in your life? Affirmation I choose to start, right now! Uplifting Extra Your higher self, who you truly are; the vast and magnificent being beyond the bounds of your conditioned personality self, is far grander, more wise, loving, and powerful than you may yet be aware. Your intuition is a phenomenal untapped tool ready and waiting to be harnessed for all manner of good things! It will serve you in all areas of life be that health, relationships, career, business, money, personal growth, diet, emotional fulfillment, deeper understanding about your life and path. Watch this Unlock Your Intuition video and learn more about the divine essence that you are. (Link is below)

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Unlock Your Intuition Towards True Success

When you unlock your intuition it opens the doors to true success https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/unlock-your-intuition-2/

Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.

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GN Nostriches ✨🌙💤 I picked out another star tonight. 🤓🤩

Watching "Young Werther" movie 🍿 tonight. Fun film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21857662/

Spring is here. Was about to remove doona cover from washing line and I needed to wait for a bee. 🐝 Watched one of my mates in the birdbath while I waited. 🤓

#149 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web The greatest, most abundant resource on planet Earth is also its least understood and utilized. Its unlimited supply is found virtually everywhere, anytime, and under all circumstances, even though few recognize its real value. What is this most precious collective resource? It is our relationships. (Link is below)

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Use Your Relationships to Realize Real Life

Discover that who you are is all you need to be https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/realize-real-life/ @forwardsteps

Life Power Tip Get to know yourself more each day so that your actions and choices are increasingly aligned with your ‘heart and soul’. Get to know your own personal agendas so that there is less and less chance of running your life to someone else’s. Action Make certain that your friends and family know how much they mean to you. Challenge If everything that can be done has been done then it is time to let go! Quote It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy. -Mother Theresa Clearing Get your carpets and furniture upholstery professionally cleaned. Question What are you most excited about in your life, and why? Affirmation I choose to feel that I am producing the desired results. Uplifting Extra Getting there is half the fun, the other half is the fun that we have along the journey. Take a breather and remember to lighten up, making time for laughing at ourselves. I think you’ll enjoy some of these 88 humorous self improvement quotes that I’ve collected there for you. We can all do with a good laugh. (Link is below)

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88 Fun Life Thoughts Are Only Half The Fun

Enjoy a free ebook with 88 fun thoughts about life https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/getting-there-is-half-the-fun/

Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.

GM

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#148 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web The 4-7-8 Breath (also known as the Relaxing Breath) is the perfect, portable stress antidote, as it puts the practitioner in a relaxed state almost immediately. Conscious breathing takes various forms. Dr. Weil believes each variety can be a useful tool for achieving a desired mental or physical state. As the Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh puts it, “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor”. (Link is below)

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4-7-8 Relaxing Breath Exercise

The 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise is utterly simple @forwardsteps https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/4-7-8-relaxing-breath-exercise/

Life Power Tip Get the right tools for the job. Once you are clear about where you want to go and you have set targets for your goals, it is time to start looking for everything you will need for getting the job done. It may include specific times for visualization, conversations with certain people, the right speed for your computer, a new web domain, a good headset etc. Begin listing the resources and set yourself up for success. Your lack of resources must never become your reasons for not moving forward. Action Make an appointment to have a massage. Challenge Identify your bottlenecks and do something to streamline them. Quote It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world. -William Cobbett Clearing Get your calendar up to date with holidays, birthdays, or get-away days. Question What are you enjoying the most in your life? Affirmation I choose to always be focused on the result I want to produce. Uplifting Extra Life often feels heavier than it needs to be. Many of us carry habits, worries, routines and obligations that no longer serve us. These attachments can drain our energy, cloud our judgement and quietly steal opportunities. Learning to let go is not about giving up or losing control. It is about creating space for curiosity, growth and freedom. Letting go is a small act with surprisingly big results. Life feels lighter when you release the things that hold you back. Learn how to identify attachments, manage fear and grief and create practical systems to let go, reclaim energy and focus on what truly matters. Small steps can lead to profound freedom. (Link is below)

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Let Go of the Things That Hold You Back

Reclaim energy and focus on what truly matters for profound freedom https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/things-that-hold-you-back/

Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.

GM

Watching "Above Suspicion" movie 🍿 tonight. I like movies based on true stories. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5688068/

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#147 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web Enjoy my collated selection of some wisdom quotes by Bruce Lee. The Bruce Lee interview video might be old, however the knowledge and life experience of great people like Bruce Lee is forever useful, including his philosophy of how to deal with challenges in our day to day life. (Link is below)

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Wisdom Quotations By Bruce Lee

The knowledge and wisdom of great people like Bruce Lee is forever useful https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/quotations-by-bruce-lee/

Life Power Tip Get organized with the little things. The more of these you can manage effectively and efficiently, the more space you will have in mind and in the physical realm to move forward with the larger projects and goals. Action Make a web cam video for your family and/or friends. Challenge Honestly admit and manage your weaknesses, enhance your strengths. Quote It is a sheer waste of time and soul-power to imagine what I would do if things were different. They are not different. -Frank Crane Clearing The right tools for every job and productive tools, save time and energy. Question What are you committed to starting or stopping? Affirmation I choose to feel increasingly results oriented. Uplifting Extra The flapping of a single butterfly’s wing produces a tiny change in the state of the atmosphere. What the atmosphere actually does diverges from what it would have done. So, in time, a tornado that would have devastated the coast doesn’t happen. Or maybe one that wasn’t going to happen, does. Go here to read more and read it a few times over, and really “get it”. It is then easy to see how our most teensy action, or inaction, can take our life off on a tangent. (Link is below)

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The Flapping Of A Single Butterfly's Wing

A small change now can drastically change your long-term trajectory https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/the-flapping-of-a-single-butterflys-wing/

Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.