Manny's Little Book of Calm

Manny Bianco quotes fictional calming advice to passersby:


~ Let go once in a while. You are a loose lily floating down an amber river.

~ When in a tight spot try to imagine yourself marooned on a beautiful desert island.

~ Add a drop of lavender to your bath and soon soak yourself calm.

~ If you want to feel calm, eat more raw fruit and vegetables, yoghurt, milk and seeds.

~ When you rest you are a king surveying your estate. Look at the woodland, peacocks, be king of your own calm kingdom.

~ When you're feeling under pressure do something different. Roll up your sleeves or eat an orange.

~ Look for things to make you laugh, If you see nothing worth laughing at pretend you do, then laugh.

~ Have you ever seen a calm person with a loud voice? Try and speak softly once in a while.

~ Add some lavender to milk. Leave town with an orange. Pretend you're laughing at it.



* Excerpts taken from the first episode of Black Books *

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