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MIDHURST TO PETWORTH VIA WOOLBEDING, BLACKDOWN AND EBERNOE COMMON Terrifying warmth and a first for the temperature recorded in May. I might have been put off. I hate the heat at the best of times but it is more difficult to avoid the notion that we are rapidly plummeting to our inevitable doom with very little we can do to slow it. Resolving this with a less pessimism, I can choose to reframe this unlocked climactic fear. It is as well to consider how open one is to new things, broader experiences and understandings. I have been struck lately by the quantity of firsts for me and situations that have defied likelihood. Expectations will often steer choices and a balance must be struck to manage personal comfort, risks and potential enjoyment. However, occasionally, leaving some decisions for chance to play its hand can bring good fortune and surprising novelty. While this might sound like I'm imparting some sham internet philosophy, it speaks more of my consistently haphazar...
