Moses was eighty-years-old when God called him, at the burning bush, to lead the people from the bondage of Egypt into the promised land.

As is often the case, this week’s Wednesday Words of Wisdom comes from something which I’ve encountered in my life.

The Clent Hills in Worcestershire, which were partly visible previously, can now be seen much more clearly.

It was recorded inside a caravan at Talacre on the north Wales coast. I was on holiday and that’s the clue to the heading.

We are all used to the phrase ‘comfort zone’ and, in particular, the importance of stretching ourselves outside of it.

Apart from ‘things’ that are contagious, so are attitudes. Negative people spread negativity and positive people spread positivity. That’s the bottom line. Choose the latter.

We all go through difficult periods in life for a whole range of reasons.

If a door is open and it’s the right thing to do, of course, walk through it now.

Do you want to be successful? Work hard. Although life is rarely simple and straightforward, that’s the answer.

We’ve heard – and maybe used ourselves – the expression that ‘time heals’.