![]() There are lots of different idioms relating to thought, some refer to the physical aspects of our mind - the brain, the head - whereas others refer to the mind, or our thinking. ![]() When it comes to speaking about physical things like our head, for example, to say something was "on our head" would mean something is literally sitting on top of our head, like a hat. If you describe the mind as something physical then saying something is "on" it takes on a different meaning. Your second example does not sound correct because it mixes that idea that with the idiom that some thing is "on your mind". You could swap the word "mind" for "head" and this would still sound idiomatic. This describes thoughts as events that are happening somewhere, as if the mind is a physical place. Of your examples, the first sounds correct: That said, "the mind" is an abstract thing and can mean different things in different contexts and can be described in different ways. Otherwise, we say something is " in my mind" to denote that we have remembered something but it is not at the forefront of our thoughts. Of course, the answer is 1,000,000% no.We tend to say something is " on my mind" when something is preoccupying our thoughts - that we are actively thinking about it. Now that its nearly over I am being asked already if we will ever move again. lyrics All Her Favorite Songs Roll one up And pass me another Fill my cup and make it double Let’s go out And turn it up tonight Turn it up and turn you out Wake the neighbor cause we’re too loud Blame it on the police tonight. I wanted to write this blog today to detail the emotions I felt throughout and hopefully raise some awareness of asking for help if you find the move too much. It really is the highs and lows which make it tricky to navigate. ![]() We’d feel like it wasn’t going to happen and then suddenly we get a call to say it’s all completed. we were in the mosque that some of the Bedouins came there and said: Well. I don’t mind admitting I cried so much at exchange I couldn’t even speak to our Conveyancer (happy tears of course) and the pressure valve had been released and finally we knew we were moving.Ī phone call could change a mood. When Allah instilled the love of Islam in my heart, I came to the Apostle. And that’s the trouble with moving house there are huge uncertainties until you receive the call to say you have exchanged/completed. Will it even happen? When will it happen? What if it all falls through? Now, of course, these are hypothetical worries and I can’t control these outcomes but that doesn’t stop the worry surrounding the move.Īs a world we hate uncertainty, it’s bad for us as humans and stock markets hate it even more. ![]() Weeks roll by and the uncertainty begins. ![]() Of course, after the offers are accepted everything goes very quiet as the paperwork begins with the solicitors. We then went out and found the house of our dreams. We were lucky as one of our friends owns an estate agency business and another is a Conveyancer so we knew that we would be thoroughly looked after throughout the process and it would be easy. I started the move with the mindset it will happen when it happens. We have recently been through the house moving experience and I can honestly say it’s one of the most stressful things I have ever done in my life. Indeed, according to a New York Times poll of a thousand people, 45% of people said it was the most stressful thing they had ever done. Moving house is one of the most stressful experiences you can go through in life. ![]()
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