<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>cool as a cucumber Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <atom:link href="https://dianaderringer.com/tag/cool-as-a-cucumber/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/cool-as-a-cucumber/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 19:46:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-derringer_headshotsm-32x32.png</url> <title>cool as a cucumber Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/cool-as-a-cucumber/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Cool as a Cucumber</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/cool-as-a-cucumber/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/cool-as-a-cucumber/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 23:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Animals/Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[calm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cool as a cucumber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cucumber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[encouragement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idiom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idioms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peaceful]]></category> <category><![CDATA[problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self-improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[upset]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worry]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://dianaderringer.com/?p=6384</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Some people stay cool as a cucumber. Whether good times or bad, they remain calm. Cucumbers are mostly water, which keeps them cool. A slice of cucumber in a glass of water provides cool refreshment on a hot summer day. However, cool as a cucumber does not refer to a cool temperature. It means people who rarely get upset. Plans don’t go their way. They make other plans. People mistreat them. They still treat those people well. Losses occur. They...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/cool-as-a-cucumber/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cool-as-a-cucumber/">Cool as a Cucumber</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-6385" src="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Cool-as-a-Cucumber.jpg" alt="Cool as a Cucumber--sliced cucumber" width="450" height="337" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Cool-as-a-Cucumber.jpg 450w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Cool-as-a-Cucumber-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Cool-as-a-Cucumber-361x270.jpg 361w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" />Some people stay cool as a cucumber.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Whether good times or bad, they remain calm.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Cucumbers are mostly water, which keeps them cool. A slice of cucumber in a glass of water provides cool refreshment on a hot summer day.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">However, cool as a cucumber does not refer to a cool temperature. It means people who rarely get upset.</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Plans don’t go their way. They make other plans.</li> <li>People mistreat them. They still treat those people well.</li> <li>Losses occur. They give thanks for what they had.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">They live an <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/easy-does-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">easy-does-it</a> life and look for the <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">light at the end of the tunnel</a>.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Few things get them down. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">When they do get down, they soon rise again and keep going. They know that nothing in this life lasts forever. Therefore, they make the most of the moments they have.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Cool as a cucumber people spread peace.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">By staying calm and peaceful, they help people around them stay calm and peaceful.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Peace that never fails can be found when anyone <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/let-go-and-let-god/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lets go and lets God</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“[God’s] peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7 TLB).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Janna Babak for the suggestion.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you have an expression you want explained? 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