The Challenge is to Change the Focus

I've done quite a bit of reading over the years, and listening too, to people who seem to have had a bit of a handle on life. They may not have the 'answers', but they do have some wise words and have imparted to many, a profound kind of thinking about how we look at our lives - not just the years lived, or the months, or days, but each minute.
I was moved in recent days by reading about 'gratitude' and the practice of it. The benefits seem to be very real.
So, as part of being reflective and taking an active role in where our journey is taking us, I've started this project.
My aim is to regularly take a photo of something for which I am grateful, and reflect on that. They may be small gratitudes, or bigger picture ones.
I'd love to see your stories too! Feel free to comment and share your contributions.
:)

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Winds of Change

....or should That be the Winds of Opportunity!
Cullenswood Church near St Marys Tasmania
Is the bird looking backward, as a last look, before he goes headfirst in the totally other direction????
Replace the feathers with a pair of tracky dacks and a tee shirt and that could be me......
I could see it all from up there....the very fancy estate next door or the duelling banjos property over the fence (and that's being nice!).
I can imagine myself sitting there (the rules are that NO ONE else is allowed up there with me; call up to ask if I'm alright; ask me the time; or what I can see; or other such tripe.......The point is...excuse the pun....that I could be that bird.....sitting there looking....looking at all the pieces that make up my life right now, they are all there...If I sat up on that steeple long enough, and some lovely soul brought me up a cuppa tea every now and then, I have great faith that just by allowing thoughts to happen, being open to them, the pieces of the puzzle will begin to move themselves around to their right alignment.  This great force, whatever it is you want to label it......does have a plan........it is just so easy to get pissed off with what are pretty shitty periods of time which appear outside our control.  My own journey seems like a never ending ride on a 1972 Landcruiser SWB 4WD over 600km of cattle train country.  Not particularly comfortable, you have no idea where you are going, and  you just want to get the heck off!!
Real tea, real teapot, real china tea cups!
Everything is right with the world.
But, I've survived thus far and I'm sure I will continue to - as long as someone brings me a great cup of tea!

PS::We had great meal for very little cost at Rosie's Cafe in Kettering....again!  And real tea, in real china cups! Thanks.



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