Isn't it wonderful how the smallest thing can make your day and put you on the right track?
Last week, on the 24th to be precise, I went to get a blood test as I have to do from time to time. The young nurse was probably from somewhere in middle Europe. When I remarked that we were a month away from Christmas Eve she gave the sweetest smile. I could see she was remembering some special, magical times. "I love it," she said.
Now over the years it's happened that I can feel overwhelmed by all I have to do in the weeks leading up to Christmas. But that little encounter switched something for me. It enabled me to start the preparations with enjoyment and anticipation. What a difference!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Quetions
Have you noticed how many questions there are around these days? It seems to me we're always asking small children questions. Do you want this or that? Shall we go here or there? I don't want to get into how we're forcing them into decisions which could cause stress because that's a whole 'nother subject. Sad to say, I fall into the trap and catch myself asking my grandson to make choices.
But more than this, we adults are also turning statements into questions, as if asking for affirmation, or maybe it's to be inclusive. You know the kind of thing "There's a new traffic light on XYZ street?"
Not that I have anything against questions per se. In fact, I think it's a good thing to carry questions whether they concern a present situation or a whole life. Generally I live with quite a few. Sometimes I get the answers, sometimes I forget the more trivial questions, and probably a few of my more important ones will remain unanswered in this lifetime. And that's okay.
To end this post, here's a poser: If all things in life are ephemeral, except for the internet, how's that going to affect our future evolution?
But more than this, we adults are also turning statements into questions, as if asking for affirmation, or maybe it's to be inclusive. You know the kind of thing "There's a new traffic light on XYZ street?"
Not that I have anything against questions per se. In fact, I think it's a good thing to carry questions whether they concern a present situation or a whole life. Generally I live with quite a few. Sometimes I get the answers, sometimes I forget the more trivial questions, and probably a few of my more important ones will remain unanswered in this lifetime. And that's okay.
To end this post, here's a poser: If all things in life are ephemeral, except for the internet, how's that going to affect our future evolution?
Monday, November 9, 2009
An auspicious day
November 9th is my husband's birthday, so yes, it has to be an auspicious day for me and us and our family.
However, there's another anniversary that I want to write about today, and that's to do with world events.
Twenty years ago today we saw two unexpected and extraordinary events that were to have far reaching effects. They were the fall of the Berlin Wall, heralding the end of communism in Eastern Europe; and in South Africa the announcement the Nelson Mandela was to be released from prison, one of the first steps in the dismantling of apartheid.
It's still amazing to me when I look back. And I have to wonder what particular forces were working into the world at that time. Both political systems had existed for forty years, and on one day everything changed. Truly amazing.
As we approach Remembrance Day on Wednesday, I'm reminded that November is the month when the dead are closest to us. And I have to wonder if there's some small relationship between this and that auspicious and extraordinary day, 9th November twenty years ago.
However, there's another anniversary that I want to write about today, and that's to do with world events.
Twenty years ago today we saw two unexpected and extraordinary events that were to have far reaching effects. They were the fall of the Berlin Wall, heralding the end of communism in Eastern Europe; and in South Africa the announcement the Nelson Mandela was to be released from prison, one of the first steps in the dismantling of apartheid.
It's still amazing to me when I look back. And I have to wonder what particular forces were working into the world at that time. Both political systems had existed for forty years, and on one day everything changed. Truly amazing.
As we approach Remembrance Day on Wednesday, I'm reminded that November is the month when the dead are closest to us. And I have to wonder if there's some small relationship between this and that auspicious and extraordinary day, 9th November twenty years ago.
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