Black and White

Despite the time of year I haven't actually gone into hibernation although my absence from here may say otherwise. Truth be told I am far from hibernating at the moment, I am more full of life than I have been in a very long time, spring has very definitely sprung (continuing from my last entry).

Time for me to start making some sense, something that can be very rare in my world.

I often talk about language and the words we choose to use, I am about to do it once more but from a very different angle. Come with me as I try and fathom why we make life more complicated than we need to – another common theme.

There are 2 very different ways of talking, saying things and hoping someone picks up on what you mean and then there is being direct, removing all the fancy wrapping that isn't needed. I am guilty of talking in riddles a lot of the time, I will probably do it right now but it really doesn't need to be that way.

If I want a loaf of bread I never ask for a flour and yeast product that goes well with jam, how ridiculous would that sound? I could never expect anyone to take me seriously or be clear to what I wanted if I was to do that, so why do I do the same thing at important moments? Why can we never dispense with abstract descriptions and say it how it is? The fact of the matter it is such a natural way for me, maybe it is some form of protection that I do it without even noticing.
Yesterday I was pushed over to the other side – the straight talking side, the difference it made was quite remarkable.

After 21(ish) years of never allowing my words to be obvious making the message hard to decipher I discovered a whole new world. It did take a certain someone to beat it out of me but the result made me sit up, it opened my mind to a new simpler world.

If you want something you can't rely on others to do your thinking for you, you can't expect everyone to be a mind reader, you have to meet them halfway. To move forward we have to find that little bit of bravery that is inside of each and every one of us somewhere. Look for it, it is there to help you, believe that it will serve you well.

The sun is shining bright in my world today even though it is dark outside, that is because I cast aside a habit of a life time and let my words be plain, simple – I let them be black and white. The way I was repaid for doing that can't be put into words at the moment but trust me it was worth it.

Fancy words may add some protection but they won't help you be understood, think black and white then colour flood your world like it has mine.

I shall skip off for now and leave you to reflect.

Enjoy today, look forward tomorrow

Four Seasons in One Day

The frequency of my rambling seems to be decreasing at an alarming rate, alas I'm hoping the randomness of my pondering will continue at the same level as ever. So here I am on an autumnal Sunday afternoon feeling quite windswept – it goes with the season, ready to pass on another of my pearls of 'wisdom'. Are you sitting comfortably?
I shall begin.

As I've already alluded to autumn is well and truly with us, the leaves litter roads and pavements as Mother Nature begins its transitional period, ready to recharge its batteries over the winter months. Autumn is actually one of my favourite seasons along with spring, it signals the closure of summer and a time of tranquillity, if anything it is a reflective period – time to look back on what has been there and won't be seen again for a few months. The thing about seasons is they are neat and tidy, they happen at the same time each year, you know what to expect and can prepare for them.

Our life isn't quite as organised, we can't predict when our 'seasons' will come or how long they will last, as someone said to me last night “Mother Nature has had more time”, this is true and also nature is far more stable whereas we don't know how we will feel tomorrow, sometimes it is hard to fathom how we feel today. Could we prepare ourselves in the same way as nature? Can we collect what we need to see us through the harshness of our winter and resurface in spring ready with boundless energy to start again?

During our summers we feel like every day the sun will shine, the good times will never cease, a time where most of us would happily stay without question or complaint alas seasons change and we never appear to be quite ready to change our habits accordingly or to find our way back to where we want to be. As I've already mentioned my favourite season is spring, that is where I am now (told you that we don't follow nature).

So what is spring? Spring is coming out of a long hiatus when everything around looks so bleak, the days are endless and the light seldom shines. Spring is the blossoming of new life (I'm not pregnant so don't call the papers), in a nutshell it is the return of a happiness and a smile that hasn't been seen in a while. It is looking around and being happy with all that you see. To me it is a time to enjoy and cherish, it is the season to hold on to.

The question that remain for me are, why can't we hold onto to the season we want? The cycle of nature is needed to maintain the world we live in but do we need to put ourselves through the same cycle especially as our version is so unpredictable?

While I enjoy spring I shall leave you to ponder.

Take care everyone.

Enjoy today, look forward to tomorrow.