About a year ago I was on an epic trip on the ‘wonderful’ British rail network that led to me having far too much time to think and in turn led to me starting this blog. Therefore it is probably quite apt that time has brought me full circle, another epic train journey and again far too much thinking time.
I wonder if you can collect train miles like you do air miles. I’d have a good amount if you could. Anyway I’m not going to turn this into a monologue about the state of the national train system, as ‘interesting’ as it would be.
I look at then and now, two different times and as much as the situation is the same I’m in a very different place personally. We all get time for reflection, balancing in our heads what we have, what we want and just which ‘station’ we will eventually pull in to.
Take a seat (not a reserved one though), this train analogy may become arduous!
I have meandered along the wonky tracks of my life in the last year and come to a completely new place; it is fair to say that life has improved. I say I have meandered when in fact over the last few months it has been more like travelling on a Tokyo Bullet Train such has been the speed of change. Perhaps that partly explains why when yesterday I had a lull I became so reflective.
Laying out everything I ‘have’ in front of me I have more than a few reasons to raise a satisfied smile but we are talking about the human race here and that is never enough. Each and every one of us is guilty of wanting to squeeze out more when we could possibly have the best hand that could ever be gifted to us.
As I looked at my three day old curled up cheese sandwich somewhere on the outskirts of Reading I pondered why do we always feel the need to change what already works? There is such thing as a step too far (it is around Watford Gap, heading south). and it is time to appreciate the fact.
When life feels like it is as good as it gets that is more than likely because it is, at that point we need to savour it rather than trying to test it further to breaking point. There is a great chance that when pushed to breaking point that the debris will hit you and others stood too close.
Enjoy the journey however wonky the tracks become, look out of the window and take in the changing scenery but get off the train when you feel like you have reached the right destination for you. Going that extra stop could easily leave you in the wilderness.
Take care my friends
Enjoy today, look forward to tomorrow.
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Finishing The Puzzle
Here we go again, I’m back after lurking in the shadows, did anyone see me? I was the one looking all too pleased with myself. I may even been singing a little but the less said about that the better. Its summertime and a glorious one at that, there is almost permanent sunshine which may partly explain my own sunny way.
Life is a jigsaw and I feel I have dug down the back of the sofa finding those pieces that have been missing and leaving the picture incomplete. I don’t have a problem with having an incomplete picture, I know what I think it will look when the missing pieces appear and for the most part that has always kept me satisfied.
Before I continue I know those that know me will say I personally have a few pieces missing and they would be right, but those pieces are my marbles, less said about that the better!
The direction of this post isn’t clear in my head, but isn’t that the case with life in general? We never know what direction we will go in until we are halfway down the path. Back to the jigsaw analogy, too much time is spent staring at the picture on the box and thinking that is the only way the picture can look, it isn’t the case at all. If there is a cloud in the left hand corner it can be removed, it only takes someone else with a different piece that could slot nicely into your picture.
Working together with someone with a similar picture in their mind can turn your half complete jigsaw into something quite exciting, and very different to how it started. It is true that two heads are better than one, so when it comes to something as difficult as completing your jigsaw of life having someone else helping you makes it so much easier, and more enjoyable.
Throw away the box with the ‘perfect’ picture on it, put the pieces in your pocket and carry them with you. You may carry them for a long time before you can start forming a picture that makes you sparkly but remember you can always exchange the pieces with someone else.
It takes patience to complete a difficult puzzle, along the way some of the pieces may not be in the right place but one day they will fit, one sunny day.
Back to skipping in the sunshine for me.
Take care everyone.
Enjoy today, look forward to tomorrow.
Life is a jigsaw and I feel I have dug down the back of the sofa finding those pieces that have been missing and leaving the picture incomplete. I don’t have a problem with having an incomplete picture, I know what I think it will look when the missing pieces appear and for the most part that has always kept me satisfied.
Before I continue I know those that know me will say I personally have a few pieces missing and they would be right, but those pieces are my marbles, less said about that the better!
The direction of this post isn’t clear in my head, but isn’t that the case with life in general? We never know what direction we will go in until we are halfway down the path. Back to the jigsaw analogy, too much time is spent staring at the picture on the box and thinking that is the only way the picture can look, it isn’t the case at all. If there is a cloud in the left hand corner it can be removed, it only takes someone else with a different piece that could slot nicely into your picture.
Working together with someone with a similar picture in their mind can turn your half complete jigsaw into something quite exciting, and very different to how it started. It is true that two heads are better than one, so when it comes to something as difficult as completing your jigsaw of life having someone else helping you makes it so much easier, and more enjoyable.
Throw away the box with the ‘perfect’ picture on it, put the pieces in your pocket and carry them with you. You may carry them for a long time before you can start forming a picture that makes you sparkly but remember you can always exchange the pieces with someone else.
It takes patience to complete a difficult puzzle, along the way some of the pieces may not be in the right place but one day they will fit, one sunny day.
Back to skipping in the sunshine for me.
Take care everyone.
Enjoy today, look forward to tomorrow.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)