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Today is a fallow day. This means a day to recharge and relax. People think one equals the other, but I would disagree. Relaxing is letting the stress and angst and everything from the last week go. Recharging is adding back to your mental health, giving yourself leeway to more energy rather than just survival level energy.
So, My Wants for today is this: I want you to go outside. Yep. OUT OF THE HOUSE. And then... I want you to sit in your garden. I don't care if it is a dustbowl or a grassed area, a vegie patch or weeds run wild, I want you to grab a towel, a cushion, a chair, whatever, and go and sit outside for five minutes. And then I want you to come back to me and tell me what you saw. If you really want to ace things, take a cup of tea out there, hot scalding and sweet, and sip it slowly while you listen to what's happening outside. See what's going on in your neighbourhood. Feel the world around you.
I am sure every one can find 5 minutes for this. It takes no prep, and just GO! Take your friends, family, pets, lovers, partners whatever out there for 5 minutes with you. And if they whine about it, tell them it's my fault and to do it anyway!
So, My Wants for today is this: I want you to go outside. Yep. OUT OF THE HOUSE. And then... I want you to sit in your garden. I don't care if it is a dustbowl or a grassed area, a vegie patch or weeds run wild, I want you to grab a towel, a cushion, a chair, whatever, and go and sit outside for five minutes. And then I want you to come back to me and tell me what you saw. If you really want to ace things, take a cup of tea out there, hot scalding and sweet, and sip it slowly while you listen to what's happening outside. See what's going on in your neighbourhood. Feel the world around you.
I am sure every one can find 5 minutes for this. It takes no prep, and just GO! Take your friends, family, pets, lovers, partners whatever out there for 5 minutes with you. And if they whine about it, tell them it's my fault and to do it anyway!
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Date: 2007-01-20 04:37 am (UTC)From:Didn't hear much other than traffic, no hoons though, just normal passing cars.
Usually there's magpies, but not today. (It is the middle of the day though, probably they were there earlier, and will be there later). I thought it was still, though, until I got outside. Not much breeze, but a little. The sky was fabulous, deep and blue. The bougainvillea is still flowering in bits. There was one long stem sticking out against the sky, the deep, hot pink was glorious (I came in to get my camera... sadly the error may be getting worse, but I did get a photo... before the battery died...)
The ground was warm under my feet. Not as hot as I was expecting, given the middle of summer.
There's a bit of pruning I need to do. The mulberry tree has finished fruiting, so I should do that. There's another tree near the gate, that if I removed a lower branch (shin height) would be a great place to put a blanket down (aside of course from traffic noises) and watch the world... it has great shade.
I'll aim to do this again. I don't go and be still in the garden often enough.
Back to work:-)