I experienced an extraordinary site yesterday from my bedroom 'to floor' window which opens to a balcony that I can only describe as the 'Romeo and Juliet balcony'... Alas, my Romeo has not arrived... Yet! It is necessary to live with high hopes.
These were my feelings at the time.
My goodness, it is absolutely pissing down with rain here on this autumn, picturesque London afternoon.
I opened the windows to watch the rain, pouring down buckets or better still as though an ocean has opened from the grey cloudy sky above. The auburn, yellow, orange and some still green leaves which are left on the branches, are fighting for their last days of life on the trees before being absorbed into the muddy grass. The rain was so strong with a gust of wind blowing the leaves straight to the ground from the force of the pouring heavenly waters.
My thoughts diverted to the poor souls out there in this weather ... The cyclists, the mothers picking up their springs at school, anyone out there who had to walk under this heavy storm.
"But Dear Lord," I asked, looking up at the grey sky, in the cosiness and warmth of my boudoir. "How are these people coping with such an unpredictable blast?"
Sometimes there are no satisfying answers to the questions we wonder about and ask.
We get mad ... We shout and behave at times 'totally out of character' ... Oh yes ... We all do.
Perhaps nature has a human temperament, as do animals, and behaves accordingly. It is a pattern that obviously differs from nature to human to animal but the explanation of nature going mad as we do, makes sense. It does to me anyway.
As my wandering mind was enjoying the sight of the falling rain, I looked further left and ... To my total astonishment... Patches of blue, but I mean very blue sky appeared through the light, white clouds.
Absolute magic.
The sun is out.
The clouds are fast disappearing in front of my wide-open eyes.
The birds are singing.
The sirens of police cars and ambulances are fast disappearing as the clouds did.
Oops! Wait a minute... There is one other siren being heard in a far distance. Well, life does go on and on.
The message to me all day was... Despite sunshine or rain... Be thoughtful and smile.
I made a 'triste', sad (was showing off my French there! haha), rainy day into the sunshine and the sun literally shone upon us all. I also made another pact with myself... don't let the weather rule your life! Take charge and make the best of whatever nature throws at you... with grace.
And today, I walked under the rain; all prepared; in mind as clothing... and it was fun!
Through the self-development courses I did, there was one apparent factor as to how to obtain a state of being... As in how to keep the happiness going... Repetition.
If I keep repeating the words... Smile, Love, Laughter, Joy, Happiness. It is the most therapeutic way of releasing my emotions through words that could hopefully in return bring on the same feeling to anyone who wishes to read them.
No matter how many 'feel good' books we all read, there are never enough words to satisfy our thirst for finding that happiness we truly deserve.
My advice to you is... Never and I mean never give up!
Think well and think high... But think Good things. Simple... Good or Great.
That's all folks! I just Love Buggs Bunny.
I'm gonna download some photos from my Rio trip now.
Tomorrow is another weekend of a writing course and a gathering on Saturday night with friends.
Ciao for now
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