.... a shot of caffeine fixes EVERYTHING!!

My favourite bit of real estate!

Empty the mind .... it sounds so simple ... so easy to do ... but it’s NOT!!!   When my head hits that pillow its almost like an alarm going off .... in the still of the night all those thoughts jump out of the woodwork ... jostling for position .... all wanting to be heard .... I can’t hear myself think for the noise they make!!   So I try harder..... and harder  ..... that’s better ...... I’m getting there .... then I realise that in itself is a thought ... a rogue one ... pretending not to be a thought!   Emptying the mind means exactly that .... no thought whatsoever .... it’s so hard .......

Getting down and dirty with the wildflowers ..... or is it the pee-mail??

But it’s also necessary .... too often I allow the worries of the world to overwhelm my sleep ... it’s not good for me and it’s certainly not good for those around me.  Would that I could be like my hound ... her mantra on life was summed up quite succinctly by a friend on Facebook today .... it goes something like this:

Solitude .......

When loved ones come home always run to greet them ..... take lots of naps and always stretch before rising.   Run, romp and play daily ... haha ... I love that one!!! Avoid biting when a growl will do.  Delight in the simple joy of long walks.  Be loyal!  If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it .... hmmmmm, someone’s been watching her unearth those ginormous logs on the beach ..... and lastly, when someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close to them and nuzzle them gently.

.... oh yes .... one more ..... a shot of caffeine fixes EVERYTHING!!

So does sunshine ..... it’s glorious here this morning..... blue skies, sunshine ... a slight breeze ..... perfect walking weather!  So many people were practising their smiles today .... some spontaneously ......  others needed a little encouragement .... my hound proudly carrying her South African rugby ball was all the encouragement some needed!    Others needed a smile from me too ..... acknowledgement that I’d noticed them .... a cheery “Beautiful day” or “Glorious weather”!  Anyone would think we seldom see such beautiful weather in Auckland but that’s the furthest thing from the truth ... despite this country’s reputation for being the “land of the long white cloud” , the sun shines here in abundance .... maybe not visibly everyday ... but we certainly have more sunshiny days than grey ones!

Back to those pesky thoughts that cloud my judgement and short-circuit my sleep ..... thoughts are necessary ... they define our lives .... I just need to give them the space to be heard.  Everything I do ... every thought I think ... is part of the enigma of who I am ..... I’m still evolving ..... so are we all ..... gloriously incomplete!  The day I have no thoughts to worry about ..... no drama to solve ..... is the day my life is over.  We are meant to be incomplete .... we are meant to be constantly evolving ..... because it’s in that change and growth that we truly discover who and what we are!

So, for now, I will remain gloriously incomplete ......... a very definite work-in-progress!!