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A confronting image appeared in my Flickr search when researching a visual for this post.
The title leaves me wanting to know more:
All Soul’s Day. The night from 1st to 2nd of November in Lithuanian cemeteriesThe description was just as commanding:
"....We have no Halloween, the young people try to do something alike this in cities, but our All Soul’s Day's tradition is very old and too beautiful to forget it. 1st and 2nd of November are quiet days to remember all, who left us and the members of a family meet and together visit a cemetery. A night from 1st to 2nd of November is most beautiful night of the year, what you can see on my set, but it is very quiet night. No weddings, no songs, no dances in all country. "
After a long consoling Gmail chat with Bee today I'm feeling a little lighter in load when comparing it to the heavy heart I had driving through thick fog over hill and dale to get to work this morning.
"Sometimes one must stop and sit by the roadside, and wait for the soul to catch up." −African proverb
Perhaps the 4 AM forced start didnt help nor the weak McDonalds coffee heading down the freeway. Or maybe it was the sheer terror of not making it to the end of the financial year that was striking home.
Bee has mooted that perhaps it's a time for contemplation rather than frantic action following indication that I was not successful with my application for CE Innovations Coordinator with the Framework. I was interviewed, left happy with my performance and awaited the political fallout.
The best person was chosen for the job.
Now I must move on.
So the plan of action may look like as follows;
- get some sleep
- prioritise family
- go to the gym - 15 mins once a month is not enough
- play golf more often on a wider selection of golf courses
- drink less - maybe that should be, drink more but selectively including water into the list of beverages
- throw out my black shirts and replace them with moderate & neutral business shirts
- consider that adding extensions to the house needs a plan of action first as well as saved finances
- base work around the fact I live in Orange, NSW, Australia not downtown Paris, New York or Sydney
- use my skills strategically - dont accept employment that compromises them
- breathe more often
- value my online networks by partcipating authentically and poignantly
- accept that sometimes it time to be quiet
I'll begin with the first point in the list of things to do.
Comment:Submitted on 2009/05/27 at 11:22pm
Hey Alex,
Keep your chin up mate. You’re too smart for a heavy heart.
Jim
ReplySubmitted on 2009/05/28 at 8:42am
Thanks Jim.
I appreciate your comment. I dont think I’m developing a heavy heart, more a realistic insight into just how challenging it’s going to be living and working in a country location. Still…….the city is not to far away and I have many people in my network such as yourself to communicate with. What about you ? What’s been happening in your part of the world mate ? It seems like such a long period of time since we met in that bar in the Pilbara….heady days they were…….not fraught with economic downturn rhetoric…
