Frozen in Time

Have you ever been so-oooo tired that you were unable to take another step? Or so-oooo weary that you were unable to think beyond the present moment? As a society, we tend to push ourselves beyond the limits of what we are meant to handle. What is all this work about anyway?

The majority of us are employed by someone else. We work to provide 'them' money, power and control. They hold the key to our lives. (what job you perform, how much you are compensated for it and when you will do it) We work to provide 'us' with a tool, money, to continue the process of working for someone else. Confusing at first but think for a minute what I am saying. Most of the time, we are 'working' for the sake of absolutely nothing! We are not free in any sense of the word 'freedom.'. We are slaves to our employer, our mortgage, our culture's enticements, our government and to our own thoughtless ideals of what life is.

Maybe it is a cultural thing or maybe an ego thing but I feel as though there is too much emphasis placed on working and not enough on helping.  Much of our society's self-inflicted madness and sickness is because there is very little giving and an abundance of taking!

Rainy days in the summertime, windy days in the fall and snowy days in the winter are great opportunities to take a break! We are not meant to work long hours, day after day. It is not healthy. Likewise, when the work is done, it is time to relax and play.

I need to be reminded to play from time-to-time. So, I thought I would blog a simple reminder to all of you to PLAY. As children, we spend endless hours at play. Look at what a child learns during that timeframe. It is amazing. Implement a little play in your life today and observe how you feel when you let go of......work, work and work.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“When we balance work and play, the frozen behaviors of the past melt into a flowing river of a new beginning.” tc

It's Raining!

If you look closely or click and enlarge this photo, you will see that it is raining.  The general theme about rain for most people is as followers:

“It’s raining, it’s pouring the old man is snoring.
He went to bed and covered his head and didn’t get up ‘til morning.”

When we go to the beach, we don’t want it to rain. When we head out to the amusement parks, we don’t want it to rain. When we go for a hike in the country side, we don’t want it to rain. When we sit outside at night to view the stars, we don’t want it to rain. In fact, we really don’t want any other weather to be in place except our idea of “perfect,” if we are going to do anything outside.

How can we have such a narrow perspective about the life-giving essence of water and weather systems on this planet? Have you ever breathed in the clean, refreshing air after a summer storm? Have you stood in the rain and let the soft beads of moisture run down your skin? Have you watched the trees and plant life perk-up after a brief rain shower? Have you watched at a rainbow grow brighter and more defined as the sun shines upon it? Have you become entranced with lightning as it dances and flashes across a midnight sky?

I snapped this photo as I was walking outside in the rain. The sun broke through the clouds, yet the drops continued to come down. I felt like I was walking under a soft, flowing waterfall that bathed me in the goodness of rejuvenating, pure water. The wildlife ran around me. The leaves and grasses shimmered with the dust cleared away. My heart soared with bliss as I strolled along. Try it!

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“What a refreshing delight it is to walk in the purifying mist of the rain." tc