Okay, so here is where we start... with the first step. I have been getting more and more frustrated with the "sound bite" quality of Facebook lately and all the ads coming into my newsfeed... I joined Facebook as a way to keep in touch with friends who live far away and find out what is going on in their lives. Not just the big news, the "I-need-to-write-you-a-letter-about-this!" news, but the little day-to-day things of what life is really like. You know they say that when you are sick or when your life flashes before your eyes, it is the little everyday things that you want to have back. Getting up in the sunshine, saying good morning, sitting down to a regular breakfast together, even washing the dishes and putting some love in the house by cleaning, vaccuuming and tidying up. I know that that is what I would miss the most.
So these days, I am trying every day to get closer to living in each moment. To seeing the beauty around me, to being thankful, to noticing. I am taking some photography courses and these have been a big influence in helping me to change my mind and to see how wonderful this everyday life of mine really is.
This blog is a way to go deeper. To think about things in a new way. To keep track of my thoughts and to journal about those little everyday events that I want to keep an image of in my memory. I hope you will find it interesting. I hope I manage to find enough stimulus to keep posting and keep you reading.
Lao Tzu said that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". Well, it's time to get moving!
And interestingly enough, when I went to search the origins of the quote, I found this:
"The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one's feet." Rather than emphasizing the first step, Lau Tzu regarded action as something that arises naturally from stillness.
from www.quotationspage.com
I have a tendency to overthink things. I spend too much time researching and thinking about the best way to get started instead of just getting started. But maybe there is meaning in the last few months of contemplation?
