thenotsomightyom

When I was a baby I suppose my goal was to learn how to talk , I don’t remember actually having a goal to achieve it , I think it just happened. Does that count? It really was a momentous achievement for me.

The closest thing to feeling that way today personally ,is learning a new language and the goal is for me to become multi-lingual.

I’m working on it .

It’s a amazing feeling, mastering the element of language and honestly a real benefit to my mental health.

It’s something for me and it’s something that over time throws challenges of understanding and memorising that are multi-layered as well as well actually being quite straight forward(life is not always so complicated, sometimes we just need to ask a stranger the time, or how to find the museum).

Simple phrases have the benefit of making me feel connected to a bigger world; recognising, being polite and kind to each other is a part of language that we can all relate to and do more of.

” Hello, how are you? “

Or the commonality of saying.

“The traffic is very busy”

It helps me think like a child again, and stops me obsessing about things, that actually we all face, and just have to be deal with. It takes me back to a time when I didn’t even know what a goal was.

This goal truly is a Eureka moment for me and also is something I will have with me for the rest of my life

It ‘s a very tough goal , but also the most rewarding.

Namaste

Who are your favorite artists?

I wracked my brains with this one,trying to think who was my favourite artist. Had I ever experienced Stendhal Syndrome over a work of art.No.

Then it struck me like a fork of lightning .Nature is my artist,my insurmountable, interactive and available artist whom I see every day and very much love.

What is your favorite hobby or pastime?

To have the chance to look and experience what is around us in whatever capacity we can,is surely the greatest use of free time ever

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

Charles Darwin and his Origin of the Species struck me  when I first learned of his conclusions,as uncontestable.  Nature rewards natural advantage with survival of the fittest.

I have only changed my mind on how others interpret his thesis . The realization that what a simple mind may regard as “fit” is in fact ,totally unfit adds spice to Darwin’s original argument.

Actually,it makes me laugh,Nature recognises qualities in all terrains of survival, with every tool it can use.Some, look awkward to us ,eg.a lizard discarding its’ tail to escape or  a snail moving about so slowly to munch on greenery?Compare that with the majestic nature of the mammals such as lions,elephants and tigers who hunt and move with stealth and grace.

So when I hear anyone described as “fit”,because they fit what has been categorised as attractive,able  or beautiful.I laugh.Going to the gym and running marathons will never compare with the amazing ability of  spider’s to weave incredible webs in all sorts of locations

The only question I have with Darwin’s theory is about death, why is there a fight to survive death and do the non-survivors go through the process of death with fear and trepidation,and does fear play a role in survival.Why fear non-existence?

Or does everything always exist? So there is no need to fear death.Yet everything runs from it.

I’m certainly running from it,but mainly because I don’t understand it.

Still,that is not a bad position to be in.

Namaste.

Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.

I am a dessert spoon and someone has put me where the soup spoon should be.I am so angry!

I hate soup!

Your life without a computer: what does it look like?

Sugar making a mess everywhere and a raspberry on top of a spoon.I would have to look up and talk to more people.

At the end of the day,I would just munch through an apple and be grateful for not having notifications.

What skill would you like to learn?

If the 6 week “Do it yourself  Keyhole Larynxdichotomy”  was available at my winter season community  night classes,I would sign up.

After completing my course with distinction,being a secret agent and having access to all sorts of World Leaders and Journalists and Influencers.I would do my magic while they slept and help them understand the importance of silence.

The operation is completely and successfully reversible,so once they had learned to appreciate the benefits of open discussion.I would reverse it for them.

The End(or maybe the beginning)

I do observe, but I could do more of it and do it better. I will not however beat myself up about it , but will enjoy the process.

To use all your senses to appreciate the wonders of the World.

I stepped accidently on a snail today, it’s been very wet here and there have been a lot wondering backwards and forwards on the paths. I heard the crunch and realised immediately what had happened. There was nothing I could do.

It was a sad sight, and although they are not the gardeners friend they are an amazing feat of physiology and engineering. That is a detail worth remembering, not with regret but with admiration.

The deceased snail will be food for something else and the calcium and other minerals from it’s shell will seep into the soil and will provide nutrition and structure to it.

Namaste

There is something severely upsetting about using a hashtag in a prompt for a story. So, I am replying to

“What’s Your Number One Priority for Tomorrow?”

The above picture shows what mostly not to do.

It’s alright to drink a small black coffee to energise you if it helps, or perhaps any stimulating tea that you like. This is a good start and fills the time while you ponder your next move. The pondering is the important bit.

After drinking your favourite beverage. You may help your meandering thoughts by clearing your desk if you have one, if you don’t then consider yourself lucky , you have less dusting and more free time to ponder on your next move.

Tomorrow will come soon enough, and once it has arrived then your options will change, as the demands of the day begin to gel into something more substantial and what seemed a priority ,will fade into obscurity.

Yes, we can look forward and plan, but the car may breakdown, the cat may go missing and the lorry that you always thought was driven too fast when making deliveries has finally demolished the neighbours house.

But for now that is not your concern, enjoy the moment of contemplation, savour your dreams and aspirations, there is nothing to say they will or will not happen in the future.

Prioritise to celebrate whatever happens. Being part of this big World, and interacting with it and trying to solve it’s many challenges is the beauty of arriving at it’s next morning. Don’t rush it , breathe and look at everything with wonder. Your thoughts of yesterday are still with you, but reality is what you are dealing with now.

Namaste