Ha! I still have not found my groove here how to write about life, what to write and how to write it.
Where to go? With my walks it is easy, i always know where to go and when i don't know, i love wandering. That is the afternoon. In the morning my husband is in charge and it is always the same walk. Yesterday afternoon i went to the mountain, and i reached it, and climbed up it a bit. I had planned this for a few days, the weather was finally right. Glorious snow and sunshine, and the pussy willows are blooming up there.
See, and now i have trouble here, well you do not see it, but i am typing away, deleting typing deleting.
I am somewhat lost i suppose. It is the general idea i get from the state of the world. Yesterday we watched you tube videos recommended by the writer of the Interim blog ( thanks Sabine)
The video we watched was very artfully done, gave an interesting view. And i would say, his view. What i did agree with is that it seems many of us are a bit lost. We do not know where to go.
So many things come to mind, health care, technology, climate change, wars. I don't know about you but nowhere do i see a real ideology.
I do have many pet peeves related to life in general. I think.
I will try to make a list sometime on paper, i am old school many ways, list work better for me with pen and paper.
One of my pet peeves is: too many people have jobs mainly working on computers maybe i mentioned it before, please forgive me if i repeat myself, i will make that list so i can work with that list, cross things out that i did blabber about.
When I work on the computer here now. To me when i type here, it is only about ideas, but nothing is really done, the house is not cleaned, i am not staying physically fit, my husband is not cared for, no socks are being darned, who does the oil change on the car? whatever. In society if most people work on computers is the work being done to maintain this beautiful society? And what do we teach our kids? As all we do is with technology, what do they learn?
Starting up this blog again, I wanted ideas indeed, but ideas for action. Action to maintain this beautiful plateau we have reached. You and i we have reached a plateau; we do have warmth, clothing, shelter and food and love even. I do not want more stuff. I do not want more, more, more, more doctor appointments, live longer, more haircuts and this list can go on..
My vision is; to stop right here and maintain what we have and than truly take care of people who don't have it as good as i do. Instead of drinking coffee while a i type here. Coffee that people slave for, is it possible for me to pay all involved as much as i would work for. To me fair wages ,another pet peeve of mine, is a farce. People from South America are still apparently trying to come in to the States and Canada looking for a better life. When they would get 30 dollars an hour would they still want to come here?
And if you make more then 30 dollars and hour, get out of here, you make way too much money, it is not sustainable . Is what i think.
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Sometimes I think I'm boring people with the miniscule details of my life but hey, it's all I've got these days since we retired from the commission etched and carved glass we did for over 40 years.
Writing the blog for me is a way to catch my breath and to store some of the thoughts that come up over the course of the day or maybe while I am watching/reading/listening to something. I initially started my blog when I was going through a hard time learning to cope with the diagnosis of a serious chronic disease and the unwanted and difficult changes this has brought and continues to bring to my life, my plans, my expectations, my attitude, the lot.
I see it as a work I do for myself, primarily, and when people read it and even comment, I still feel surprised, even after 10+ years.
I love using computers, my work has become so much easier and at the same time more interesting and immediate (I work in editing and many of my authors live all over the world). I am probably one of the few people in my age bracket who are infatuated with excel sheets and language tools and open access sharing of research and ideas.
But that does not stop me from cycling and walking and gardening and looking after my corner of the planet and my people far and near. I am a grandmother with a grandchild who lives 18,000 km away from us (or 33 hours on three flights) but we are in almost daily contact thanks to our computers and social media apps.
As for my vision, at the moment, I love this spoken poem by the British poet Kae Tempest, which expresses much of it: https://youtu.be/hOdFwiWpRoU
yes:) thank you both for your comments. Ellen, not boring at all! i think all our lives are special and unique, worthy. We don't all have to be amazing glass carving artists:) but i will take a look at your work, hoping you have it on-line.
And Sabine, i do feel we are both advocates for a better world. I have to learn in my writing, that one is not right or wrong. Yes it is wonderful you love computers. me too of course, otherwise i would not be here typing this this very moment:)
ahh ... so many times I complain about spending too much time online! But then I think about how much I benefit. My current sedges project could not be done without the wonderful online resources. Of course the answer is balance ... and of course it will be better once the field season starts.
Thanks for visiting and commenting on my latest followed tree (I'm way behind on online correspondence ... maybe that's good :)
cheers
Another great post from you! "Where to go?" is such a good question! It is what I was thinking about when I chose "Journey" as my word of the year. I know I'm on a journey - I've been on one since I was a child. For the most part, I knew where I was supposed to go and yet, there have been times when the journey took unexpected turns and detours.
Hi Hollis, indeed it is about balance. because me too i spend on average a half an hour a day online with my wildflowers.
Thanks Bless, and yes this journey. That is so interesting that you knew that a child. awesome!
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