We have moved into the second half of this truly amazing year for many of us. Remarkable times are ahead for Australia, the world and our involvement with it. Our personal decisions regarding our lives and life itself will quite obviously contribute to many events, private and public. On some occasions we might act as a group, a nation, on others we will act very much as the individuals we claim to be. We tend to struggle more when we happen to be uncertain about personal decisions than when events unfold in an open forum or in public life spaces. There, in the crowd, we can melt or hide; whereas in our private lives we must be present and as responsible as we can be at all times. This situation proves to be particularly taxing when we find ourselves in emotional, economic or health related difficulties. How do we deal with everyday life questions when our own lifestyle cannot be maintained due to health problems, for example? You are guessing it: the focus shifts immediately and we are confronted with extraordinary challenges. The consequences are that we ought to adapt. Our ability to do so depends on a positive outlook on life in general and on our own in particular. Flexibility, one of our most precious assets, may become lifesaving.
Our life skills reveal themselves in such situations and we reveal our dexterity by using them. It is extremely complex at times to set the priorities right. Let us not be too hard on us; and let us equally be kind to others in our judgments. It is fine to sit down or go for a walk, to a shop or a movie to let things rest. We do it with our food: stewing can be a solution. The context of the problem at hand will change with time as does our thinking pattern. Do you remember the riddles we used to make up? The longer they were, the easier they also were to solve.
I do not think that patience is the answer to everything; it has more to do with perseverance, thought and loving care. We know these tools very well. We can use them without making a fuss about it and quite simply, we love sorting out complications and turning them into pleasant alternatives to our sometimes tedious routines. We feel fantastic every time a tricky situation finds its solution. The very feeling of overcoming and achieving is generally invigorating and a proof of love of life. It is a similar situation when we successfully heal of a disease; we then know it is definitely behind us and not present anymore. The triumph becomes a reality like when you have climbed a mountain and the 360 degree view is finally yours to enjoy. We would all agree: it was worth the effort.
You know about your changes in life and I know about mine. Together we know about some more changes that affect us individually and as a group or as different groups, communities and associations. If mankind is one, then we do know about each other’s needs and complications even when we don’t know all the details of a given situation. We do not need to know all the particulars by the way. Our curiosity can get in the way; it could alter relationships at a time when we are in need of our precious friends. We can dose curiosity, as we should do with our judgement, our critical mind. Quite often it is safer to speak with our heart, with our eyes, with touch, with our ability to be silent rather than with words. Silence has a beauty of its own, words can hurt. Unfair actions, even “well meant” ones, can cause havoc. Maybe it is moderation I am talking about, although I don’t like that word too much. Being moderate can mean being a little coward. We can try our best with being frank and measure our words. Trying our best is most likely the finest option; it is almost certainly the easiest one as well.
You all have your own ideas, methods and ways of reacting and sharing these is fabulous! We can help each other by listening and caring. Now and again we may be suggesting other ways of looking at a problematic situation. As a team we can see more, we can fathom deeper; and therefore there will be more options with support in mind than by going solo by being “brave”.
It’s great to be a team, I so enjoy ours, not necessarily by being physically together; rather by thinking and working together, in one of many ways or in many different ones. The feeling of the team around us can be of tremendous support.
Thank you so much for your teamwork, at all times, your love and your caring attention.
As a Story, I have chosen STARFISH, by an unknown author. This story teaches us, in its simple words, that our intention counts whether it is popular or not. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Starfish
A small boy was walking along a beach at low tide, where countless starfish, having been washed up on the beach, were stranded and doomed to perish. A man watched as the boy picked up one individual starfish and took it back into the water.
"I can see you are being very kind," said the watching man, "But there must be thousands of them; it can't possibly make any difference.
" Returning from the water's edge, the boy said, "It will for that one."
As a PHOTO, please look at these ones:
 
In love and light and mind
Mariana
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