August 09
Posted by Rue & Brian
Well, almost! One more day to go. I'm sure the winter is on
its last legs and today is both quick showers and periods of
sunshine.
I can feel more 'energy' around as well. Have also decided
to 'get to know the area around us' and so last week we went
up north of Auckland and visited the Matakana area and
markets. A very enjoyable day and surprisingly relaxing so
once a month we hope to go off in a different direction and
get to know our own country.
Sadly, the new hen we got as company for Henrietta has also
disappeared. We know they accepted each other through the
wire of the pen, and got on alright when we opened the door
and let Charlie (Charlotte) out, kept an eye on them for
about an hour and they were getting on well together. There
are no dogs around here. So we asked Mariah and she asked a
Spirit ( Chook) who knew alot about hens (as Mariah finds
that hens have such a light energy force that she finds them
hard to trace.) but even Chook couldn't find her. So I guess
we'll just stick with Henri.
keep well until next time.
Mid Winter in New Zealand
Posted by Rue & Brian
With the struggling economy added to the freezing and mainly wet weather we are experiencing, one has to make a concerted effort to add some Cheer to our lives. But the lovely warm glow it gives one really does make it all worth while. Its all to easy to "hang around indoors" - how about remembering all those projects you were going to do when you had time indoors. Sometimes you have to really push yourself to start these things but the feeling of fulfillment you get when you have finished does actually gives you that nice warm glow of satisfaction of having done a good job. Winter is also the time to reflect on where you are going in your life and whether adjustments need to be made in order to improve your lot. It is not for the fainthearted that the habit of sitting about and doing nothing for long periods is going to do you any good, but it is the effort you put into progressing forward into doing some worthwhile project that earns the satisfaction. Sometimes that getting out from under your 'cloud of inertia' is only contained with one thought to overcome this malady... think of it my friend.