Friday, May 27, 2005
Friday May 27, Year 3, Day 68 wide eyed enthusiasm musing
+5C . . . clear & going to +21C again today
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amazing how quickly Fish Creek Park went from spring greening to lush robust growth; I walk the path while Gusta travels the tall wet grass, 1 frightened rabbit careens around as kids scamper to school buses
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dirty dog now bathed, fed & sleeping - I sip coffee & relax a little before plunging into the day’s tasks
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two very interesting exchanges yesterday – plenty to ponder; always great to meet a new muser [MP] for coffee as I did yesterday + a 1st time response from AJ who I’ve not seen in many years [see below]; interesting connections both which demonstrate resonance many of you feel about musings which transcend gender, age or life experiences just as I learned in the 1st year as it has geography
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we all bump into the same stuff
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life is much simpler than we choose to make it; operative words ‘choose to make it’
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in the mid-life adult world I can choose to see things clearly, yet imprinted messages from when we were a 5 yr old or a 10 yr old child . . or, for that matter, an 11 week old puppy are likely never interpreted ‘at the time’ with any level of understanding equal to the issue at hand – so most of us carry some of that angst around with us for a long time
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while Frankl’s message is a simple & effective key against which to measure most things, we get mired in things we have no control over but were affected by as children or in relationships when we were too inexperienced to know ourselves fully
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that may be an explanation – but why should I or you use it as an excuse to avoid making clear choices, doing what we need & want to do with the playfulness & wide eyed enthusiasm we had as children ?
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our unique differences are really not very different at all; where we live, the clothes we wear & what we are cooking for dinner will vary . . but what are we besides men & women, parents & children, lovers & those who fight it ?
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if we plunge into marriage at 20 as I did . . build a life & career & family . . only to reflect many years later that some of those decisions might not have been the best choices vis-à-vis the person who studied life from the sidelines . . . missing all those opportunities & experiences . . . which is the better course, to have chosen the path not taken . . or stand forever at a fork in the road ?
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if we all experience the same things, encounter the same issues, weigh the same decisions – just at different time cycles one would expect that making BIG decisions, BIG changes in direction should be made easier – maybe a simple ‘how to book’ from Home Depot would help us renovate & improve our lives & decorate our emotional landscape
. . .
I am reminded of a movie I saw a few years ago – Chinese with subtitles called ‘Eat Drink Man Woman’ set in Taipei – remembering that through subtitles, lifestyle, language & culture differences – it seems we all tackle the same issues
. . .
dog report: distribution of picture of Gusta @ 11 weeks got rave reviews – anyone wanting to be on ‘picture circulation list’ just let me know & I will add you
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TGIF
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Mark
343,144
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amazing how quickly Fish Creek Park went from spring greening to lush robust growth; I walk the path while Gusta travels the tall wet grass, 1 frightened rabbit careens around as kids scamper to school buses
. . .
dirty dog now bathed, fed & sleeping - I sip coffee & relax a little before plunging into the day’s tasks
. . .
two very interesting exchanges yesterday – plenty to ponder; always great to meet a new muser [MP] for coffee as I did yesterday + a 1st time response from AJ who I’ve not seen in many years [see below]; interesting connections both which demonstrate resonance many of you feel about musings which transcend gender, age or life experiences just as I learned in the 1st year as it has geography
. . .
we all bump into the same stuff
. . .
life is much simpler than we choose to make it; operative words ‘choose to make it’
. . .
in the mid-life adult world I can choose to see things clearly, yet imprinted messages from when we were a 5 yr old or a 10 yr old child . . or, for that matter, an 11 week old puppy are likely never interpreted ‘at the time’ with any level of understanding equal to the issue at hand – so most of us carry some of that angst around with us for a long time
. . .
while Frankl’s message is a simple & effective key against which to measure most things, we get mired in things we have no control over but were affected by as children or in relationships when we were too inexperienced to know ourselves fully
. . .
that may be an explanation – but why should I or you use it as an excuse to avoid making clear choices, doing what we need & want to do with the playfulness & wide eyed enthusiasm we had as children ?
. . .
our unique differences are really not very different at all; where we live, the clothes we wear & what we are cooking for dinner will vary . . but what are we besides men & women, parents & children, lovers & those who fight it ?
. . .
if we plunge into marriage at 20 as I did . . build a life & career & family . . only to reflect many years later that some of those decisions might not have been the best choices vis-à-vis the person who studied life from the sidelines . . . missing all those opportunities & experiences . . . which is the better course, to have chosen the path not taken . . or stand forever at a fork in the road ?
. . .
if we all experience the same things, encounter the same issues, weigh the same decisions – just at different time cycles one would expect that making BIG decisions, BIG changes in direction should be made easier – maybe a simple ‘how to book’ from Home Depot would help us renovate & improve our lives & decorate our emotional landscape
. . .
I am reminded of a movie I saw a few years ago – Chinese with subtitles called ‘Eat Drink Man Woman’ set in Taipei – remembering that through subtitles, lifestyle, language & culture differences – it seems we all tackle the same issues
. . .
dog report: distribution of picture of Gusta @ 11 weeks got rave reviews – anyone wanting to be on ‘picture circulation list’ just let me know & I will add you
. . .
TGIF
. . .
Mark
343,144
