Musing

11C/52F, partly overcast/hazy; I dropped my car off early for servicing; getting home by street or sidewalk route would be 30-40 minutes tops but Fish Creek Park beckoned; we entered east of MacLeod Trail - it seemed like a good idea at the time

imagine dragging a wet fur coat through the bush for 2 hrs & you’ll get the picture

Fish Creek flow is modest compared to last spring’s pre-flood levels; trekking with Gusta through hill & dale skinny trails, wide trails, washed out trails, a bridgeless creek crossing produced exhaustion & exhilaration

pooch & owner needed naps, sustenance & a shower

energy restored, papers read, feet up, guzzling coffee; my perfect Saturday morning

a change is a change is a change; a change is better than a rest

cliché after cliché in our language describes ‘being in a rut’ of same old - same old

a note from someone this morning echoed that

my reaction / reply was to encourage ‘getting out of that rut’ . . seemed like a good idea at the time; but was it ?

is it a good idea? a rut, a 'same old -same old' situation

normal routine, sameness - for some people no doubt as comfortable as Linus’s blanket

for others maybe a prison of sorts I suppose; breaking out, or staying in - easy if it doesn’t matter - probably formidable if it does

what can we do when we encounter someone who shows us or tells us they are stuck or caught in a rut ? should we be silent, or speak up; stick our nose in or turn away ?

if it was a stuck car, I would stop - offering to tow them out or give them a push

I tried to give a push

it seemed like a good idea at the time

Mark
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