Dappled Air

How do you react when things don't go the way you had planned? Do you freak out, lash out and get upset or do you take it as a hint from the Universe that it had something better, different in store? I just spent some time in Europe with my mom to celebrate her 86th birthday. We made a rough plan for each day and now looking back, only about one or two of those plans became reality, the others had various changes from minor to total. On my mom's birthday we had planned to go out for a meal at a certain restaurant, but we missed the bus by just one minute. So there we stood watching the bus disappear and then our eyes were drawn to the sign next to the door of the restaurant by the bus stop. We looked at each other and said "why don't we eat here?" It turned out to be a delightful meal and we timed it so that we could get on the next bus to follow the rest of our plan for the day. On my way back from Europe, I was so pleased to have finally gotten on a plane ...

We are in the middle of municipal elections and a candidate came to my door. We were having a great conversation when the candidate's phone rang. The person on the phone was asked to wait and my conversation came to an abrupt end. That made me decide that I was not going to give that person my vote. With smartphones everywhere it seems to have become more important to answer the phone than keep on talking to the person you have a conversation with. The person on the phone does not know that you are talking to someone and can leave a message, but to drop everything because the phone is ringing just does not make sense. This is not new. It has been going on long before we had cell phones. I remember getting very upset when I was shopping and the cashier answered the phone rather than ringing in my purchase. In hindsight, I should have just walked out. I always thought that a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. There I was standing with money in my hand being ignored while ...

Being creative on a regular basis isn't that easy as there is a rhythm to it like with everything else. Some days you are super creative and then there are others when it feels like you are stuck in molasses. This morning I came across this helpful list with 29 tip to stay creative: Have you tried any of these tips? Do you thinks that some of them don't or won't work? I would love to hear from you how you work on stay creative. Do you have any tips to share?

This past week hubby and I had the most delightful summer adventure of a different kind, we went Segway Gliding . That's what it is called when you go for a drive on a Segway. A few years ago at a Health Show I had the opportunity to do 5 minutes of Segway gliding and I fell in love with it. First stop at a small waterfall on the BLT trail Then a few months ago I came across a local ad for Segway tours in Nova Scotia . I made a mental note and told myself that hubby and I would do this some time in August. Well, last Thursday was that day. It was early in the morning on hot summer's day. We met up with Max from Segway NS at the BLT (Beechville - Lakeside - Timberlea Trail) at trail on what once was the rail bed. What is a Segway Anyway? Here is the info from Wikipedia: The Segway PT is a two-wheeled self-balancing battery-powered electric vehicle invented by Dean Kamen. It is produced by Segway Inc. ofNew Hampshire, USA. The name Segway is a homophone of the wor...

Yesterday, as I was stopped at a red light at the busy intersection at the MacDonald bridge here in Dartmouth, NS I wished I had had the opportunity to take a picture of a single starling crossing the road with the green light, walking across in front of my stopped car on the crosswalk. The bird stayed within the lines and just kept on walking rather than flying. I imagine that this bird has been observing people and the traffic and then decided to to the same. Has anybody else observed this at the Wyse Road and MacDonald bridge intersection? a whole flock of starlings in my backyard photo source: Marlies Cohen

How many times are we totally devastated when something we have wanted soooo much falls through. We wonder why oh why? That's when I came across this quote and learned to go with the flow.

This week I came across a couple of quotes that reminded me that you can only make changes in the Now and to stop worrying so much about what happened and what could be. The first one points out the futility of worrying so much: The second one reminds you that holding on to things from the past, prevent you from moving forward. Events happened in the past, but they are not happening any longer, but if you hold on to them you are recreating them every time you think of them. Take action today and enjoy everything you are doing and what the day brings to you. June 27/2012 just came across this quote: