Saturday, June 07, 2008

Of haze... And just being ourselves...

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Look at that haze, through the trees, this morning... ~~~ This is the view I see, from the patio window. ~~~ The view I love, at all times of the year. ~~~ Per usual, you can click on pictures, to enlarge. ~~~ I think it's probably kind, to post them in Medium Size though. So as not to take up too much band width {whatever that means -smile- But it used to be a catch-word for geeks complaining about pages taking too long to load and all that stuff...} ~~~ Without needing to be a geek, I figure that the bigger my pics/photos show on a page, the *harder* it is... somehow.


Anyway, back to my point. ~~~ Morning haze like that, means the day will be hot/humid. And the weather report concurs. 90's are forecast for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. But, the nights cool off. ~~~ Sooooo, wisdom says, do work early and take it easy the rest of the day. :-)

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Remember the clover in the back yard? Which I took a picture of, before our Son cut the lawns? Well, it came back. :-) Doing what clover does, I guess one could say. ~~~ Cut clover. It grows again. Cut it again. It will grow again. It's just "being clover."
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Maybe that's a lesson, for people too...
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Meaning, why not just be ourselves? Just do what we do. Pay "no-never-mind" to what anyone says, or thinks, or even demands we do. Society, so-called-wise-men, community, family, culture, fashion, the media ~~~ So many voices try to tell us "The Rules." So many voices tell us that they know what is the best thing for us to do. They have the answers. They have somehow, been given a glimpse of The Way. And aren't shy about telling us how we don't fit, either. Or how we don't measure up. Or how we will be sooooooo much better, in so many ways, if only we follow their Way.
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When was the last 24 hours, which we spent, doing exactly as we know is "the best" way for us? Is 24 hours too much? OK, when was the last couple of hours, when we did that? Or even, the last single hour, when we did that? ~~~ It may have taken a couple of preliminary hours, to convince ourselves that we have the right to do this! So long have we lived, by the programs imprinted in us, since childhood! ~~~ It may well have felt foreign and scary, to be our own guide. Did we keep looking over our shoulder, so to speak? For someone to 'tsk-tsk' at us, for having the audacity to think and decide for ourselves? :-)
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Then again, some of us may never have done this. ~~~ May never have just been ourselves, for a while. Figured out what's authentic for us, and done it. ~~~ If not, maybe it would be worth a try... Maybe... :-)

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