nurturing life

     

The new building across our verandah
is now in its final stage of development
and some of the beautification work has started.

A few days back the empty garden space was filled with soil.
There were strong winds for the following two days
and i was sure a lot of the freshly prepared soil
would be blown away and the poor plants
when they were eventually planted
would suffer in that place under the current weather.

Then a gardener came and planted a few very slim
and delicate young trees and some other smaller
and lower to the ground plants.

Later in the evening when all the workers had gone home
it rained and it has rained every day since
and their then dry ground has been nicely wet and rich
and i can tell they are and are looking very perk and happy!

I am happy too because i have a very strong nurturing instinct
when it comes to all young things and i kind of felt unhappy
for the hardship i perceived they would go through
at the start of their lives in their new place.

This somehow made me think back of the times during both
of my pregnancies when a young 'tree' was growing inside me
and the winds were blowing hard and unfriendly
and the visible future looked dry, bleak and unpromising
and the only visible and hard solid promise each time
was that of hardships all the way ...

...and then ...the rains came ...time and time again ....

and softened the blowing of the winds and the dryness of the ground
and our young 'trees' grew steadily and safely over the years
and -i would like to believe- fairly unharmed...

It made me see once again that beyond Today and its limited visibility
and possibly unpromising perception of the Future
there is the real Future unfolding in its own wondrous way
bringing the unseen gifts of Life's benevolence
and often its rich surprises...


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(Of course there is an underlying understanding here
that as we are part of Life's expressions
our positive desires and conscious efforts and contributions
are part of the elements that form the matrix from where
the rains and the gifts and some of the surprises come...)

My next Laptop?...if only!

That's the kind of model i had in mind!

Fantasy or reality?

Have a Look at this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0K1k54t6A

good for a day, lol!

Well, that's why JC is my favourite astrologer;

He seems to know things about me

...others may only suspect!


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Virgo, Sunday, 7 February 2010

Week Ahead :

The ancients believed that, sometimes, gods and goddesses
would come down from their dwelling place in the astral realm
and assume a mortal guise.

These days, few of us entertain such grandiose notions.
If such heavenly beings were in our midst, we would notice,
wouldn't we? Not, perhaps, if we actually were one of them.
What if that's who you are - but you have forgotten?

It would explain many things, including the grand drama
now unfolding in your personal life
as if it were some classic tale of lore and legend!

Try acting, this week, as if you have the authority and
charisma of a deity.
For in a way, you really do!

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By Jonathan Cainer
http://www.cainer.com

Nine Years...

Nine Year Milestone!



In the middle of the Ocean
tiny little vessel
i keep sailing towards the deep turbulent
open waters on my life's personal journey. .

There have been small waves, huge waves,
stormy skies, dark nights of tears and despair
silent weeping in the grip of fear
or total surrender to an end
looking so frightfully and unavoidably near.

Nine years!...
since my sudden engagement with Death
and yet i am still here!!!

This is a very significant milestone for me.

If champagne is the modern symbol of celebration
and if i could drink a glass of it, perhaps i would
not so much for the length of time
which in itself is near unbelievable
but for the many many happy events
i was fortunate to witness, be part of
and enjoy throughout this time.

So instead of champagne
with a Fruity Juicy Sweet Mango
i will mark and celebrate:

"The unexpectedly rich and merciful past
(despite its roller coaster ups and downs)
and the unknown yet somewhat optimistic near future!"

Nine Years! ...

Nine extraordinary years considering the circumstances
and way beyond the initial grim announcement
of " 2-5 years maximum!..."

It has taken a lot of strife and sacrifices in every area of my life
and no doubt there will be many more along the way
but it is satisfactory to see that the exchange
has been Life!

Despite Life's difficulties, personal shortcomings and ignorance
in this area which remains still largely untreatable
and very little under control by the specialists
i believe that with the help of Mother Nature's miraculous fruits
i must have been doing Some things Right all along
and this for me is a Personal Triumph
and the only acknowledgement and Trophy for it

is My Life Here and Now...among the Living!

Now!....where is that Mango!!!