Hey friend, how’s your day? Hope there’s been some useful in it, and maybe a bit of pleasant for yourself. Even with all the rain around here I’ve managed to get a few things done today, although I’m still having to work at a gentle pace. Andante moderato, y’know? Could be a lot worse, though, so I’ll take it. For the moment I think it’s time for a break. How about you? I haven’t put the kettle on since the last time. Yeah, okay, I’ll be back in a minute. Feel free to play along.
There we go. Green tea will do. Funny, I still wouldn’t thank you for a cup of tea. And I still have absolutely no idea why that changed. That I can go several weeks now without putting on a kettle, after having been a several cups a day guy for so long, well it still feels pretty weird. Not a complaint, mind you, just weird.
The mind is a strange thing, isn’t it? I was having a conversation with someone who knows about these things, they suggested that while the mind is a beautiful thing, in their professional opinion the mind tends to work in opposition to the soul. These were specific terms, mind you. I’m not sure I’ve taken in the whole of what the thought means just yet. But I must admit I’ve experienced enough evidence both in myself and others to not be able to discard the notion out of hand. I do know that I spent a lot of time over the last few years trying to get the thinking out of the way. With mixed results, mind you. And I was understanding the thought more in terms of left and right brain. But I think I was wandering through some of the same territory. Don’t get me wrong, I think the concept doesn’t discount that good can come from the mind, but it does recognizes a thing that often happens. And yeah, maybe even often enough that one could say it’s a tendency. And so I can’t discard the notion, and perhaps it is so, that the mind tends to work in opposition to the soul. Of course like many large concepts I’m not exactly how that plays out in daily life. And apparently I shouldn’t think about it too much, right?
You’re right, that’s probably enough thinking for one day. I should probably be a good boy and go get a few more chores done. Hasn’t been all work though, I did manage to get a picture of some of the flowers out the front. I know there are a few I’ve missed, but I was glad to get a picture of these. They’re not in full bloom yet, but gosh they’re pretty. So maybe a bit of useful today, and a bit of pretty. Was nice to sit for a bit, too. Thanks for that. I’ll go clean up the cups and get back to work. Write when you get a chance. In the meantime I hope this finds you well.