Power and Sustainability

I had a phone call from my friends in Qld and they have the power back on and the water on again. This means that they can now make phone calls and that they can now find out via TV or radio what is happening around them. We are so dependent as a country on electricity it is ridiculous! Why do the politicians bury their heads in the sand and refuse to have any forsight whatsoever?

Surely we as the people need to think about these things and put the pressure on the powers that be to look at the possibilities that are no doubt out there. Anyway I have spoken about this in a previous blog but it gets my dander up so much I feel like I need to say it again.

The other thing that I find frustrating is that in so many aspects of my own body I have to be dictated to by money spinners. I bought glasses about two to three years ago and now they have been ever so slightly bent and I have to replace them. They cannot guarantee that they can straighten them. The transition film seems to be coming off anyway. I have always used the cleaning liquid that they gave me. These were a six hundred dollar plus pair of glasses. All the issues regarding repairs etc. were not explained to me prior to my purchase! I also get cross about this with regard to sustainability. It takes resources to make glasses. Why do people keep imagining that the worlds resources can never run out, in order to make more money. Haven't they learnt that money cannot be taken with you. There is no point at all in leaving your children loads of money if there are no resources. Mother Nature is just not responsive in any way to bribery.

I find that I am becoming more and more firm in my belief that we should treat everything on this earth with more respect. I think all you have to do is look at the havoc created in Queensland by Mother Nature and see all the people totally at the mercy of her to realise that humans are nothing but self delusional if they think that they can manage her!

I had an interesting discussion with someone today who says that they hate it when people make them feel stupid. I couldn't tell her that how she feels is totally her responsibility as that would have made her feel stupid!

It is an interesting and complicated world but we must make the most of it!

Short but Sweet?

I am going to make this a very short post today. I am impressed when I read some of the Blogs that I follow and see how much they write and the photos that they use. I have got to a stage where I have a camera with me most of the time but it is not always easy to find a topic to discuss on this page. I have spoken about balance and what I see as the slipping of transition traditions. I often speak about the environmental issues that are out there. I often look at those issues and try to find a spiritual way of thinking of them.

 So sometimes I am inclined to wander from one point of view to another. This is why I am always happy to get a comment as this means that I know that I am making  a difference to you and your thinking. It doesn't matter if you agree or disagree it just means that you have thought about the thing I am writing about. I love to talk and think about all sorts of different things. I love to hear all the different points of view. I long ago came to the realisation that there can be as many points of view as there are people in the world.
I just heard Dr. Phil say that 'reality is your perception'. Wow! That is such an interesting thought. To really think about that is to say that you can have the reality that you want. If in your perception you need to have all the 'stuff' that is advertised in order to be fulfilled, then that is your reality. My reality is that all that advertising is merely to fill someone else's purse. At the same time it empties mine and I have to do more to keep it filled. What a thought! Let me be happy with what I want from my point of view and not take on other people's opinions.


I had a lovely talk with a long time friend last night and she touched my heart with the love that flows from her. For me but mainly for her family and extended family. It was so touching to hear how happy/sad she was to have caught up with a family member who lives overseas. Sometimes we love someone so much that it hurts. To keep that vulnerability is to keep your heart open and welcoming to all the experiences of life and to feel them no matter what. Hard to do but infinitely more profound and real. My view!

It is cool today and the humidity has gone. A lovely day to be in the garden. If you are as lucky as me then I hope you are enjoying your day. I am before I head back to work.