Drift... Wordless Wednesday
2007-02-28
Dedicated to Scribbles
Winding River
2007-02-26
The most efficient way to get from one place to another is to go in a straight line.... weird how not many things in nature are straight. The river winds...finds paths that are scenic...
...what that helps me to understand is... I may not get to the places I want in life quickly - it is the journey that is important. It will take me places that I never expected and THAT is what my life is about.... just taking the time to meander....
....drift
Longings
2007-02-21
How much time is spent reviewing history? Sitting back listening to stories of the "good ole' days"? Longing for the times recalled in fond memories... smells that take you back... wow! What if life was THAT simple, again?
Some dwell on what could have and should have been... others don't take notice of the past at all.... is it important? Can times be restored? Obviously, as time goes by we learn more, experience more, love and hurt more... and time moves ever forward. If we could remove the ever forward action of time, would it really make a difference? Don't we make decisions based on who we are and our experiences up to that point? Would a "second chance" really have different outcomes?
Much like our own existences, rivers cannot be "restored" in physical form. Too many things change, advance, and develop. Houses, roads, canals and ditches change how and what type of water gets to the river and when. Adapt.... yes, change - morph - reform... its the process of realizing what happened in the past as fact... and then looking forward to best utilize what IS. Rivers are much like our lives. Our physical natures cannot be restored no matter how much you spend... but the soul... the feeling... the essence... spirituality can be healed! Instead of longing for what was - long for what is yet to come....
Later! ....drift
Getting to the Other Side
2007-02-07
Bridges...decisions....more on this topic! One of my good friends posted this comment and I thought it was a good one.
"...its awesome if u decide to cross over in entirety...i couldnt do that...my mind crossed over, my body lies on this side of the river- tied to a lot of other things...n now the physical me is right in the middle of a lot of things that dont make any sense any more...and i have quite literally lost my mind to the other side! ..."
There are many times you cross the "river" with your mind, but how about the body...will it come, too? HOW? Yes - you've already come to the decision that you have to make a decision - and - you've done enough planning to get you mind over the hurdle...why is it so hard to get the body over? The body can't cross till the issues get worked out. There is work to do! If the mind decided that you are going to swim, then you have to get wet. But your body actually has to do it....How? Will it be cold? How will you dry off on the other side?... Can you find some stepping stones?
Details....always the details...In river restoration we call working through the details - "DESIGN" - All these details that need to get worked out so that you can accomplish the master plan. What is the Master Plan? ....It is the mind getting across to the other side.... DESIGN is the body getting across - going through the details...doing the hard work...answering all of the pesky little questions that life throws at you.... But what rewards wait at the other side!!!!
Bridges 2
2007-02-05
Bridges
2007-02-05
Decisions... lot's of choices... at the time all seem that they have good and bad things associated with them. How are you supposed to know what is the right choice? Is there a right choice? Why won't someone or something just tell you what is right?
Have you ever sat on one side of a river and wondered how you were going to get across to the other side? A simple version of the situation above...swim? ...walk to a narrow crossing - but the water gets fast - you may get swept away? ...if only there were a bridge. What is a bridge? I believe that it is a transition from one situation to another. A defineable link to get from one place to another. How do you find the bridge?
Many times it feels like the scene from an Indiana Jones film...there's a bridge...you can't see it, you just have to believe that its there. How do you know? What if its not? Can you increase the chances of it being there? I believe you can.....
Reflections
2007-02-03
There are times to sit back and reflect....memories...smells...laughter....pain...
What was real. Was the pain that bad? Were the memories that good? How well are you able to peer through the circumstances and see the truth? Is it based on feelings? Logic?....or is it something that cannot be seen ...something deep within you? ....Something large and awesome...something that allows the surface reflections to fade and the depths to be examined.
The Master Plan
2007-02-02
Want to be part of the MASTER plan? How about the Master's Plan? Come on.... is this the first step? All the books say that all I need to do is get organized. If you don't have a plan, someone will have one for you... So I've heard. Independance and all that... Why is it so hard to plan what you want to do? Maybe....we don't know the outcome. Yes - it is scripted...and we have free will. Weird! Not really. I mean if you know what's wrong...can't you help to fix it? Yes...that's the first step. No folks, the first step is to determine WHERE you are going...HOW you want to get there - you know...generalities. This is never fun and seems like a futile step...but a faithful, hopeful step. You have to put yourself out there - go for the deep water! Then assessment.....remember?
Now, the master plan. Once you know WHERE and HOW you're going, you can put together a master plan. A guide...not to rule you...but a mental note holder. A way to express some feeling - press the boundaries! This step is necessary to achieve great things. Once completed, it is a time to collaborate with others to get feedback...ah oh...more jargon...stay with me! The best things in life are rarely created or enjoyed alone...it takes more people...thoughts...energy, than one person can give. Yes! Now we're talkin'. Super, exciting, just-can't-wait things.
Works for your life and it works for river restoration....
Later!
Build Up
2007-02-01
I sometimes feel like everything builds up in me...like a dam...ready to expode. Little by little the ice builds...accumulates...reroutes the flow of my day -
I've been very sunny lately....no build up!
Later! drift
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