Although it was raining the last few days today is a nice day. It is Friday and in my opinion any Friday is a nice day. Weekend is coming in a few hours. Two days of no day job. Two days to write. And of course work on getting my office back in shape.
What are you plans for the weekend?
I’ve been so focused on writing and other daily things that I have been neglecting my office. I’m usually much better organized. I’m setting myself a plan to get my office back into shape. I have to clear out all the pieces of paper and other things. Straighten my bookcases and a number of other things. Plan to start bit by bit and have it done by the end of this month. (Eyeing the computer) Next month I have to go over my comp files and see what I can do to organize that also.
For now the plan get home office in shape.
On the ride to work this morning there were two people cursing at each other. They were strangers and were fighting over a seat on train. I mean real nasty and calling each other names. There were kids on the train. Young kids. (shaking head) It was so ridiculous. Someone shouted that they should shut up and be kind. Two little words that these two should have thought about before getting so nasty they were ruining the ride for others.
There were lots of agreements with that statement of “be kind” from other commuters. They shut up thankfully and the rest of the trip was quite an uneventful.
In a book I read recently there were many things that left me thinking. The book explored the differences in the couple. I know people are different in many ways. Heck I love the differences in my family, friends and people I interact with. Yet something in the book I read made it resonate. In the book the couple was as different as two people could be. Their friends or lack of them were opposites. Their jobs were opposite and thoughts on many things clashed. Yet it worked for them. They were the epitome of the old adage “opposites attracts”. It was their differences they each found so attractive. Having a carbon copy of yourself is boring. The spice comes from being able to live with each other’s differences. Embrace them. They did. Of course after reading the book. It made me think of couples I know. Many of them are different yet they make it work. They don’t try and change each other. They enjoy the differences.
The thought of differences made me also take a look at those around me. Those I see when I take the train to and from work. The friends or couple who at a glance from someone who doesn’t know them seem to be so different. The friends or couple laugh, talk and seem to know each other well. From the conversations I overhear they banter about their differences in thoughts, opinions and even chuckle at it. There is closeness in their body language that shows they trust each other. Watching them after reading the book was an intriguing thing.
It made me think of my own friends, family and interactions. I have a wide array of people I am around. Their differences are what make spending time together so much fun. We have had such great conversation because of this. It has crossed my mind on brief occasions how each person is so different but it doesn’t matter at all. It is about that person and no matter how different. We just embrace those differences.
I’ve been taking an escape. I escape into books, movies. TV’s or video games. Just something that takes me away from the regular day. There are various ways I escape.
This last long weekend I had I used it to escape. I didn’t turn on the TV or even read. Didn’t go near my computer either. I used the time to actually have some me time. I pampered myself with a decadent breakfast and also planned my lunch and dinner. Then I sat and enjoyed my breakfast. After I lounged around my house and listened to music. Sometimes I even got up and danced around my house. I went out and had my hair, nails, and toes pampered. When I got back home I napped, talked to friends I hadn’t spoken to in a while, ate and just lazed around. I did this for three days and it energized me.
Taking a moment to escape from the regular grind made me ready to dive back. It was fun.
So what do you do to escape?
I went out the other day to do some errands. The sun was bright, shining and it was hot. A few hours into my errands I was making good progress getting things done. As I walked along I noticed that the sky had become really overcast. Before I could wonder if I should think about heading home it started to pour. I mean pour like a waterfall. Although the weather man hadn’t said there was rain I always carry my umbrella with me. So I opened it but with the amount of rain I was still soaked by the time I found shelter. I wasn’t the only one caught unprepared and we were all dripping wet and wondering what had just happened. Lots of people around me were upset and cursing about this random weather change. I wasn’t upset I just got me a cup of tea and a seat near the window and watched the rain coming down. It was a beautiful sight. All that massive water, thunder and lightning.
My way of thinking of it is that things happen and plan changes. We don’t always have control so we need to just accept that it happened and move on. As I drank my tea and watched the rain my thoughts turned to how years ago I would have let things like the weather change upset me. Especially when I had plans to do something. With time I changed and realized that changes in plan or what happens around you can be a good thing. We might not always see it at the present time but eventually it will be revealed. Being upset or letting such things mess with you is not worth it. Now I do still get upset but I’ve learned not to sweat the small things. Like rain that I can’t control.
So as the rain continued to fall I sat, had a cup of tea and enjoyed my unexpected break in my busy day. It was fun to relax and watch people. Got my ideas flowing about what could happen during an unexpected rainstorm. Ah a kernel of a new idea. I wrote down some ideas as I watched the rain. When the rain stopped I went on my way and got what I needed to do done then headed home. With a new idea that happened due to something different than I had planned. A little change can be good.
A while ago as I headed to the train to go to my day job as usual it was still dark outside. Yet this time as I arrived at the end of my block I glanced up as I always did to look at the train another block away. But this time my breath paused as I took in the view before me. A full moon hung over the train tracks. A train was just pulling in under the this full moon. It was breathtaking.
I paused to take in the moon. That soft glow casting everything is a mystical looking light. It was surreal and wonderful. Not to mention inspiring. What is more romantic than a full moon bathing down on you?
I continued on my way to the train as the moon continued to shine. I had a spring in my step and the feeling it would be a great day. As the day wore on the feeling stayed with me. The day did turn out to be a wonderful one.
I found out that our family is expanding once again. My cousin is having another baby. I’m so excited. She is looking so radiant and glowing that special glow. Her other daughters are excited and her family too.
With this news of family growth it’s made me think a lot about families. I enjoy writing about family. Those families by birth/marriage and the ones you choose to call/think of as family. In many of my stories I explore various types of family dynamics. It is fun to explore the in’s and outs of family. The love, tribulations and triumphs they share.
Throw in romance into the mix and it become so much more. Families can create a great or troublesome dynamic with a newly forming relationship. It can be funny, crazy and always entertaining. I love exploring it all. I’m always creating more family ties in my stories.
Ah… the new growth to a family brings a whole new dynamic to explore.
This season has been a roller coaster of weather all over. The season has had some really warm days then it plunges into slightly cold, colder, and coldest. Also there has been the rain. Dressing appropriately for the weather has been a challenge. On day it is warm people start to loosen up and walk around with less layers to cover them up. But by the time it hits later in the day you need those layers as it gets colder. The Colder days get even more clothing added but by the end of the day you are stripping off layers feeling too warm. LOL.
Now on a day with a rainy misty day I like. When it isn’t raining too hard yet that you have to rush for cover or walk like they are in a race. You can be a little slow and enjoy the rain a little.
On such a day as I strolled to get to my day job I listened to the rain. There is a tempo when it its various objects. The car, street, lamppost or sidewalk. A sort of a melody that is interesting. It made my mind start to plan a scene for a book that takes place in the rain. It is everyday things that garner the best ideas. As I got inside my day job and got ready for the day I thought of this the rainy day melody and the things it has inspired me to do before. Take a long nap while it rained, bundle up and watch movies, organize my cupboards and any other number of things. Each time it rains it is a different melody that inspires me to do something according to what I hear in those drops of rain. The variety of stages of rain made me chuckle.
I always hope that when I get home later it is still raining so the melody can inspire me more. Or maybe it will lull me to sleep. Whichever I enjoy the melody.
Try and get out and enjoy the weather wherever you are today. Listen for the melody around you and let it inspire you. Let me know what happened and type of weather you had. Have a great day.
For the last few weekends I have been watching lots of the movies. As I watched I realized there were three common themes in each movie.
1.) Good Will towards others
2.) Family
3.) Romance
Each of the movies had all the themes above told in various ways but all meaning the same. During the holiday season is a time when strangers talk to each other or smile at each other. It also happens throughout the year. I’ve had some fascinating conversations as I waited on line in stores.
I love spending time with my family those I was born into and those I choose as family all year round. We get get together to cook, laugh, talk, eat and reminisce about the times past. It is a fun time and to see everyone makes me feel all warm and happy inside.
Ah the romance. Each year I sit and watch my family and friends with their loved ones. The love they have is tangible. Some have been married for many years. Others newly married or dating. All the same the love is there. From husband to wife. Parents to kids. Friends to friends. Family to family. That is all what we are.
The message of good will towards others, family and romance. Enjoy your loved ones.
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