It’s a bright sunny summer morning, one of those days I schedule for lazing, wasting time in a nice way, in a me-time kind of way. I decide to explore my neighbourhood, what lies beyond the cycle paths and walkways I ask? Goodness! I wasn’t ready for the beauty that befell my eyes. How could I have missed this, all these years? How could I have driven past the serene greenery onto the choc-a-block noisy roads? Who chooses chaos over beauty? A feeling of regret and “I’ve missed out” washes over me. I give myself a mental kick, a really hard one, one of those kicks one can almost feel physically. It’s right here in front of you I say to myself, live in the moment!
The vines and trees, the climbing fetterbush, a fine specimen backdrop with creeping budding petals, the evenly mowed lawns with striped patterns, the chirping chiffchaffs and green tit birds serenading the neighbourhood- who would have thought my very own orchestra lay in wait 40 yards away.
Ah! Bliss.
My mind races into creative gear mode. A place to write, blog, read, click, click my camera and high pixel photos emerge. Heck! I could surprise the husband with a healthy packed picnic laced with a spectrum of berries. The edges of my lips gradually curl up and a huge ear to ear grin appears on my face- this has made my summer of ’16.
As a species, we have always explored, be it in the quest for food or to enlarge our territories, we push boundaries- it’s in our genetic makeup. Our ancestors did this on a daily base, they were wired that way. We are wired this way however, 21st-century living seems to have suppressed some of these innate inquisitiveness. I have now been making conscious efforts to explore more, see more, do more, experience more because this is the way life should be lived- full of memories and experiences we can reminisce and revel in when our silver-haired days finally arrive.
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With Love Always,
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