My day dawns with an alarm – it is 4am
Clean teeth; A quick shower,
By 4.40am I am in the airport
I love a lone early flight
A few hours before the world awakes ; although the airport is ‘alive and kicking’ at that time of course!
But I am alone – with hours ahead – a drink a wander, some food
Queuing for the plane
And then more hours on board; silent except for the occasional smile, pleasantry, ordering of another drink
A second breakfast perhaps…
Time – to read, relax, to do – or not to do…
And then the arrival to a new land…
The one I left no longer exists – gone – and my day unfolds in streets I have never seen
Three days pass….
And now I am on the plane again
Flying back to London….
The streets were cobbled – in places – shiny silver grey , like a mosaic- and paved with sunshine
Which was shining on the sea, the streets and me
Another little island in the sun
Of joy and beauty and friendly souls
I like to experience these places on foot
The energy of the land seeping through my soles and communicating with my soul
And the mini marathon of 8.3k was perfect for this – warm air and smooth traffic free roads to run on – a steep down hill and some cobbles near the end – but otherwise a perfect road runners route!
And I made new friends Imogen Andy and Barry – the video tells the story of how our friendship unfolded before the start …
And we were off…
The finish swept us to the edge of the ocean – the waves crashing on black smooth huge round stones…
The day stretched ahead
New friends saying farewell – old friends now … And so to breakfast and watching the half and full marathon runners still running by – glad that is no longer me…!
I love to sit in cafes and be with the people their energy – the energy of the land – magical and bewitching in its uniqueness
I am not a great doer, more a cafe philosophique – alone – experiencing
Life
Life is to be experienced; and in every single milli moment it is new
And the only thing that stops the joy of experiencing life is wishing it to be different – feeling that we need certain conditions for our experience to be a happy one
People to behave as we want, things to unfold as we desire – even the weather to behave as we wish – and so we miss the moment – and we are often disappointed
We miss experiencing our life wholly now
Within us we know who we are, and the one that witnesses it all is alway joyous blissful – spirit
And we can be what spirit is…
Just come back to presence in every moment, and clear any feelings that block the jouous moment
It is possible to no longer cause yourself suffering
Stressful thoughts cause suffering
And you have the power to be free of those
Now…..
