Since leaping into my new blogging adventure, I am seeing the world in a new light and searching for the goodness of my daily grind. I am doing my best to hush the sarcastic voice in my head (hush not silence - I can't take sarcasm out of my vocabulary forever! It would be un-Australian!) I'm trying not to let my love affair with housework interfere with time with the Hedgehog. I guess you could say that I'm doing my best to 'Live what I Love'.
The beauty of the creation of this blog is that goodness is appearing in all shapes and sizes. An early morning with the Hedgehog gives me the chance to see the sunrise over the ocean and a rainy day provides my family with an opportunity to slow down and recover from our busy lives (and watch Ellen without feeling guilty about not being outside). There is a downside though. When you are spend your days and nights looking for the good, moments of 'bad' slap you in the face like a wet fish (I'm not sure that's even a saying but let's just go with it).
The other stars of the movie that is, My Life, will question my ramblings from time to time. The real life version of me doesn't smile knowingly as she puts on the third load of washing for the day, she doesn't think twice before speaking her mind in the sharpest of tones when her husband forgets to put his washing away and she certainly won't see the good in grocery shopping with a teething baby as her companion. And those little tidbits don't include the internal turmoils of my mind - self doubt with a side self esteem and self distruction please!
BUT! Amid all of the chaos in My Life, there is great and real beauty. For instance just one month ago my newest nephew was born and he is more than perfect. I may have left an incredible community of friends in WA but we're slowly building a village here in Kiama (including one very cute little Duck). Yes the Governor is away a lot but my oh my are the home comings amazing.
Embracing the goodness of your world is easy if you really really really try. Do we always have the energy to do so? No! Does searching for your 'happy' diminish the anguish of lost loves, difficult jobs, sleep deprivation, health battles and an endless stream of washing up? Absolutely not!
This blog isn't about building a world of make believe where everything is beautiful all of the time. What it is about is inspiring you to find your lemonade.
I found mine in a long coast walk to my favourite cafe today. One of my far away friends kept me company on my mobile and the Hedgehog slept the entire time. It was beautiful!
What did you do today to find yours?
Loved reading this Leck - you definitely have a beautiful way with words. Keep the posts coming. xx
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