Look life straight in the eye, not to avoid it or wish it away. When we don’t accept the true nature of our existence here then we find ourselves trying to control this tumbling universe to suit us, to make it predictable and safe, dodging the uncomfortable bits and holding onto the pieces we like. Attachment.                                                                                      - Antony Osler

Sleep deprivation is my biggest enemy at the moment! A combination of lack of food and sleep results in impatience and entering a stage of adopting a lousy attitude. I love jogging and was on the verge of giving it up due to the work load, when someone told me that if I do that, I am not going to have a balanced lifestyle....but OT is really important!! This I guess is true BUT it should not consume you in such a way that the work load is going to drain every cell of joy out of your body.

This morning I read a chapter from the book called ‘You’re Awesome’ by Di Smith. It was all about living in the moment. This really spoke to me as ‘attachment’ was the key word here. We sometimes depend too much on certain people, routines or things, that when they are absent, our whole world becomes chaotic.

That is how I feel about the inadequate punctuality and slow pace with which things are being done in the community. This makes me thing, that maybe we have missed the true meaning of community and developing relationships due to the fast pace of life that we have had to adapt to in order to keep up! We tend to oversee the little things in life. Constantly rushing from one place to the next makes us miss the beauty in life.

“There is so much to celebrate in the world, just open your eyes and look.” (Smith, D, 2001, p.30 -31)

Reference

Smith D, 2001. You’re Awesome. Awesome SA Publishers.