Dampness and a wee bit of rain on the breeze this campervan morning. Surrounded by the debris of overnight rain. Too dark at the moment to see how the day is going to fair. There is a chill attached to the breeze, but nothing to really write about. Strong birdsong emerges from the darkness. A lack of suburban racket, which is fabulous to experience and one of the reasons that I got up earlier. No sign of far away or close by drones, although living close to airports means the intrusion of passing planes. I can pick out Crow, Blackbird and I think Robin from the bird calls, but it is at best a guess. The rain in the air is becoming more persistent and may mean a retreat inside to the van. Trees emerge from the darkness as I sit, the sky looks heavy and dark. The suburban world crawls to life, light starts to spill around me and bring surroundings into focus. Contemplating the start of the day and what’s about to unfold. I delved into Solnit’s writing yesterday in search of a wee bit of inspiration. I tend to find that sometimes keeping on, keeping on you need an infrastructure. Mine come from my friendships, relationships, community, drumming, music and books. I came across this yesterday :
“ Reject the utopia in favour of the improvisational journey. “
For someone who has always been surrounded by order, planning and routine embracing the improvisational journey has been a challenge, an almost impossible one, but a rewarding one. One that has taken me to places I would never have been. Part of that improvisation has been being open to spontaneity. To go in directions I would never dream of going to take risks. Jane Austin wrote :
“ Why not seize the pleasure at once… how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!"
I have been reflecting on my preparation and letting it go even more and dropping a little more into improvisation and spontaneity. It’s a work in progress. Lovely days people.
“ Life and love generate effort, but effort will not generate them. Faith - in life, in other people, and in oneself - is the attitude of allowing the spontaneous to be spontaneous, in its own way and in its own time.” Alan W. Watts.
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