The view from the plane as we were coming into land in Vienna, Austria. The magnificent green fields, a gorgeous blue sky and the long autoband snaking away into the horizon, the makings of a fertile land.
Today it jumped out as a focus point for our discussion, and I guess perhaps it was because throughout the day I have been contemplating the long road ahead. I was travelling and my mind was trying to figure out if the path I am on, is still worth it. I was wondering if a change is needed in my life especially regarding my career. I was contemplating how I make a difference to this planet, am I just turning up just because it is a habit, or if I turned up because this was what I was meant to do. This contemplative mood ran through all my engagements today. I guess it is a time to review where we have been, and if the road ahead is longer than expected, is about how to shorten it.
Someone made an observation today, that for me was surprising: they said I was being very generous and forgiving today, that in the restaurant when the server got our drinks wrong, or the bowl the food came in was chipped, I did not make a fuss, I just graciously made allowances for the mistakes or for the imperfection of the objects around. The remark was surprising purely because it was spoken, I did not consider that what I was doing was out of the ordinary, it was just normal to allow for the mistakes and imperfections. Clearly the person who was accompanying me had a very different opinion of how I should have reacted, clearly we are in a very different frame of mind about the world. I guess my journey has taken me down the road to compassion and appreciation that everything that is, is generated by our own way of thinking.
You can make the road to recovery or change as long or as short as you wish. You can decide that being at war with the world is worth it, or not worth it. There was a time perhaps in the past where I would not have had the courage to laugh the mix up off, or would have looked for that ceramic chip in my food. Today however my own self decided that making allowances was what was needed.
When you look at your own existence in the world, do you chose the long road to achieving a new reality, or the short road?
When you review your daily existence, do you actively look for shortcuts so as not to feel or think, or do you face them head on?
How would you rate your journey so far, on this beautiful planet? – that too can be either a pleasant one or not – it is just a matter of perspective
What are you looking forward the most on this journey of discovery?
Time to take out your diary and take some notes when answering the questions.
