The Future Beckons Me

Or something like that.

The nature of all things says that there are some cardinal, that some are fixed, and some are mutable.  The wisdom we need is to figure out the difference.

I was born with certain innate traits, I learned some, and I can change some.  The wisdom is knowing which is which.

Some of the circumstances we face we have no control over, some we can control, some our only power over comes from our attitude towards those things.  A good attitude doesn't necessarily make things easier to deal with, it just makes the ordeal seem less trying.  You can get angry, you can complain, you can blame everyone but yourself, but that doesn't solve the problem of your attitude to the problem.  Only you can solve that.

That's an aside however.  Been thinking about a change of scenery in my life.  Of living and working in a more rural setting, a long held dream of mine; a dream that seems to be on the verge of being realised.  I am tired of driving across the whole city to get to my job, tired of the traffic, tired of the rudeness, the aggression (in others as well as myself), and tired of the high prices for everything.  I am looking forward to a lifestyle that is closer to nature (snakes and spiders and bitey things notwithstanding), and that follows the seasonal rhythms more closely.  I look forward to being able to see the stars at night without city lights and smog.

And I look forward to being able to share this life with someone of a similar intent and vision.

Wish us all well....