I’ve had no fixed abode for one year today and in that time a lot has happened. One of the best decisions I have made. Nothing in life is perfect but I prefer this imperfect life. Instead of mowing lawns. I change the view out the back window if I don’t like it.
My children used to often tell me that ‘less is more’ but only because I would get carried away trying to hide lots of veggies under the blanket of cheese on the pizza. They are right. Less really is more. I have less expenses, use less water, carry less belongings and have less stress which equates to more freedom, more connection to Papatῡᾱnuku and more time for the things I care about. My advice. Listen to that niggle that feels like a small stone in your shoe that you can never find no matter how often you remove your shoes and give it a good shake. Better still take those shoes off! Listen to that inner wisdom! I hear mine when I’m in the ngahere/forest. That’s when they have my full attention. Okay so occasionally they whack me across the face with a small branch or spider web. It was the first place I wanted to go after six weeks in hospital. Recently I was at a venue that was particularly noisy. I suddenly craved the silence of the ngahere/forest. I realized that many of our greatest teachers are like the ngahere/forest. They quietly appear alongside us. They don’t wave a flag or demand our attention. In fact, they don’t do anything other than appear quietly beside us. Sometimes for a fleeting moment and they come in all forms and ages and appearances. Our sixth sense connects us to all life on this earth. We are water, our veins are waterways and our fingerprint resembles the rings of a tree.
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Mary Beth Taylor
16/12/2022 23:02:28
I know that 'niggle'! It has led me to reset my Life several times. Niggles are a blessing!
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