Intermission

Hi there fellow bloggers. Its been a while. Just had quick look at my last blog and it appears I forgot to explain what intermission is. Therefore I shall do my best to remedy the situation.


I have spent the past couple of years changing my life. However, along the way the journey began to stagnate. I think that there are times when this stagnation is a deliberate act of divine intervention to force one to take a breath and reflect on where one is heading and how to get there. Now I realise that this time is necessary for the well being and balance for a well adjusted person. However, I am not so sure that I am well adjusted yet. What I am sure of is that the period of reflection was taking way too long for my liking and it began to wear on my patience. Not that I have a lot of patience and anyone who knows me will happily attest to that.


During this period of waiting, I began to think about all the things I want to do and how I want to get there. I travelled the highways of my mind and came up with zip. I mean honestly how was I to move forward when I felt like I was sitting in intermission. Intermission for those of you who are too young to remember is when, in the old days of drive-in theatre and cinema was new, was the part in the movie where it stopped so that the projectionist, (the man that puts the reels on the machine) could change the reel so that the next part of the movie or new movie could begin. So while the change of the reel was happening you had intermission. During intermission you sat in your car and snogged your boyfriend if you had one or you just sat there, waiting. Waiting for the movie to begin.


During my period of transformation I felt as though I had reached intermission. The part in the movie where you sit and wait. What was I waiting for, why was it taking so long and how could I move things along? I asked myself these questions daily and I pondered ways in which I could get things moving, but it didn't matter what I did, nothing happened. Everything stayed the same.


I thought about Einstein's theory of insanity '...if you keep doing things the same way and expect change...' thats insanity. I kept thinking about this and I whole heartedly agree that I needed to do things differently. I needed to manage my life differently. Big question, how?


I thought about how? And once again came up with zip. I was in intermission. The powers of the universe had halted my life and put my brain into neutral. I couldn't think clearly, everything was blurring and I was spending a lot of time being reflective. The higher powers of the universe had forced me to wait while they changed the reel on the movie. I thought about this a lot and wondered how the next part of this movie was going to play out. I got interested in my own life as I waited.


I waited because as I said earlier, no matter what I did I could not seem to get things moving. It was torture, waiting. It drove me insane. In my insanity I began the uni semester and work became hectic and I had no time to think about 'waiting'. In fact I forgot that I was in intermission. The days were long and a bit boring but I was busy. Suddenly out of the blue I had a fabulous experience that reignited my enthusiasm and kick started my life again.


Totally inspirational experience it was and now I am on my way. Thank you to those who made me wait and now for my next big adventure. Can't wait to see how this unfolds. The journey begins.


Life is good!

Intermission

Intermission is going to drive me crazy! I swear it needs to get a move on. Sigh! Okay I need to relax and get my head together but the problem is I cannot seem to relax unless I am reading something interesting or doing something interesting. So today I got back in the Kayak, despite the cold chilly wet weather and went for a paddle on the Swan. And beautiful it was.


There wasn't a power boat in sight, so you have to love that, no jet ski's at all, because all those water polluters don't like being on the river when it's cold, big bonus, however there were a lot of kayakers paddling away up and down the Swan. I was amazed at how many there were. You could almost call it traffic. Interestingly I ignored all of them and cruised my way down the river between Shelly Bridge and Mt Henry Bridge. It was a bit of a paddle and the dog got tired and went to sleep on my leg. However I caught some beautiful images.

Seeing such beauty so early in the morning in the middle of the city is refreshing and gets my day going. I have to say cold though it was it was very enjoyable. It took roughly three hours there and back, admittedly we did a couple of pitt stops for the dog to stretch his legs, but all up invigorating.

Great way to start your day.

Life is good.

NAIDOC WEEK

Aboriginal Flag

This Sunday is the beginning of NAIDOC week and I am excited. The first week in July is my favourite time of the year. The week begins on Sunday with the launch of NAIDOC and then events take place during the week all over the city. Aboriginal people are happy, smiling and proud. Yes we are proud to be who we are. NAIDOC gives us the opportunity to showcase the best of Aboriginal culture and heritage. NAIDOC is the one time of the year when Aboriginal Australians become visible.

There are a couple of things during NAIDOC week that get me excited. The first one is the flags that are flying along Riverside Drive and on the Causeway. Today I drove to work and the flags are up. I took one look at those flags and I couldn't stop smiling. I feel proud to be Noongar. 

The second thing is the events that are occurring during the week a couple of which I will be participating in with fellow Noongars. I love being actively involved in NAIDOC events and enjoying the company of my friends and family at these events. It is exciting and fun. Everyone is in good spirits and there is an air of ownership and pride around the city that makes me glow.

But the highlight of NAIDOC week for me is the Ball. The NAIDOC Ball is the social event of the year for Aboriginal Australians and everyone who is anyone will be at the Ball. This years Ball is looking promising for me because I actually brought myself a beautiful dress. Usually when I go to the Ball I beg borrow or steal a dress because I am too scroogey to buy one. This year I did not think about the cost and actually let go of my control issues about finance and brought myself a fabulous dress. I can't wait to wear it. Unfortunately I do not have a date but I reckon the dress might just do it for me....lol  The Ball is always held at the end of the week as a celebration of all of the hard work that we do during the week to share with you our culture and heritage. 

Now where to find a pair of fabulous shoes for dancing? 


On that note please take the time to attend events in your town or city this year and support NAIDOC. Wadjelas are welcome!

Life is good.

Torres Strait Islander Flag

Footprints

The images above are Kangaroo tracks. Im not sure if you can see it in the top picture but you can definitely see them in the bottom picture. I took these shots when i was out walking. The top one was on the Bibbulmun Track and the second photo was taken when I was on 'country' in Quairading. I took these photos to give you an idea of where the patterns on Aboriginal artwork comes from. If you look at the shapes of the footprints left behind you can see the straight line and the little point on the end of the print. It is a very interesting process and gives one the understanding of the imagery painted in Indigenous artworks. 

Animals and human beings leave behind the footprints of our physical bodies. One of my favourite footprints is when you sit in the sand with your legs crossed and then get up. The shape of your bottom and legs gives you the 'U' shape that is used in Aboriginal art. This means 'people or person sitting'. 

Indigenous art can be elusive to people who are not observant of the footprints left by nature. If you really want to have an understanding of Indigenous artworks just look around you. The designs are all there waiting for you to uncover.

Nature is the most efficient designer of contemporary art designs and colour combinations all you have to do is open your eyes and see.

Enjoy!!!

Life is good.

I am having an interesting couple of weeks. Lots of things have gone wrong and I cannot seem to control any of it. I did try. However, it has just occurred to me that maybe I am not supposed to control any of it and just let it be. Having come to this conclusion has made me a little anxious because when you are not in control of the events that are unfolding in your life you tend to experience a feeling of being worthless or incapable. Now I know this sounds extreme but what I mean is that I do not have the ability to change the events that are occurring because these events are I think divine intervention. 

Something is happening and I am not sure what exactly it is. What I do know is that I can physically feel a change occurring. I am not sure where it is going or how it will turn out but what I do know is that there is a definite push to point me in the right direction so to speak. Lately I have been wanting change in my life and up until now I waited patiently for something to happen. Having the patience of a Tasmanian Devil I decided that I needed to give the transition a little push. So I made up my mind to actively participate in changing my life because lately I felt that I have been in intermission. You know that space in time when you just sit and wait for the next part of the movie to begin. That's where I have been, intermission. And I waited for the movie to begin, but to be honest it was really boring waiting. So I began to get active and begin the movie. 

Interestingly things are looking up and there is an energy in the air that I cannot explain, but what I do know is that if you want things to change in your life then you need to begin the process. Now how you begin the process depends on what you want and who you are. However to create significant change and move in a different direction you must do things differently. Einstein says that 'insanity is when you do the same thing over and over again and then expect different results'. Luckily for me I am not insane and never do anything in the same way, therefore based on Einstein's theory I can guarantee different results.

This concept has led me to approach how to create changes in my life and I am only finding out after two weeks of trying to control the uncontrollable that what I really need to do is let go. Yes folks, that's right, let go of control. Interestingly this concept has only just dawned on me in the past 24 hours. The thought came out of nowhere during intermission. Amazing how when you let go ideas move into the forefront of your brain and begin flashing like neon signs highlighted in colour so that you pay attention to your own thoughts and trust yourself to engage with those thoughts in a capable way.

I am a control freak and today I decided not to control anything and guess what it's all happening. Things are running smoothly and I am feeling totally confident that things will move in the right direction for me at this time.

I guess thats the point of letting go of control, putting your faith in the universe to provide the things that you need for the now. 

Interestingly all is well, a little slow but running smoothly. So maybe it's not really the change that is occurring that bothers me but the rate of the pace that change is occurring at. Slow is definitely not my thing...lol 

Intermission has made me philosophical so in the words of Einstein 'learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning!'

So on it goes!

Life is good.