This way we can do all that we do and avoid getting our joints out of place and those cricks in our neck, tennis elbows and writers wrists, dark circles from sleep deprivation and the rest of those aches and pains, as we dash about trying to balance many universes all within one orbit!
When anyone phones me and asks me "are you free?" I am always rather perplexed and never know what answer to give. I am often doing my step-aerobic style up-two-down-two in my studio, on varying size tables that are my portable ladder inventions as I wobble my fat little five-foot self attempting to reach corners of my painting. I feel convinced that my cat sits and watches me hoping to see me do a humpty-dumpty act for her entertainment!
I must be going a little loony too these days because my great source of self entertainment is to play back a video I took of myself illustrating a problem I had with my MacBook Pro to show to the engineer at the the I store. It is so hilarious as I enunciate each word, and fumble through a demo of what I believe is the problem. It has me rolling on the ground with laughter .... ! Well at least I feel one up on my cat because she can't figure out what all this solitary mirth is all about as she disdainfully opens one eye to squint at me with due reproach for such seemingly unbecoming behaviour!
The overloaded hand bag....this trope of survival has the world and more in it always.....! It is meant to be my remote control to order. However the gods of order must be conspiring against me as I frantically search for things that should have been in the handbag. Opening cupboards and closing them as though I am changing into a performance artist in the fifth decade of my life, I search high and low for things that I firmly believe have legs of their own; often to find them in places I cannot recall ever putting them!!! My memory of course is like a sieve for the more mundane factors of everyday living; which would not matter at all if I was up on a mountain alone!
Its a nice thought that mountain idea.
The only thing is that Surendran has booked his space on the summit before me!!!!
"This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life."
ReplyDelete~~ Theodore Roethke ~~
My involvements and personal problems have left very little room for other thoughts, yet how could I forget the special days which are in the offing... I hope you, Surendran, Mithun, Samera and all those who are close to you have a delightful get-together on your birthdays...
Though fully aware that your bibliotheque must be overflowing, yet I would like to gift you with some more books, being almost certain that they will be of some interest for you; My next trip is planned for January, I hope to be able to give them to you personally.