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Simple pleasures +1…

stanley & bear

Finding the simplicity in life is easy really. We just need to open our eyes to the beauty that envelopes our daily lives. Take my earlier post below ‘Simple pleasures’, not only did the surf on that stormy Sunday 4 years ago give simple pleasure to my beautiful children, it also afforded me the simple pleasure in being able to photograph that moment and revel in their enjoyment.

And for me now, having the time to breathe in the pleasures that inhabit my daily life is humbling. I take the time to watch, listen, embrace and also document some of those pleasures with a simple click of my camera. Simple pleasures are just that, and being able to capture some of those moments in order to relive them is fulfilling to say the least…

Here are some more of those moments I have managed to capture.

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a little routine…

stanley & bear

There is something to be said for routine.Image
With having made a positive change in my life, I am now a silent and content witness to watching life unfold, as it does for many, with routines that are complete and solid in nature.
Free to now shape my own routine, I see with clear eyes the routine of others.
He walks with bowed legs, his crooked stick aiding those crooked legs. His smile wide and giving, shining its light upon those who share his morning. His worn cap, frayed yet loved is tipped ever so slightly, his silent acknowledgment of my presence with his.
He runs, panting, sensing and sniffing his well travelled path. A worn tattered rope connected to her, keeps him close and without flight. She too smiles and bids me good morning.
They are there, sharing with me my new routine. This routine I embrace for I am now a participant in a world I was too often absent.
As I walk, regret for having chosen this path does not walk alongside me. There is simply happiness and fulfillment at having chosen to make a life that is reflective of who I am, and who I have always needed to be.

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And at first there was the beginning…

stanley & bear

‘Face your fears’ the financial guru said whilst interviewed on a national tv program. I thought about her words for a moment trying to put them into a financial context, then I got it. She was right, facing your fears makes perfect sense. So I asked myself, what are my financial fears? And my answer was honest, I strived for the approval of others rather than myself and in doing so had remained for a very long time in a high paying, yet highly unfulfilling job. Funnily enough though I was not aware of this when I handed my resignation in last week. What I was aware of however was the overwhelming feeling of freedom and happiness that enveloped my being the moment my resignation was accepted.
Now I fully understood why I felt so free: I had taken a forward leap and faced my financial fears head on.
I have no idea where I’m headed or what life has planned, but what I do know is that I have faced a deep seeded fear and embraced the unknown.
And now? Well, l shall simply await the wondrous possibilities that will undoubtedly unfold.