Inaction Can ... #atozchallenge letter I @AprilA2Z

My theme for the 2017 AtoZ Challenge is "Daily Thoughts".

Each day I will post a thought that comes to mind. The first word of the thought will correspond with the letter of the day.

So here is my thought for the letter I

Flower from my garden

Inaction can sometimes be the best action

This post is inspired by verses of The Tao Te Ching and the concept of  wu wei: "action without action".

For a long time this concept has baffled me. Action without action is a difficult concept to get your head around. But I'm hoping that the incident I'm going to narrate will help clarify my thinking on it.

Sometime ago an incident occurred where someone was so upset and angry that the person lost his/her composure completely. The behaviour was unacceptable but I know if I had admonished this person it would have inflamed the situation even more and probably broken this person completely. The best thing I could do was to keep quiet and allow this person to regain composure.

After about a half hour, this person calmed down and on reflection admitted that the behaviour had not been good and that he/she had overreacted to a situation. Then we could sit down and have a sensible talk.

I took an action that was inaction and it was the best action at that point in time.

Wu Wei is best described in a haiku I think.

No point hurrying

Nature will take its own time

Leave her alone now

Have you ever experienced Wu Wei? Share your story in the comments below.

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Teaser for the letter J: Journey's are ...

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All roads lead to your destiny
Be like the river
Change occurs at every moment
Do or do not
Expectation
Find the Fun
Great Minds Think Alike
Help Comes



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Help comes ... #atozchallenge letter H @AprilA2Z

My theme for the 2017 AtoZ Challenge is "Daily Thoughts".

Each day I will post a thought that comes to mind. The first word of the thought will correspond with the letter of the day.

So here is my thought for the letter H

picture taken from my lounge

Help comes in many different ways and sometimes most unexpectedly

This post is not about the help we receive from people known and unknown, random acts of kindness etc because that is help we know about.

But have you ever wondered if there are unseen forces helping you? Do you recognise their methods of helping?

One of the ways I get unseen help most unexpectedly is through songs.

In 2003 I was made redundant after working at this place for 10 years. There were about 15 of us who left. Most of us took voluntary redundancy and we were given 6 weeks to leave. No matter how well you prepare for that last day, you are never truly prepared.

On the last day I walked into the ladies room for the last time, my eyes filled with tears. Leaving behind so many memories, so many you had associated with for so long was a tough thing to do. But as I washed my face, the words of a song came into my head. For a moment it gave me some relief, then the rational mind took over telling me I was just trying to soothe myself.

But as I got into my car and switched on the radio, the same song was playing. Not only that but I had switched it on just as the same verse came on that had come into my head.

Sail on silver girl, sail on by

Your time has come to shine

All your dreams are on their way

See how they shine

Oh if you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind

(Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge over troubled water on youtube)

Silver girl also has significance. All who know me say that silver or cool colours look better on me than gold or warm colours. And at a Nutrimetics party just shortly before the above event, someone said to me - you are definitely a silver girl.

Whenever I go for an interview and hear this song playing somewhere out of the blue, I just know that I won't get that job but the next interview is a winner and the job always turns out to be awesome. 

Sharing a poem I wrote some years ago on my poetry blog - Lost and Found

Life you threw me all askew

In despair I travelled trudging on

Ignorant of  jewels yet to be born

Of experiences wonderful and new

I lost it all, those material things

I thought that I had lost my soul

Then Lord you held me, made me whole

And Your flute, it brought me joy and wings

~x~

Have you ever come across anything like this? Share your experience in the comments below.

If you do leave a comment, make it easy for me and leave a link to your blog / post.

Teaser for the letter I: Inaction can ...

Written for the #atozchallenge drop by and check out some awesome posts.

Inspired by Mary's post for the Letter B at Jingle Jangle Jungle

My posts so far
All roads lead to your destiny
Be like the river
Change occurs at every moment
Do or do not
Expectation
Find the Fun
Great Minds Think Alike


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Great Minds ... #atozchallenge letter G @AprilA2Z

My theme for the 2017 AtoZ Challenge is "Daily Thoughts".

Each day I will post a thought that comes to mind. The first word of the thought will correspond with the letter of the day.

So here is my thought for the letter G

Great minds think alike

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you and someone else said the exact same words?

Few days ago at work a workmate and I responded to a question with the exact words. It took us both by surprise.and we had a good laugh over it.

And that reminded me of my schooldays. In our commercial maths class my friend and I would have a little race to see who would submit their work in first. Somedays she would be first and somedays I would beat her to it.

So one day, we both raced to put our books on the table first. Funnily enough we both reached at the same time. When the books came back the teacher had written the same comment on both our books - Great minds think alike.  In our quest to be first, we both made the same mistake and provided the same wrong answer. Such an apt comment.  This incident always brings a smile to my face.

And had I narrated this story to my dad, he would've shaken his head lovingly and said Haste is waste!

Great minds think alike

Is that a good thing or bad

Depends on your point of view

Or a bit of fun like I had

Sometimes something you do

Sometmes something you say
No matter how it works out
I hope it makes your day

Sometimes it makes you laugh
Sometimes it's a surprise
And when it isn't quite so good
May you find the way to above it rise

~x~

Share a Great minds think alike story that you've experienced.

Poetry was not part of my theme, but April is poetry month. No wonder the poet in me wanted to emerge.


Teaser for the letter H: Help comes ...

Written for the #atozchallenge drop by and check out some awesome posts.

My posts so far
All roads lead to your destiny
Be like the river
Change occurs at every moment
Do or do not
Expectation
Find the Fun



Warm Regards


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