A simple step

Phronesis  is the capability to consider the mode of action in order to deliver change, especially to enhance the quality of life. It dates back as a theory or philosophy to Aristotle... Practical wisdom, applied to everyday situations, leads thought and leads people..

Flow fascinates ... being the observer, watching events as they unfold, watching and listening to the signals and signposts that are along the way - what is it that ensures we click with our path and our direction, what causes the energy to come at us rather than drawing it from us - it is having the wisdom to be still, the strength and fortitude to stick with our intuition, and the awareness to change when we meet resistance too often ... it is about doing what brings us happiness inside, you know that feeling you get when something just takes your breath away and leaves you sitting in awe ... it is feeling that feeling within ourselves when it resuls from who we are and what we are doing, rather than what is going on around us .... so, chill out, relax and let the universe take your breath away

Here's an interesting one .. I am reading several books currently, and in particular one about the first Geological map in the world, the second about science .. both talk about this phenomenon.. Consider that time as we know it extends from one end of our right arm to the far end of our left arm when your arms are raised. A human lifetime comprises the slightest nail filing, the life of Jesus is apparently half way across our right palm .. puts time in perspective doesn't it!

Sit on the window cill and soak up some rays..? Close my eyes and think of tuna? Wait for a hand to come along and give me a stroke... all of these are possibilities, ..knowing what I really want & enjoy - placing myself mentally in the position of having whatever that is now and sticking with it, the world delivers up what I am asking for .. It won't necessarily happen overnight; it will happen - painting your picture of the future is the first step.

I came across this today, and it simply inspired me; http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/132/brilliant.html and what's more the technology behind it dates back to the 1830's!

This is a quote by Thomas Oxley in November 1830, from a book on Planispheres and astronomy. Oxley was a reknowned pioneer and spent a lifetime writing his book. Humanity's passion for saving time dates back centuries.. more recently, in the 1970's the internet and PCs were heralded as a means of saving us time and allowing us all to work less and accomplish more - has new technology lived up to this expectation? We certainly accomplish a lot more, although do we work less? If not, is it because in reality we all live to work?

Is inevitable, we all grow from day to day, as a seed grows into a flower - it may not feel like it sometimes, when times are hard or we are feeling at odds with ourselves or the world - it may feel like we are contracting rather than growing, and maybe we are. Contracting and growing are really the same thing. Contracting could be thought of as a time to reflect and let go, and let the world continue to go around and around without us wanting or feeling the need to contribute. Pausing from thought rather than for thought -  So take the time to be still. What do you notice?