A Different View (mixed media collage), Copyright © Attaining Creativity 2008  

It has been one of those days in which I just take a look at stuff and get it together.

A day in which cleaning up the vegetable beds forces me to battle with an ever growing rose vine, which only goes to show me that fighting against destruction is an attribute not only found in humans.

A day in which in looking for a string, with my hands full, I grabbed a long plucked weed stick, still green, still bendable, and used it to tie together three sticks to form a triangle.

A day in which in sitting out on the deck, I saw a hummingbird feeding from the sugar water, and the wild winds tossed the feeder in a circle. The hummingbird sat still, going around in circles, tilting like a pirate ship circus ride, safe in the knowledge that its feet held tightly onto the ledge, and that no wind, no tossing would remove it from its source of food, of life, of joy.

A day in which medial tasks proved fruitful and got accomplished easily, without a waste of time or a waste of energy.

A day in which I found myself listening to a song over and over again, since its melody kept repeating itself, as merely confirming that in my life I am staying within the same circle, only making that circle wider and wider as I age, mature, challenge myself and attempt to find the greatest pieces of my life.

A day in which I asked myself whether I am merely a traveler in this life, whether my spirit will always feel a desire to roam the pampas, the wide and open spaces that contain no edge, no limits, only grass and sky and a wild freedom. A day in which that question caused no fear, merely recognition.

A day in which the cool ocean breeze flew over the hilltops and clashed with the heat of urban peninsula, causing unbalance yet in reality teaching me about balance, about how life is about being off kilter, and that once I learn how to navigate those blind roads, I will only then have found balance.

A day in which just seeing, feeling, tasting, smelling, and listening were all that was necessary.

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