Sunday, May 15, 2016. We planned on going on a hike or a bike yesterday however upon further research and reading about our chosen destination we decided to scratch it off the list as the trails may have partial closures as they travel around a lake created by a hydroelectric dam that is undergoing upgrades.
So we made the decision to head to Wreck Beach knowing that the possibility existed that we might not stay as the weather was a bit mixed as we hiked our favourite trail to the beach. However, the weather at the beach was perfect. I didn't go into the water as very few people did. My partner had to as the challenge was on as others dove into the chilly water. This is our earliest visit to the beach as last year we didn't go until around June 1st.
We grabbed Subway sandwiches on the way to the beach so that was lunch. Then on our way back home we stopped at MyCup Coffee & Tea in Kerrisdale for our afternoon coffee before taking care of our weekly grocery run. I had one of their date squares--scrumptious. I'm going to try to replicate them the next time I make them as they use other grains and seeds in addition to oats.
We relaxed the rest of the evening and dinner was simple as we grabbed a barbecued chicken and some prepared salads as part of our grocery run--delicious. Then a bit of reading, practicing Spanish, and running an engine around my layout a time or two and finally off to bed.
Spirit Is and today's Gay Tarot Energy is “XV Self-Hatred: The trap to avoid for all minorities. Unconsciously accepting societal norms. Low self-esteem."
I'm not an exact fit when it comes to living normally in society. I just don't fit into the mold that we're all supposed to fit ourselves into. I'm most certainly a contrarian. I like reading about lifestyles many people are living that fall outside the boundaries of society such as I've read in "Countryside" magazine or the book "The Contrary Farmer" by Gene Logsdon. Or even articles that appear in "Mother Earth News". And then there's the RV lifestyle that is always grabbing at me and calling my name.
I don't like sitting still. I like to be moving and exploring and talking about the many different and unique places that we get to call home or drive through here in North America. I truly do have to muster up a lot of energy and strength to resist taking off down the road and never looking back instead of going to a job that rubs me the wrong way each and every workday!
But I also have to be and really am truly thankful and grateful for what I have. For I am very blessed and very fortunate to be living the life I'm living. I live in a great home, am in a loving relationship, take part in a hobby I love--model railroading, have a great spiritual life, and own a camper van--at least once it's paid for.
So find out who you are and come to terms with it. Can you accept and love yourself for who you are even if you find yourself at odds with the rest of society. We can't all fit in and I'm quite okay with not fitting in and I'm doing my best to function as best as I can within society. But I'm now at the point where I am finding it more difficult to fit in and want to do more to live life my way. It's slow progress and requires a lot of patience almost more than I have but I'm doing my best to live as the contrarian I am. Maybe you should too!
Thank You Spirit.
Namaste.
Sunday, January 19, 2014. Although yesterday was a fairly quiet day and I enjoyed it for the most part, dinner and drinks with friends in downtown Vancouver I much prefer at least part of the weekend to myself or to us. I’m adjusting to my new job, my new career I suppose but I still value a quality of life that seems missing to me. I actually felt this lack of quality of life quite intensely this past Thursday as I remembered a magazine I once subscribed to and thoroughly enjoyed, “Countryside”.
This magazine is about living off the grid and in more rural areas of primarily the United States but could apply to anywhere quite frankly. It’s about living a self-sufficient lifestyle separate from the rambunctious and almost over the top lives we sometimes try to live in the cities. This magazine evokes a lifestyle where one is thoroughly and intricately connected to Nature doing their best to live in harmony with the land around them.
Although this is very appealing I’m also honest enough to know that I’d have a hard time adjusting to and living such a lifestyle. I like the quiet solitude that it has to offer but I also like to experience the vibes of the city on occasion so I need to find balance and do both from the current situation I find myself in. Hence, I guess my desire to live in an RV. An RV offers the best of both worlds as I’d be mobile and able to enjoy both the solitude of the country and the hectic pace of city life in a single day if I desired. All I’d need to do is drive from one to the other and back again.
Thank You Spirit.
Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “Ace of Swords: An idea. Starting to develop a plan or strategy.”
This card is about creating opportunities whether the time is right to spread your wings and take advantage of the positive Divine energy that is about you or turning challenges into opportunities. I have ideas that are swirling about my mind and how I can work them into my current work situation or use them to become self-employed and self-sufficient. Opportunities can be had from many a challenge where the only difficulty lies in our ability to not allow ourselves be blinded by the challenge thus missing the opportunity that awaits us beyond it.
I have the means, abilities, and talents to be my own boss I simply need to pick up the reins and make it happen!
Thank You Spirit.
Blessed Be.
