I took this photo when Jon and I went to Bluff Knoll a couple of years ago. It was raining towards the top, and given the the sides of the mount were almost vertical in long sections, the rain rushed, hurtled down in streams. I love the sound of rushing water, it is something I’ve liked since I was a child, and this day was no different, it was a real treat. The other experience, inevitable really, was that we got soaked, and I didn’t mind that either. When I was a kid I’d run around without my raincoat on and rejoice in the rain. To play on the word rush, I got a rush out of the rain, and out of the rushing water.
Over the years I’ve experienced a rush in different ways, the usual suspects, drugs, alcohol, sugars, speed, abseiling, sport, travelling, bush walking, and the list goes on. It took time to learn to simply enjoy the moment, to attend to the experience as it was without seeking after it. It took time too, to emmerse in the experience without just consuming it. Of course it was partly learning and maturing, but it was also learning to let go and to deepen in the experience. There is something about experiencing a rush, a peak moment, to reach the pinnacle, but to do so without rushing it because the quality is richer and lasting. Not everything has to be immediate.
Who could forget the clasic Aesop fable ‘The Tortoise and the Hare” where the hare presumes to beat the slow moving tortiose, and yet through over-confidence and arrogance loses. Aesop simply making an observation about life, it’s how we are when we don’t immerse and attend.
I love this quote from Tolstoy: “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” and Rousseau: “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” The reverse is also true.
Paul,
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Many thanks
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My pleasure! Have a good week ahead. Michael
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You too.
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Yes. Yes to slowing down. Feeling the moment. Being in the moment.
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Yes, feeling it – thank you.
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I love waterfalls! We have many beautiful ones here on de islands! Great post! Thanks for sharing with us! Xx
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We only have a few, so it’s always great to see one.
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Oh I see! 😁 well still bless God that he created those few there!
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Indeed, I count my blessings, and thank you 🙂
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Great! You’re welcome much!
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Bless you
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Thank you! 😁
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“Slow and steady” is my life mantra!
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Yeah 👍
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