The planet has rotated just enough so that I've been able to watch the sun rise from my apartment now for the past week. It's lovely. It rises over the hills. And I can control it just by sitting down or standing up. The sun's moving too slowly? Sit up in bed. Still too slowly? Stand up!
Anyway, I'm curious to see if I will still be in awe of this daily normal event in a week or month from now? Can people get bored of the wonderful?
Stay tuned.
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I know! No 55 yesterday! I tried to stay up later to write one, but I was too tired and conked out early. Those darn 55s don't like to be forced. I'll post one when it decides to show his coy little face. I hope it's a happy one.
6 comments:
Boring is beautiful!
Some people can get bored of the wonderful. Maybe most people. I think maintaining a sense of the wonderful requires ongoing effort, like gardening.
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fubds -- people who get bored of the wonderful.
Anonymous: I never thought of it that way.
OM: You are so wise! I'm going to keep that in mind... on going effort.
When things are the same day in and day out, it can be numbingly boring. I lived in Arizona for two years and had to endure sunny day after sunny day after sunny day. When it was even the least bit cloudy outside, everyone would complain -- but I was elated.
I'd much rather have four seasons even if one of them is a long, cold winter that (sometimes) involves snow in May. On Saturday, I went to an outdoor graduation party thrown by a group of my students. It was cold and rainy. Some folks were wearing hats, gloves and scarves. I guess I like that things are kinda unpredictable and there's lots of variety and change.
Tonya: Unpredictability and variety are also the juice of life.
Every October, I'm wishing for rain.
Sunrises and sunsets last but a few minutes and they happen everyday. A sunny day lasts the whole day. I think it's easier to get sick of too many sunny days.
I'm resisting the urge to get existential. Oscar does a better job than me.
Oh, then again, maybe when I'm done wrapping my head around all of this, I'll write another post about variety, predictability, and ongoing effort to see the beauty in both. I'm thinking it's about being in touch with "what is" (not wanting to change it) and being in the moment. Also it's about having the awareness that everything changes, and you don't know what life will bring or not bring. (Even meteorologist screw up and they have satellites to help them out.)
So much for resisting the urge!
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tahps (t'ah! P.S.): Remembering what you wanted to say after signing your name.
Too good to pass up:
zbrey-- How you would pronounce "zebra" if you were trying too hard to sound French.
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