I Love.....part 4

Driving to work this morning my "I Love" post for tonight was staring me in the face. This time of year here in Melbourne all the "Wattle Trees" start to burst with their beautiful yellow delicate wattle blooms. Now I am not much of a gardener and when I was younger it really didn't interest me very much, but one of the blooms that always made me smile was "Wattle. I have been told the wattle is an easy tree to grow, but not for me, I just don't seem to have any luck with them. I have tried picking a branch and putting it in a beautiful vase inside but the smell wasn't attractive to my nose at all. So I am happy to admire the blooms from afar. On the last Sunday of this month (August 29th) a local township - "Hurstbridge" - have their annual "Wattle Festival". I really enjoy village festivals and markets, but thats another post completly.  

I Love.....part 3

I must say I am enjoying my August project of listing things that I love.

It is really making me more aware of the things in my life that make me smile.

Today I would like to share a love that I sort of wish I wasn't addicted to.

Potato Chips .....................Mmmmmm I love potato chips, any sort, except "salt and vinegar". They are my comfort food if I am feeling down. I enjoy a packet of chippies when I am going on a long drive, sitting watching a movie, munching while having a drink, just about anytime really. I actually have a love/hate relationship with potato chips because they are the one thing that will make me fall of the wagon when I am trying to eat healthy. My healthy eating will be going great when all of a sudden I find myself sitting munching on some chips. Now this may sound a bit weird to some but the funny thing is I know why I am addicted to potatoe chips. It was sort of breed into me because my Mum and Dad first met when they both worked in a "Potato Chip Factory". I have always thought of it as a bit of a family romantic story and I think I will always love chips. Now when I eat them I have a smile because I think about when Mum and Dads eyes met over the fryer or whatever.

I Love....... part 2

I really love rain. I'm sitting here in my cosy chair listening to the rain fall gently on my tin roof. For some reason the rain has always made me feel cosy. I have been known to walk in the rain. If you don't think and worry about getting to wet, ruining your hairdo, catching a cold, it is a really relaxing and liberating feeling. When anyone is walking in the rain you are usually surrounded by people hurrying, rushing and panicking to get out of the rain as soon as possible. But if you don't care about the wetness and just enjoy the moment, it is like you are in your own little cocoon. During one of our long hot Aussie summers and the temperature has been tipping the high 30c's and low 40c's and the humidity is soaring up there you really notice the absence of rain. Then all of a sudden the weather breaks and we get a huge downpour, ahhhh heaven. There's nothing better than standing in the beautiful soaking cooling rain drops, your whole body just smiles.  

I Love.................

Theres millions of things I love and there's different levels of love. Like the amazing  all consuming love a Mum has for her children, the warm and cosy love you have for your best friends. Then theres the things we just love cause they make us feel good, give us a laugh of are just plain old fun. One of those small "I love that" things is that I love "Junk Mail". I am definitely not one of those people that have a "No Junk Mail" sign on my letterbox. I love it when the catalogues arrives and sitting back an glancing thru them. It's funny but I am not a big shopper, but I have come across a few bargains which make it worth it. When I lived in New York I used to  love getting the discount coupon, yes I was one of those people that would have them in a holder and in order. Wish we had them here in Australia. So after my full days work today I felt like doing some mindless creativity tonight, so I created an "I love junk mail" page in my "All about me Journal". I would show you the page but seem to not be able to download the photo. Oh well maybe tomorrow I might have better luck.

Maybe my awakening message for August is my awakening my mind to all of the things I love from the all consuming to the fun. Light Bulb moment - each day I will write about one thing I love.

Mind Freeze

I'm having a bit of a brain freeze at the moment (like the weather) and I cannot think of anything to write about. I think I have been thinking of the awakening message to much and nothing else can fit in my head. So I thought I would just share a photo from the past with you.

Shane loves to collect "Stubbie Holders" from every town he visits. Something had to be done when the cupboard started over flowing. Lets just say they are now out of the cupboard but are now sitting in shopping bags waiting for there new home.

Medicine Wheel - August

Well here we are in August, our last month of one of the coldest Winters in a while. I must admit I do like Winter, I like getting snuggled up in my PJ's  in my big comfy chair, in a nice warm house. But I am looking forward to Spring, I view it as a time of not only regrowth, but almost a rebirthing time, a time when we can shake of all the past cobwebs and sprout our new fresh wings for the rest of the year.
My "Medicine Wheel" message for August is "Awakening". Now I know what the literal meaning of awakening is but what is the meaning for me this month. Will it be a "Spiritual Awakening, a "Lifestyle Awakening" or some other sort of awakening that I just haven't realized yet.
Me being me (I google everything) I googled images of the word awakening and it came up with this amazing sculpture in Washington. The Awakening is a 100-foot statue of a giant embedded in the earth, struggling to free himself. The statue consists of five separate aluminum pieces buried in the ground, giving the impression of a panicked giant trying to pull himself to the surface. The left hand and right foot barely protrude, while the bent left leg and knee jut into the air. The 17-foot right arm and hand reach farther out of the ground, and the bearded face, with the mouth in mid-scream, struggles to emerge from the surrounding earth. Wish I had have known about it when I was in Washington. Has anyone out there seen it?

If you were given the word "Awakening" as your message for the month what would your interpretation be? I would love to hear what your take on the word would be, please leave me a comment with your idea. I wonder how many different interpretations we can get.