...the first day of the rest of your life.
...filled with the hope of tomorrow.
...a brand new start.
...anything you want it to be
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| please use your imagination to place the words over the photo. Time would not allow me to do it for you. Or perhaps it was skill, time sounds better though. |
Times have been a bit tough of late here. I think it is just 'that' time of year. The weather is changing as a new season is getting ready to unfold. Unlike other places that greet the start of spring like the fresh of breath air that it is, at the end of a long cold winter, the 'build up' here is the complete opposite.
As we patiently await the arrival of the first rains the air gets thicker, heavier and most of all hotter. There is no cool breeze to blow the new season in. There is only stillness in anticipation of the promise of wet relief. Surrounded by the stench of constant sweat. Even the strongest of deodorants still leave a lingering whiff that no nose finds appealing at the end of a long hot day.
Eventually the rain will come. Slowly at first. Just a speck here, a drop there. Tiny little drips escaping from the grips of the clouds as they rush off to burst over land where I am not. Waiting for the rains is worse than waiting for Godot.
Eventually it will come though. It is just a question of when and for how long.
But this post wasn't supposed to be about waiting for the rains. This post was supposed to be about hope and about making the most of not just today but each and every day. Because at the end of the day that is all that really matters, making sure we have made the most of the day we were given.
Which of course is sometimes easier said than done.
Eventually the rain will come. Slowly at first. Just a speck here, a drop there. Tiny little drips escaping from the grips of the clouds as they rush off to burst over land where I am not. Waiting for the rains is worse than waiting for Godot.
Eventually it will come though. It is just a question of when and for how long.
But this post wasn't supposed to be about waiting for the rains. This post was supposed to be about hope and about making the most of not just today but each and every day. Because at the end of the day that is all that really matters, making sure we have made the most of the day we were given.
Which of course is sometimes easier said than done.
Joining in IBOT
Thicker, heavier and hotter. Bleerch. Another reason I love Melbourne. It rarely gets that hot!
ReplyDeleteFunny you mention Waiting for Godot. Saw a funny tweet the other day about a new sequel - Thank Godot You're Here! x
Oh really that is funny about the tweet. Every time I use the words waiting for, Godot just seems to flow so naturally.
DeleteIt has been a tough week here too. You are right you just need to stay positive and look forward :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that it has been a tough week. Sending you lots of fairy wishes and butterfly kisses
DeleteWe are on tank water for everything so the rain is very important to us, we are desperately waiting for some at the moment
ReplyDeleteOh gosh Rebecca, hope it comes soon. Thankfully for us we are not that dependent on it, I just miss it a lot
DeleteIt seems like we missed Spring and now have Summer. Thank you for the reminder about being grateful for each day.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if we will have rains like that here in Port - I'm worried we will more likely hVe endless days of 46 degrees plus with 99% humidity - going to be an interesting summer :) xxxx
ReplyDeleteI know... sometimes it feels like one day everything is wintery cold and miserable, and the next day it's summer hot and humid! Hope you find your own spring inside no matter what the weather feels like outside
ReplyDeleteWishing that the rain will come soon and may your days be filled with hope.
ReplyDeleteYour words at the start are so true Rhianna. Today represents so many things and we should try to make the most of each and every one of them!
ReplyDeleteHope times get easier for you. I honestly could not cope with your climate I break a sweat over 25 degrees!!
ReplyDeleteSending butterfly kisses and fairy wishes right back at cha hun, sounds like you need them. Hope everything's okay xx
ReplyDeletehoping times get easier soon and you get the relief of rain (and that people around you double up on the deoderant) xx
ReplyDeleteAre you in Brizzy? It's been super hot here...and dry. We need rain! Where did spring go? So sorry to hear things have been tough for you lately. When things are tough ... they usually get better. Hope is a wonderful thing :-) xo
ReplyDeleteDo you live in Darwin?? I lived there for 4 years from the beginning of 2003 to the end of 2006. I loved that town so much. I haven't been back since I left but would love to. I just miss the ease of the lifestyle and how easy to was to get from place to place. I found the people up there really friendly too. I can't say that I enjoyed the build up though! Usually I would escape down to Perth around Christmas time every year though. Love the photo on this post and love the words (and 'time' definitely sounds better than 'skill'!) xx
ReplyDeleteWe are all desperate for rain here in QLD, yesterday there were 24 bushfires burning around the state. It's going to be long hot summer here, thank goodness for the rural firies! xx
ReplyDeleteOh I love the rain! That humidity has definitely picked up the last couple of days. Today was a stinker
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