before i went to nz, i had a feeling that it would be somewhat of a life-changing trip. never did i realise how much my lifestyle would change! and i received so, so much more than what i even dared to dream of.
sure, i didn’t get to do some of the things that i’d planned to do – i didn’t manage to learn horse-riding, but hey, i got to swim with dolphins, and i’d exchange a million horse rides for just one more chance to swim with the dolphins (or maybe even orka (aka killer whale), which josephine did!!). neither did i get to take a helicopter ride, but i jumped from a plane, and i’m sure i will get to go on a helicopter one day.
on top of that, i saw so many rainbows that i lost count. i saw 2 in a single day out at oscar’s, and one of them was a double rainbow! and on my last day, as my bus was entering auckland, i saw part of a rainbow. there’s just something so reassuring and magical about rainbows; i can’t really explain my obsession with them. hur.
and i’ve learnt so much about life, spirituality, health, gardening, nature, permaculture, human relationships… things i probably could or would never have experienced had i stayed in sg. i also have an idea of the kind of life i want to live – as close to nature as possible, off the grid with my own power and water supply, in a house with a fireplace and an orchard and garden… rather impossible in sg, but in time i am sure something will come up for me.
and all the amazing synchronicities!!
will be in sg for the next few years (i think) and am trying my best to adjust back to life here, but my heart is still yearning to move somewhere beyond….
and speaking to brett was inspiring – he said that he used to keep wondering what he wanted to do with his life, but then he realised that whatever he was doing now was exactly what he wanted to do. so it doesn’t matter that i still haven’t figured out what i want to do in life, as long as i am doing what i want to do – and the most important thing is to help people.
i’m not trying to live in the future, but to just live in the present as the moment is happening right now and know that good things are just up ahead.
Trace Adkins – You’re Gonna Miss This
She was staring out that window of that SUV
Complaining, saying I can’t wait to turn 18
She said, “I’ll make my own money, and I’ll make my own rules.”
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said, “I was just like you.”
You’re gonna miss this
You’re gonna want this back
You’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you’re gonna miss this
Before she knows it she’s a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her It’s a nice place
She says, “It’ll do for now”
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says, “Baby, just slow down…”
You’re gonna miss this
You’re gonna want this back
You’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you’re gonna miss this
Five years later there’s a plumber workin’ on the water heater
Dog’s barkin’, phone’s ringin’
One kid’s cryin’, one kid’s screamin’
She keeps apologizin’
He says, “They don’t bother me,
I’ve got 2 babies of my own
One’s 36, one’s 23.
Huh, it’s hard to believe, but …”
You’re gonna miss this
You’re gonna want this back
You’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you’re gonna miss this
You’re gonna miss this
Yeah, you’re gonna miss this
