To those of you who noticed I was actually away – in particular to Sian and Marney, who expressed some concern for my well-being, thanks. For the rest of you, no worries, you never knew, and its in the past… ha. Anyway apologies for any real concern I caused by using Batty’s words from ‘Bladerunner’ to sign off with (again, a big nod to Sian and Marney), although I think generating some concern may have been part of the semi-submerged agenda.

Regardless I am feeling GOOD right now. Ready to write again, ready to live fully as possible again. So, thanks for the support from all over the world, well the UK and NZ, and that’s pretty damn huge if you ask me!

So I’m back, and I want to just put some context around the quote I used to sign off. It is Batty’s death scene in ‘Bladerunner’. Extremely poignant, it is made even more so as Batty is a replicant – a non-human, yet as the story has revealed (almost) to this moment, he is every bit as human as Decker, the human who hunts him.  At the moment of complete mastery of his human counterpart (Decker), Batty does the following…

Absolutely fantastic filmmaking. Wonderful words…. superb soundtrack… exquisite

x bhavatu sabba mangalam x

…. and 18 posts since I started the site.

Wow! I’m rapt that I have maintained some momentum for 2 months. And I have so many more ideas about how I want to grow and develop the site. Still early days I know, however I would like it to become more of an open forum type site – more contributors, more interaction. That is my vision.

I want more friends!! lol

A week or so ago I got an email from Marney, who was trying to find me, and in doing so had come across me on the site ‘43 things’. Marney eventually tracked me down and reminded me I had been there,  so I went to have a look myself, and yes that was some time ago – October 12 2006 – and yet interestingly as much as many things have changed, I was also in a similar place.

My visit to 43things, my small momentary journey into my past reminded me of the things that change, and the things that stay the same – and the thing that stayed the same was my practice.

I was practising 18 months ago – the trace of it is there in 43things. I was practising letting go. Reassuring in many ways – as it is a reminder to myself of how long I have been practising – and also helps me to make the connection between the practice and the outcome – which for me is an incredibly happy, easy and joy-filled existence.

Letting go works. Practising works.

x bhavatu sabbe mangalum x