January 6, 2005
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Happy New Year!
So sorry for letting yet another holiday season slide by without an entry here. My only excuse as ever was that I was busy with the cafe and the school and the fact that I had a fab-tastic holiday shortly before.
I went to Gran Canaria for two weeks, the first with my parents and the second with John. The first week was wonderful – great weather and the the opportunity of seeing the island through two pairs of fresh eyes, i brought them all over the place to taste the different things that the island has to offer and i know they loved it. the second week was a lot more challenging. Thirty minutes after my parents left and before John arrives thick, heavy, black clouds rolled over the mountains and down to the South of the island (where the resort is). The cloud stayed and we had a week of torrential rain, spectacular thunderstorms, power cuts and flooding! Poor John had an awful holiday! I managed to rise above it with the knowledge that the weather might be bad here but at least I was having a complete and total rest from work and my many responsibilities. It was wonderful to sit on the balcony regardless of the weather and sip a few glasses of the local wine and read my book!
Besides that the weather never gets so bad that you can’t spend the nights chasing men!!
All in all it was a great holiday and i found myself back in England far too soon and in the thick of things again.
I got back a week before Xmas and threw myself back into work again, the cafe had done well while i was away and we had a great Xmas week so the shut down for a week between Xmas and N.Y. shouldn’t hit us too hard.
I was sitting in the house a few days ago though and thinking about my holiday again and thinking also of how transitory life is (the terrible Tsunami bears eveidence to that) and I thought to myself I spend so much time worrying about the future and I really should try living more in the now. I thought what do i want to do and decided that i wanted to be back on the island again so I booked a ticket there and then and I’m off for another week in February!!!
Why not!?
Hope you had a happy and peacful Xmas, Let’s hope that as 2005 begins it brings more joy than the end of 2004 did to so many people.
Comments (4)
Hi Colin. Nice to see you. Enjoy your holiday in February.
With all that has happened in the past 8 days it makes us realise how lucky we are and how fragile life is.
You are right to live for now and trying to stop worrying about the future.
My pension is the only thing that worries me at the moment. And I’m not putting it to the back of my mind. I’m going to top it up when I can.
Wow, you had a wonderful trip to the tropics, and your cafe is doing well, what more could you ask for?
Hi
I am gald you had a relaxing vacation bcuz my we end vacation is just blah nothing. Well at least i can sleep in from school and work. Well i guess that os all
ByE
Hope you’re doing well. Living in the present is a very good skill to have. There is a book called “The Power of Now” that you might enjoy. I found it very enlightning. I preferred to listen to the audio cassette version rather than read it. I get bored easily reading non-fiction and to hear the author talking, and just telling you is very helpful.