This morning I found myself distressed by a lack of response from persons whom I’ve recently asked for assistance. It is not the possibility of being let down that distresses me, not in the least. I have a lot of respect for the word no; with the word no you know where you stand. What I find difficult to bear is the silence, the looming reality that the relevance of one’s being will be eschewed, the real possibility that the request will not be acknowledged at all.
After cycling through a lot of old negative feelings, I finally emerged on the other side, worn and weary but ready to proceed with my day. And a beautiful day it is.
Attila has removed all the window treatments in order to paint the frames. The view is panoramic and beautiful, constantly moving in the breeze.
The room is now painted and now that the new colour covers all the walls I can see that it was an excellent choice. As soon as Attila re-installs the window treatments, I will move our belongings around until they are arranged to our liking.
We are now preparing to focus on the little house, the new house, the urban cottage. This week I must finalize the financing and deal with lawyers and banks and institutions of all kinds. The following week we will assess the little house to make a list of musts. Our first project is to remove the shingles on the roof, replace any sheeting if needs be, and re-shingle the roof. We have deadline on the roofing project, imposed by our insurance company. That makes it easy to know which project goes on the top of our renovation list.
Our little house is in such a sorry state that almost anything we do will be an improvement. When all is said and done, it will come to reflect our values and tastes.
We still haven’t found any work near the little house, and we are working on that. Hopefully luck will be with us, and I do feel that it will all work out well in the end. We’ve got to watch the in-between though, keep our eyes on the ball so to speak.
This will be a very busy week for us. Our energy levels seem to be expanding in step with the expanding universe that we call our life.
Worldly Distractions
Weather
24 °C
Condition:Sunny
Pressure:101.0 kPa
Visibility:16 km
Temperature:24.0°C
Dewpoint:17.1°C
Humidity:65 %
Wind:WNW 17 km/h
Quote
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929 – 1968)