Greetings to the Goddess.
Lovely to see you , albeit faintly on this photo.

21:45

I don't have to go down to the river to wash my clothes, only 4 flights of stairs ( no lift) down into the bowels of the earth to where the laundry room is.

Ok..when I get there .. one of the two machines is Kaput- sign saying " out of order , reported 28/6 " and .. the other one is being used without having booked a time upstairs on the board . Grrrrrrr.

So,,, do i got back up .. or do I wait .. or do I stop the machine , take the laundry out and put mine in instead ?

I choose not to go back up. I wait and contemplate the situation in a trance like state ...time flies .... little wippersnapper of neighbour, little Louise , who looks about 15 and has recently moved in , appears to claim her laundry .

I scowl. She is chirpy and pleasant completely ignoring my grumpiness. Her happy mood is catching. She explains ... points out that the laundry is nearly done .. and how nice that is hehehe and I find it impossible to stay angry. I put my washing in and we leave together.

Back upstairs , I realise that I must have been down there at least 20 minutes watching the laundry go around in a state of trance

I'm still annoyed at the landlord though ..29/6 .. that's 3 weeks .. not good enough. Must phone .

A birthday present from Freddie and Lukas a few years ago.

The New Zealand Prayer Book

Water find 'may end Darfur war'

Getting enough water is a major struggle in Darfur
A huge underground lake has been found in Sudan's Darfur region, scientists say, which they believe could help end the conflict in the arid region.
Some 1,000 wells will be drilled in the region, with the agreement of Sudan's government, the Boston University researchers say.

Analysts say competition for resources between Darfur's Arab nomads and black African farmers is behind the conflict.

More than 200,000 Darfuris have died and 2m fled their homes since 2003.

"Much of the unrest in Darfur and the misery is due to water shortages," said geologist Farouk El-Baz, director of the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing, according to the AP news agency.

"Access to fresh water is essential for refugee survival, will help the peace process, and provides the necessary resources for the much needed economic development in Darfur," he said.

Read more here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6904318.stm

love and blessings to water everywhere
thank you water
I love you water
blessed be

Where am I today ?
Blank.
Calm.
I only remember part of my dream last night. In this scene a S&m style woman in camouflage military gear comes in to give the prisoner his daily whipping . Ugh ! What does that say about the deep recesses of my unconscious ? What am I beating myself up about? Is this what I do to myself daily as a part of my routine ? Yikes. The more I become aware of my thoughts and the more I examine them the more I become aware of shady negative undercurrents that are going on and most probably draining me of my energy.

From a snippet of Dr Phil last night: Say a person has an IQ of 100. Say this person has to speak in public. Now for many people this is a scary odreal. So now this person is thinking scary thoughts .. " What if I make a mistake?" What if they don't like me ?" What if they are not interested ? What if I look stupid ? etc etc so what happens is that this takes 25% or 50% of IQ so there is only 50% IQ left for the performance , which is far below this person's potential normally. Interesting way of looking at things.

Conclusion : when we spend time and energy on negative fearful thoughts we are operating far below our capacity and potential and we get ever so tired too.

My intent today is to feel good. All day.
I intend to examine my stressful thoughts and nip them in the bud , turning them round into something far more enjoyable and peaceful .

“Practice silence and you will acquire silent
knowledge. In this silent knowledge is a computing
system that is far more precise and far more
accurate and far more powerful than anything that is
contained in the boundaries of rational thought.”

-- Deepak Chopra

“In the sweet territory of silence we touch the
mystery. It’s the place of reflection and
contemplation, and it’s the place where we can connect
with the deep knowing, to the deep wisdom way.”

-- Angeles Arrien