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Excited Again

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October 2 and the second day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I am surprised to find that I am excited again about writing and living. It’s been a difficult 2 years of living in the dark. Now the darkness has lifted. Someone turned on the light. Was it Him? Or was it Wayne Dyer, alias Lao-tzu? Regardless of who is responsible I am grateful and surprised by joy.

These days are golden and wondrous. Once again I am curious and eager. There’s still so much to discover and learn. I am happy to leave sadness and hopelessness behind. The world is still full of goodness though I am aware of its sickness. It’s the ying and yang of everything. You can’t have one without the other. It’s like the piano keys and the lyrics of Paul McCartney’s Ebony and Ivory.

Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don’t we?

We all know that people are the same whereever you go
There is good and bad in ev’ryone
We learn to live, when we learn to give
Each other what we need to survive, together alive

It’s good to feel alive and excited again. It’s good to feel the sun on my face on my morning walks. Now there’s the crunch of leaves underfoot. I love hearing the ring of my laugh in the air. I don’t even mind the sound of traffic rushing by. I’m looking forward to tomorrow and another day of writing and discovery.

First Days

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The first day of October and the first day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I need challenges to keep me writing and to keep me moving in everything. As usual I do not have plans on what I will be writing about. The only plan I have is to enjoy the process and to show up for each day of October. I plan to engage with other bloggers in the challenge as much as possible. Community makes it more meaningful and enjoyable.

It’s wonderful to make the start on a cheery sunny October morning. God knows that our world needs the sunshine and cheer. I will try to walk on the sunny side. I have been immersed in the dark too much to stay informed. It hasn’t done much good except in making me a miserable person. So no more of that! I’m also doing my own 100 day project along with the UBC. The 100 days consist of reading 2 books I have on the book shelf for many years but haven’t read. The first one is from my university days, Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis. The second, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, Living the Sisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer.

I love these first days of starting new challenges. I’m like a kid on the first day of school. I love learning. I love words, reading and writing them. I will be showing up each day. I will make it simple and short. I hope the words will flow. Wishing myself and my fellow bloggers lots of luck and stamina.