The days are pulling out..

This thought came to mind as I watched two great huge thing-a-ma-jigs pull past our place recently. They looked like long (about 3 houses long) propane tanks. Perhaps they were; they came from the gas plant that is being systematically dismantled 7 miles down the road from us. I get all sorts of cool things passing by on the highway, including herds of over 100 Harley Davidsons, and houses. Yes, I sit in my living room and watch as someone's domicile waits for the power company crew to lift the wires so that it can go to it's resting place.

I think of a term an English friend uses in the spring, when "the nights are pulling out" and flip it, now, in the Fall, thinking instead "the days are pulling out." The leaves are all but gone, the night temperatures are much cooler, promising snow soon.  So, thing-a-ma-jigs, Harleys, homes and days, are all pulling away.

These things all leave behind them a void where instead of work for the community, a sense of freedom and light, and even a family's space to live, there's...what? More work fills the space, merri-making and light are created indoors and new buildings go up. A spiral of activity, following the path of the seasons, go round and round and round, not ceasing, and sometimes not even slowing to catch breath or take note of inner, deeper needs.

If, by chance, you've had time to sit and read this post, then perhaps you've started scaling back already. Good. If you find yourself saying "I don't have time" to too many things that you want to do, then read on just a wee bit. Say "no" to something this week. Ask a friend or coworker or fellow club member if they can do it. With the time you've gained by saying no (good for you, btw!) try spending it in a quiet place, away from hubbub. Try gathering your core needs and putting them into a list of 3 things. Work toward them for the rest of the week. Enjoy. Share, if you feel you have time. Thanks.

~The World Changer’s Commitment: “I have chosen to change society and I also choose to be intelligent in the way I go about it. The future needs me well-rested, well-organised, well-nourished and well-exercised … If I am not enjoying what I am doing then there is something wrong with the way I am doing it and I will correct it”.~