August again.... hello summer heatwave that feels good and yet not!

 Oh my. Here I am again back on the page and writing that "I have missed being here and where did the time just go?"

This seems to be a theme here. 

It's very hot here today and I am glad for the sunshine, bitter sweet though it feels as it reminds us about climate change; drought and water shortage warnings; water company's making profit; soaring energy costs and thoughts of the winter ahead. Lately our world's have been rocked haven't they? We continue to reassess our relationship with nature both on a personal level, in our wider society and globally. 

In this moment right now as I sit here on my day off from work, the sunshine feels good on my skin. It's much hotter than we are used to here, and we look to take care of the more vulnerable in the world in this extreme heat. Once again we are reminded of the fragility of life here on our planet. 

I have been sitting here in what I call my "morning chair",  drinking tea and having a slow start to the day. Just a little earlier I was writing in my journal and listening to this song "Apart Together" by Tim Minchin. 

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On the way to a show

Heard the story of an elderly couple

Found dead in their mobile home

They'd been there a month they say

Seemed to be no decay

I guess the upside of freezing to death

Is that you tend to stay that way

Locked in each other's arms

Eyes closed and faces calm

They may have lain there 'til spring

If it weren't for the ping of their smoke alarm

God sure works in mysterious ways

Died of power bills left unpaid

Found by a nеighbour who heard the ping

Dropped around offering Double A's

I think this could last forever

Girl, let's fall apart together

I can handle the entropy

If you promise to stay with me

I give you my heart knowing things fall apart

Praying you will decay with me

Locked in each other's arms

Eyes closed and faces calm

In the morning a new life will dawn

So maybe don't set the alarm

Baby, I think this could last forever

Girl, let's fall apart together

Girl, let's fall apart together

As I listened to the lyrics and melody, it stuck me how many years I have sat in my morning chair pondering the day and my life, and making plans. 

Here I am still. 

I was reminded that this will end one day. Funny how we forget this. Necessary that we forget this and yet don't forget this. A reminder to count my blessings, to enjoy the moment and to share gratitude and wonder for this time we have, this life we have. 

I thought I would come here and write on time passing and plans undone... and on how I am drawn to tragic stories and the bittersweet. On how I still wander... and that's ok. 

Hoping that life is good with you all, lovely bloggers, and that life is kind.