mistakes

our mistakes do not define us now, they show us who we are not...

Learing how to Breathe...

So money is harder to make, or keep, i'm not sure yet, in Queenstown. Most jobs are minimum wage as there is a queue of people behind you waiting to take your job at the first chance so they needn't entice you in with the promise of high wages. With this, living costs are through the roof, a beer costs you nearly an hour's wage, and when you have to get your van fixed, a whole months pay cheque can be eaten up in one day! So this is where i am at, van is in the shop today for a bit of welding and then i can get it back road legal and be out exploring on my days off. I've been trapped by money, knee and lack of transport recently but things are finally looking to shape up with summer approaching. Knee is healing, van is nearly fixed, and work will be picking up as more people come through the town to visit. I've also been in a bit of a loose head space as it now over a year since i was home but i had a read through one of my books the other day and this helped to put things back into perspective, to see the true beauty in life and living for the moment, each one as precious as the last.

I have also re-found breathing, something that i lost in the pace of life over winter. I know that sounds funny but true, deep, pure breathing. Most situations can be easily sorted by just pausing and taking a deep, slow and deliberate breath, stresses melt away and perspective is re-achieved.
If you can change the outcome of it, you don't need to worry, and if you cannot change to the outcome, worrying will achieve nothing, instead just accept and move with it, don't let it consume you....