Well, it has been a while since I sat down at wrote. The last weekend and the first couple days of this week were busy, starting from Sunday morning. Oddly enough, it was a very simple thing that threw me off on Sunday. I am a morning person. I am normally up and about by 5:30 a.m. or so. In the winter, I like to linger in bed. On Sunday, I actually slept late - I slept until almost 7:00 a.m.. From there, I went through my ordinary Sunday routine, except it felt as if I was rushed through the entire day. It felt like I was short a few hours all day - which I was.
Monday at work we were supposed to start the day with the director level meeting to discuss the new organizational structure and the changes coming down the road, but it was cancelled because the director was out sick. The meeting was rescheduled for next Monday. It was a disappointment, as I was waiting to get everything out in the open at work, so I could start working on the transition. This transition has not been handled well and it is frustrating to me. Monday night T.R. and I had a great conversation about simplicity and Mara and I went to bed that night and...
...spent the entire night tossing and turning in dreams of Mara. It was an unsettled night, between wrestling with Mara and thinking about work and thinking...and thinking...and thinking. Then, Tuesday in the office was mostly pure chaos with an assortment of unexpected things going wrong, getting tangled up, getting lost, etc. Late in the afternoon my team and I had a meeting with my manager to talk about the upcoming change and it got emotional (which I expected). We've been together as a department for a long time and as a result of that there is definitely a strong sense of bereavement and loss with the end of our own little era.
Today was not bad, as far as days go. It was brisk and busy and mostly productive and I reached the end of the day and was glad to come home. Here at home I am watching a few things off the DVR (Glee and Once Upon A Time) following a long, hot, soaking bath. I am looking forward to sliding into a slow evening, free from dreams of Mara.
Showing posts with label Illusions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illusions. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Illusion of Mountains
When I leave the office I drive west down Highway 237. A portion of the drive gives me a nice view of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Last night, due to the nuances of atmosphere and distortion the mountians appeared to loom up into the sky, as if they were far greater than they really are.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Mountains
I enjoyed the illusion of great height for my beloved Santa Cruz Mountains and it made me think of other illusions of mountains.
I thought of the troubles and challenges we sometimes face, how the angle of our view, the conditions of our environment, the tricks of perspective can all make those mountains seem massive. They can appear, to us, from our limited perspective, as towering edifices of stone and forest. And yet, when it comes down to it, they are only a few thousand feet tall.
When you climb in those mountains, no matter the weather conditions, no matter the perspectives, no matter the illusions and the tricks of the eye - they are still the same height. The daunting trails of a wintry day are the same trails of a summers day.
I think that is something to keep in mind when we deal with mountains and the illusion of mountains in our life.
*And now, for something completely different. Are you familiar with the old chestnut that, if there is a big enough earthquake, California will fall into the ocean? The faults along the coast of California are upthrust faults. California is not receding. California is growing. In the event of a major earthquake - it will get taller and rise farther from the ocean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Mountains
I enjoyed the illusion of great height for my beloved Santa Cruz Mountains and it made me think of other illusions of mountains.
I thought of the troubles and challenges we sometimes face, how the angle of our view, the conditions of our environment, the tricks of perspective can all make those mountains seem massive. They can appear, to us, from our limited perspective, as towering edifices of stone and forest. And yet, when it comes down to it, they are only a few thousand feet tall.
When you climb in those mountains, no matter the weather conditions, no matter the perspectives, no matter the illusions and the tricks of the eye - they are still the same height. The daunting trails of a wintry day are the same trails of a summers day.
I think that is something to keep in mind when we deal with mountains and the illusion of mountains in our life.
*And now, for something completely different. Are you familiar with the old chestnut that, if there is a big enough earthquake, California will fall into the ocean? The faults along the coast of California are upthrust faults. California is not receding. California is growing. In the event of a major earthquake - it will get taller and rise farther from the ocean.
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