Carefully packed into my travel bag, are some beautiful Christmas trimmings to bring light, love and delight to my world in East Timor. Tomorrow afternoon, I am departing for Darwin and on Wednesday morning I will be departing at dawn for East Timor, to undertake another 6 week deployment contract for Aspen medical.
In preparation, tonight I savoured one last cycle along the bay at twilight.
The wind on my face and stillness in the air, made me feel calm and still. And with the formidable pace and unrelenting juggling act of commitments behind me, I found myself smiling at the elderly Greek fisherman who looked forlorn as he gathered his rods and empty bucket as we exchanged a few words. Like music, the sea seduces us in different ways. For this gentleman it is about tending the green waters and waiting piano piano for the staccato at the end of his line, while for me it's the crescendo of the next wave and the way the sea allows me to explore distant horizons, and then welcomes me home at the end of my so journ.
The wind on my face and stillness in the air, made me feel calm and still. And with the formidable pace and unrelenting juggling act of commitments behind me, I found myself smiling at the elderly Greek fisherman who looked forlorn as he gathered his rods and empty bucket as we exchanged a few words. Like music, the sea seduces us in different ways. For this gentleman it is about tending the green waters and waiting piano piano for the staccato at the end of his line, while for me it's the crescendo of the next wave and the way the sea allows me to explore distant horizons, and then welcomes me home at the end of my so journ.
Despite the constant challenging pace, it has been a rich, inspiring and fulfilling year and I have experienced great joy in realising how much can be achieved things align...
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