Daniel’s 21 and wind farm fun
Daniel turned 21 in Australia. I blogged about the overlapping time Patrick and I have with him here in Week 3.
And I touched on the amazement of the amazing generosity of the people in our first weeks here in What’s been given and Week 1.
Putting these two stories together brings me to now;
Daniel’s 21
And wind farm fun
17 people gathered around the table for
Food
Fun
Family
Yesterday evening.
It was Daniel’s 21st birthday.
We shared dishes prepared by
The birthday boy himself:
Chicken rice casserole,
Roasted vegetables
Bread pudding
With banana avocado whip topping
(it’s very good don’t knock it)
As well as dishes brought by others
A garden fresh salad
Risotto
And vanilla slice
We ate too much
We drank too much
We laughed too much
If this is even possible
It wonders me;
None of these people knew me
Nor I them
Just a month ago.
And none of them knew Daniel
As early as just
Last week.
Yet they came.
And celebrated.
And brought
Gifts.
And generosity.
And friendship.
It’s just a wonder.
No other way of
Stating it.
Just a wonder.
The spirit of generosity that is born
Through an open
Mind
Heart and
Spirit.
And today
We went to the
Wind farm.
Another wonder of a
Completely different ilk.
Albany’s treasure;
Their jewel to
Preservation and
Future planning
And longevity.
The solitary hum
Of these beautiful
Behemoths on the hills overlooking
the bay
Beckon to come see
And still your
Mind,
Heart and spirit
To see so much further
Beyond yourself
Into the mist
That surrounds them this cool
Summer morning
And into the future they are promising to Albany’s
Next generations
And those thereafter.
I felt small
Yet oh so large as well.
Able to stand where I was standing,
To experience what I was experiencing
And able to do so
In the wake of such
Glorious
Generous
Friendship.
Life is a wonder.
Choices may need to be made.
Decisions
Difficult and long living
Decided.
But in the end
Just breathing into the wonder
Of exactly where we are
Exactly when we are
Makes so much more sense
And drives home the truth
With yet another affirming
Nail.
I am here.
I am ready for whatever comes my way.
Pass or fail,
I stepped out
And this is what
Is
As I put one foot in front of the other.
In love. trish