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Sunday, October 08, 2006

Bring it on



I still haven't been able to figure out how it happens that one day you feel like nothing makes sense and then without a warning, a couple of days later and with no obvious reason, your world is full of strawberries, smiling people and fluffy little birds who sing the sweetest songs? It's the best feeling when out of the blue, suddenly things are just right. And no, just in case you're going to be all smart on me again, I'm not on drugs. And haven't fallen in love either. And I'm not drunk. Maybe a little bit crazy, but I think we've established now that this is the standard condition and we're all ok with it.

I have been fascinated for a while with how these sudden changes occur. Often they seem rather unrelated to anything and in fact just fall on you like a random autom leaf. I'm grateful when it happens and embrace the change of wind as if it was an unexpected present- which, I guess it is.

I'm feeling very much at peace with myself at the moment, although there's a lot of changes coming up and it's not like everything is just smooth and pretty. But I feel like I'm in a good spot and I can deal with everything.

Woody Allen once said: What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream? Or what's worse, what if only that fat guy in the third row exists? Today, I say, I don't care. I can handle everything. Even the fat guy in the third row. Bring it on.

34 Comments:

Blogger SJ said...

You've been watching a Disney film, haven't you? :)

October 8, 2006 at 6:08 PM

 
Blogger MYSTIC said...

Who cares what Woody Allen thinks..it's a great place to be, just ask the fat guy.

October 8, 2006 at 9:02 PM

 
Blogger Euromark said...

Well, it's not drugs, so... maybe biorythmns, the moon cylce, female hormone issues, approaching or departing low pressure systems, or perhaps something's out of whack with the feng shui in your residence. I've noticed that with increasing age I gain more control over such variation, and meditation and reflection definitely helps. Can you use them to spark creativity in your daily life?

October 9, 2006 at 6:25 AM

 
Blogger SJ said...

The fat guy in the third row just yelled at me

October 9, 2006 at 6:33 AM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

SJ, just ignore the fat guy- he'll calm down again after a while. Trust me. :-)

Mystic, I don't usually care what Woody Allen thinks either, but I thought that one was spot on.

Euromark, I don't understand why everytime I feel good I'm being accused of something- be it drugs, alcohol, fabric softener or, even worse!, hormonal irregularities. That's outrageous.

October 9, 2006 at 3:27 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nope, none of the above. I blame global warming .. and I blame it alot as it is just not moving fast enough for me.
It's probably all the fat guy's fault for sitting in the 3rd row in the first place.
Seriously, it sounds a good space to be in to me - long may it last for you.

October 9, 2006 at 6:26 PM

 
Blogger Euromark said...

I think "accuse" is the wrong word. We are a part of the physical body we inhabit for the time being, and since our eternal essence is "plugged into" the chemistry and biology of our body, the normal processes of the body effect those parts of us we like to think are independent of the body. I think it is perhaps better to see it all as a unity - our ups and downs may be telling us something - the English word "disease" is like a dis - ease (nicht in Ruhe sein). Krankheit doesn't help as much. Perhaps you need a little diet modification, some more or a different kind of sports, more sunlight, more open relaxed echte Gespräche und exchange - Austausch. Schwer, genau zu sagen, da ich deine Lage und Leben eigentlich nicht kennen, aus von den Einblicken in diesem Blog.

October 10, 2006 at 2:07 AM

 
Blogger SJ said...

I tried to but he stole my choc top...

October 10, 2006 at 6:23 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SJ: Aww, Did your choc top have nuts?

October 10, 2006 at 3:08 PM

 
Blogger SJ said...

It did but I wasn't allowed to touch them

October 10, 2006 at 6:46 PM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

Thank you Aggs, it is a good space to be in- I'm happy.

Mark, well. Wow. Thank you for your suggestions and thoughts. But seriously, I think I'm a pretty balanced person who excersises, eats well (I'm Vegetarian and eat healthy), meditates occasionally, gets enough sun (yeah... that's the great thing about Australia) and has some wonderful friends with whom I can exchange myself. I don't think I have mood swings, I think I just monitor my moods a bit more closely and discribe them a bit more flowery. Some people might just say, I had a shit day yesterday, today I feel pretty good. I say, yesterday nothing made sense and today my world is full of fluffy kittens. Same thing. All I really wanted to say is that I feel good at the moment. Maybe I'm not expressing myself clearly enough :-)

SJ, well, the choc top stealing thing is definitely out of line. And the nuts thing is just plain mean. ;-)

October 11, 2006 at 12:41 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SJ: May I lick your icecream if I don't pinch any nuts?

October 11, 2006 at 2:18 PM

 
Blogger Euromark said...

Toll, I'm also a vegetarian, so we both understand more about the role of diet in our lives. Today lots of fog - so we have those moody atmospheres Europe is so famous for; light and shadow changing so often.

October 11, 2006 at 7:49 PM

 
Blogger SJ said...

Only on 1 November :)

October 12, 2006 at 6:51 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SJ: I think we should wait until the 5th November ... more fireworks then!

October 12, 2006 at 9:47 AM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

You two should get a room.

October 12, 2006 at 12:56 PM

 
Blogger SJ said...

I think we're not paying Bettina enough attention...

Hey, pretty Betti baby... come here often? ;)

October 12, 2006 at 1:56 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry Betts, your post said "bring it on" ... I was just doing what I was told. Hee Hee!
btw, we'd the fat guy go?

October 12, 2006 at 2:46 PM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

Oh, not at all, you guys are more than welcome to do your little nuts and icecream talk in here. :-)
The fat guy doesn't mind and neither do I.

October 12, 2006 at 3:07 PM

 
Blogger SJ said...

I can't talk about nuts and ice cream this month, I'm abstaining!

October 12, 2006 at 3:39 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

No nuts & icecream? How about popcorn then?

October 12, 2006 at 7:46 PM

 
Blogger MYSTIC said...

YOU GO AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THINGS HEAT UP...
BETTINA I UNDERSTAND SARCASIM...BUT I'VE FIXED THAT FOR YOU...

October 13, 2006 at 1:35 AM

 
Blogger Chris said...

Congrats Bettina! And so modest, too. Not even to blog about it. :)

I am thinking we are going to have to hose down SJ and Aggs...

October 15, 2006 at 6:51 PM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

Thank you very much, Chris. I'm pretty stoked about it. Got the awards night coming up next Saturday... exciting stuff.

And yeah, a little hosing down couldn't hurt for those two. ;-)

October 16, 2006 at 1:42 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well SJ could do with a little hose work I'm sure! lol!

October 16, 2006 at 5:21 PM

 
Blogger SJ said...

I'm not allowed to touch my hose until November

October 16, 2006 at 7:21 PM

 
Blogger Euromark said...

How nice to get such an award. My roommate is a journalism student here in Leipzig, and it's not easy making progress - hard to find a Voluntariatstelle or other Praktika, so I know why you went to Australia. Lots of unemployed journalists here in central Europe, so stay there and establish yourself good. Wir Vegetarier halten ja durch...!

October 17, 2006 at 5:32 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A cracker-jack "double happy" Guy Fawkes a-comin' early on the 1st Nov then SJ?

October 17, 2006 at 5:36 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oops, SJ's cracker went off early!

October 19, 2006 at 7:05 AM

 
Blogger SJ said...

Only because I was bored and needed something to do while I waited for Bettina to post something! :)

October 20, 2006 at 7:44 AM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

I'm not taking any responsibility for that.

October 20, 2006 at 8:21 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL - Quite right Bettina! SJ's own fault. He was obviously being naughty with matches and set his cracker off early! I bet his room is looking a little scorched!

October 21, 2006 at 8:54 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Betts, I loved Switzerland when I was there (about 10+yrs ago now)
Which part are you from?

October 24, 2006 at 2:00 PM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

Oh really, Aggs? I'm happy to hear that. A lot of people say that Switzerland and New Zealand have a lot of similarities, although- shame on me!- I haven't made it to New Zealand yet. That's disgraceful of me, I know. I've always wanted to go.

I'm from Zurich, in the German part. Did you go there when you were in Switzerland?

October 25, 2006 at 11:36 AM

 

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