Just to let you know that we are in transition between our farm in the Haute Pyrenees in France, and our rented cottage in a village in Shropshire, England, meanwhile waiting for the Universe to find us our own home. It may take a while......
I have been swinging along through my life with a certain degree of success, although I must admit that sometimes I have fallen flat on my face but somehow I have got myself back up and continued onwards. It's all about learning the lessons of life, that by struggling to get back up again by learning to cope with the difficulties that are being presented to you by the conditions that are surrounding you, that you will grow stronger and more able to cope with life, and therefore will attain a modicum of peace as you advance in age. Well that's the theory anyway, because I am waiting for peacefulness to come to me as my age steadily advances towards the mid seventies.
However, it would appear that while I might have a day or two, even perhaps a week sometimes, of peacefulness, my life seems to require of me more lessons in life to learn in order to acquire a greater quantity of peacefulness.
What am I having to learn at the moment? To stay calm and patient, and not to get in a fret, or be argumentative with my OH because we are both stressed, not to mind that all of our things are still in France, not to mind that we have had an offer on the farm in France which has provoked a huge pot of stresses in our minds, not to mind that we think we have signed all the necessary paperwork for the sale to go through, not to mind that it has been a week of silence coming from our French solicitor, not to worry that the purchasers of the farm might have pulled out of the sale, not to worry about everything related to selling houses.
'But hang on a minute', you might be saying, ' Have you just said that you have had an offer on your farm?'
'Yes we have'. But oh the need for patience, which seems to have flown out of the window earlier on in the year with the demands that 2020 has been loading on us.
But I did do a two mile walk round a lake in Ellesmere with my OH and the dog, and bits of me hardly complained at all.
And I did stand firm against a herd of cows who had absented themselves from their field, and had decided to wander through the village causing much manure and mayhem across the villagers' pristine lawns. Maz, our rottweiller, was seriously earnest about herding them all up, which my OH thought was not a good idea, even though she was of the opinion that she ought to help.
To keep busy, that is what I have to do. The rented cottage is lovely, and will do for the moment, and keeping busy will keep my mind occupied and stop it from worrying. I think that 'calm and patient' is probably beyond me at the moment, so 'keeping busy' is the next best thing, hence the new graphic on the header.
And to remind myself that I am familiar with the way life works, and that my life's pathway will get better even if for the moment it seems to be hitting a pot hole.
Bye for now,
Vx
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8 comments:
Good to read you like the new house in Shropshire Vera. Please keep us up to date with your house search.
Lovely, optimistic header!
You're right about the need to stay calm and patient. Things will get sorted out after all, and your new life in England will flow smoothly and peacefully.
Patience, for me, is a very hard lesson Vera. I have to relearn it constantly.
I am very helpful that the offer will turn out to be something and will be as stress free as possible.
Northsider Dave: In my calmest moments I feel excited about where our next house is going to be, but in my 'not so calmest moments' I feel very challenged and worn out! Will keep you posted about our search.....
DUTA: Glad you liked the header, and of course I know that life will be peaceful eventually, which I shall greatly appreciate!
TOIRDHEALBHEACH BEUCAIL: Me too, patience is not easy for me either! Thanks for the best wishes.
Love the new look of your blog. It must be difficult being in a state of limbo at the moment. I'm sure it will all work out in good time.
JANICE: 'Being in a state of limbo' is a good way of looking at this time of transition, because 'limbo' feels quite a restful state to be in! Thanks....
I, too, like the new look of your blog. And always enjoy reading what you have to share. I'm just like you in that I'm most often "keeping busy" rather than remaining calm and patient because it's so much easier to do the former rather than the latter! With your optimistic way of looking toward the future, it will all work out. I firmly believe that.
MAMA PEA: Thank you for your kind comment......and in my heart I do believe that, as you say, it will all work out!
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