I just can't believe I've been back three whole weeks - where HAS the time gone??!! And what IS going on with the british weather? I know we often have wet summers, but really!!
Talking to people about my trip has made me concentrate on what I feel I got out of the holiday: I certainly think I know a bit more about myself!
In no particular order...
I feel a strong need to do the things I want to do: I am already playing the harp (more of that in a moment). And since being back I have bought myself a smart, sporty little Nissan. Ok it's not the Bristol 410 I've always fantasised about, but I did test drive one a couple of weeks ago and, yes, it's a fabulous car, yes I still think it's one of the most graceful car designs ever, but... just not for me. I realised that what I am really looking for is STYLE (something a Citroen Picasso simply does not have!). A visit to a classic car auction also removed a whole drove of other older cars that I've always hankered after. And now I have this cheerful, bright red 20yo Nissan 300ZX. Not at all what you'd expect BUT I think most of my friends have realised by now that I am not a predictable person!!
What else? Well I have made an effort to do things I've not done before, even follow leads I might have been unsure about (mostly catalogued in the blog). The majority of these have been great, with only a few disasters (Great Barrier Reef forninstance).
I have learnt the need to be less judgemental, especially about people: Our society places huge importance on how we look, what we do and even what names we have. I now realise that this is all twaddle: It's not your clothes or your name that is important, it's WHO YOU ARE that matters. I have met many new friends in some somewhat unlikely places.
I am definitely going to try and get more colour into my life - especially on the clothing front: mens' clothes are SO incredibly dull. Yesterday I dyed a selection of shirts purple, today I'll do some bright yellow. And anay further shirts I make for myself will be good strong colours!
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