What is life if full of cares...when we have no time to stand and stare.
I was walking in Toronto... the lamp-post caught my eyes and caused me to take a shot. Almost immediately, I forgot that I took this shot (and what inspired me to take this shot).
Three weeks later - I was looking for some photos to post on my blog & this photo jumped out at me. As I took a closer look, I remembered why I took this shot... the messages on the lamp post - quirky words like "Rain... cloud... farts... love... y gen"
Sometimes its like that... the everyday cares & distractions can make you lose sight of life's every detail... I am reminded that I need to slow down & take the time to appreciate the details. Appreciate the beautiful messages, words, people, things around me! ... Lest I fail to notice... fail to appreciate & fail to learn!
"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice.
And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change.
Until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds ~ RD Laing."
Today, I read a quote by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Truly inspiring! When my strength starts to ebb, I realise that it is up to me to find the way, make the decision and steer the course.
No one can travel the same course as me... and I will take the one less travelled and it will make all the difference.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrote
"One ship drives east and another drives west
With the self same winds that blow.
Tis the set of the sails,
And not the gales,
That tells us the way to go.
Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate;
As we voyage along through life,
Tis the set of a soul
That decides its goal,
And not the calm, or the strife."
Has anyone been to Kensington Market in Toronto. When I was there there was a small street market happening in that place... a lot of culture, people sitting around sipping coffee and waiting for time to pass... Saw this little clown at the corner of my eye...
I was just walking around Toronto to see what this city has to offer... Great food and a wide variety of them is definitely one especially if you are into good quality Asian (including Japanese) food. I just simply don't have enough of these in Michigan. Anyway... back to the topic of "walking around", I chance into this building. Thankfully its weekend and the place wasn't too busy, I hastily took a few shot and got on my way:)
