Order....

I have been thinking really hard lately about what I could blog enough. When I first started off on this little journey it was going to be an exercise, I like to write and had heaps of idea..... well the reality is that after so many weeks those ideas kinda putter out until today ;-)


Today I wanted to talk about order.

Your house
When it was getting close to my mother's passing away - we were told in a round about way that it was time to put things into order. This meant getting mum's things ready from her clothes, coffin, plot, programme, announcement and all of that. She was so organised in that emotional time that it took a lot of stress of us as her children and I have learnt from her to put things into order - especially my affairs.

The Bee Gees
One of the Bee Gees came to Aotearoa recently and was being interviewed. The question was asked what the secret was to his success and he responded that music comes down to eight notes and all you have to do is put them into the right order. I thought that was such a great answer - we all have the potential to make wonderful music because the musical alphabet is only 8 notes long.... all we need to do is to figure out in what order to play them.

Planning
One of the memories I am going to take of 2010 is the night when we sat down and talked with the boys about a plan for them which started with this year and through to when they were 22+. When their life was put up on the white board we then discussed distractions and how that would have an impact on the goals they have in life. It was a defining moment for out little family because it was then that we all agreed to a plan that we are working to.... we were putting out lives into order and in doing so it is easy now to recognise distractions easier...

Life
I few weeks ago I heard of someone that I grew up and around with was very very sick and was not expected to live for much longer. It really hit a chord with me because we are the same age... and it was sad. She is my age and a loved daughter, sister, mother and wife and she was is too young to die - and I thought about this 'order' thing and came to the conclusion that despite everything we do - there is only one that knows the exact way in which our life will roll out... and quite frankly - it scares the heck out of me!

Something to think about and sure it will sit for some time....

Yours in friendship

Mxox