Wanderlust

Wanderlust is commonly defined as a strong desire to travel, or by having an itch to get out and see the world.

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Little journal

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I saw beautiful autumn pictures on Tejae's blog and wanted to post my own. Fall is not as obvious here as in many other places, but it is definitely here. We went for a lovely walk today around the neighborhood. The sky was extra blue, the sun was shinning, flowers were everywhere, there was not a hint of coldness in the air.... but there was just enough fallen leaves to make the wonderful 'crunch crunch' sound and rich color spots to confirm beyond doubt that Fall is here!

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Fall's bounty

I visited one of my favorite market places today - Berkeley Bowl.
As you can see, I filled my cart with beautiful fruits, vegetables, nuts... They looked so great that I couldn't resist but arrange them in colors on the check stand (is that the name of the place where you put your groceries before you pay for them?) I wish I had a camera to take a picture of the cashier's face! She took a look at the color-arranged produce, than glanced at me and for a quick moment I could see that she was thinking that I am very weird... Weird or not - it looked wonderful!

my scary Chinese Elemental Profile

Real difficulties can be overcome;
it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.
Theodore N. Vail

You know how you cruise the Internet searching for one thing and end up reading something completely unrelated? It happens to me more times than I would like... Today was one of those days. I stumbled onto a page with healthy recipes and for some reason clicked here and then on a test for Chinese Elemental Profile. I don't know why that called my attention... I don't even know what Elemental Profile is...but I did the test. And didn't like the results. Short version - I have metal and water elements in excess, which makes me:

• Rigid, bossy and self-righteous
• Perfectionistic to the point that no one can meet their standards
• Withdrawn into their own world, distant and detached from others
• Resentful, judgmental, and controlling
• Emotionally inaccessible, unresponsive and physically inactive
• Blunt, sarcastic and suspicious
• Lost in their inner world, obsessing over every bump, bruise or scratch
• Negative, cynical and insensitive toward others
  

And I thought that I was positive, cheery and optimistic... I wouldn't say that I am 100% as described (thankfully, the world would be a dangerous place if they were correct) but I can recognize some elements.... (and it's not even that time of the month).
As my friend Connie would say, "Oh my..."
Time for reflexion. And change.

Metal's Lesson: The world is not perfect, and neither am I.
Water’s Lesson: Taking emotional risks awakens you to your full potential.