Sleep...

Summer is with us again….a time to fit all the nice things one can enjoy in life…at the compromise of sleep.

A friend of mine told me “there is enough time to sleep in afterlife”…hehe… Good one… A good excuse to fit as many activities in our schedule as possible… however a good sleep is always welcome and that’s what I’m dreaming of at the moment…
However, it will just have to fit between all activities … don’t want to miss on anything… Life’s rather short not to be enjoyed to the full!

Wish you all another great weekend...

So much to do…. so little time

Life provides considerable challenges, and these challenges are what keep us going… be it from big decisions down to small problems… Challenge is the spice in life.

Challenges generally come along with a steep learning curve. Especially when a decision has to be taken fast, time is the limiting factor. This would require that all correct information is collected as fast as possible so that the necessary decisions are taken with enough time for thinking…
Good decision taking is an acquired skill which ripens and matures throughout life. I can easily compare it with a fruit (currently a fig fruit is coming to mind)... If you ever tried to pick a fig from the tree too early the taste is terribly sour…so picking the fruit in the wrong moment will give a bad outcome. However as it ripens and knowing when to pick gives a heavenly taste. That’s the same as taking a good decision.
Moreover, deciding not to take a decision is a decision in itself. (You have decided not to decide! quite paradoxical!) … Postponing a decision (not procrastinating!) is different though … That’s a skill too… It’s realising that the time is not right yet …Though in that case one has to keep an open eye for all events and just grasp the right moment…

And then, with all these decisions to take, comes another hurdle…getting tired… A good sleep is crucial…Too much thinking makes you tired…yet hyper at the same time!... I found out that a good long speed walk in the countryside or besides the sea helps a lot…Well any good physical exercise is good especially in good company...hehe ;-). Ideally mind and body should work in tandem… If mind is tired then body should be to be tired too…if body is fresh…mind should also be. Nothing works out well otherwise!

Anyway, I decided to stop here for today.

Wish you all another great weekend.

Best things come for free…

Image: a memorable sunset at Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, Malta

Malta, being a small island, though strategically placed in the Mediterranean Sea, might not be much of a fulfilling place to live in for certain people. To a certain extent it’s harder than living in mainland Europe for example. More opportunities exist there to live a better lifestyle. Moreover in Malta, being a densely populated island, it’s really hard to find a place where you just don’t meet any acquaintance and just be you and yourself…looking for Nirvana. Well, one of the few places where I manage to be at peace with myself especially in the summer seasons is Ghajn Tuffieha Bay watching sunset. It’s just priceless…and it’s free.

For me this little bay is heaven on earth. It’s the place where I manage to calm down and forget all life troubles for a moment. It’s a place where time stands still. It’s the perfect setting to organise thoughts, and plan ahead….My happiest and saddest moments are passed there. Watching the sun approaching the horizon giving the impression that after all, problems big as they may seem will come to an end….and that after all a new bright day will be available for us the following morning to make our dreams come true; dreams which form themselves during the night looking humbly at the moonlit sky just after sunset, gazing at stars as they magically appear one by one in the sky as it grows darker.

And what can be said about the waves hitting the shore? The sound generated and periodic rhythm is just hypnotic; with their constant hush like sound, giving the impression of a cuddling mother speechlessly asking her toddler to sleep quietly and enjoy the moment. Again…priceless

And yet… we wake up from the dream the following morning, get back to our normal routine… hustling and bustling… like crazy, always running against the clock trying to catch up with our modern lifestyle….trying to make our dreams and ambitions come true.

Luckily another sunset is awaiting us tonight… to think once again of today’s failures and tomorrow’s aspirations; although, being in the same place watching and the same sun the view will never be similar to the previous. Always a new experience… So enjoy your present day as there will never be an exact repeat of what’s lost today!

Wish a good week to everyone :)

“Can you practice what you preach?”

It’s just a simple question which deserves some deep thoughts… This follows another saying…“Judge me by my actions not by my words”… at least for me… it makes me think twice before saying / doing something!

Don’t want to go into the controversy of Politics, Religion, Management, Public Relations etc… everyone knows how the story goes…

This time I will just stay quiet and be open for criticism…Will let others judge.
The chain is as strong as its weakest link. Just hope it’s not me… :)