.... and does it feel right to you?
I don't mean necessarily have you got a nice house, but more, do you like your area? Or your country? This isn't really Al related but just something that I thought about a lot today. You see, I love where I live. I am lucky enough to live in rural England. This particular part of rural England (Norfolk) is not dramatic or chocolate box or anything terribly special compared to some other parts of England but it is my home. And my community is here and I like the fact that Norfolk is sort of out of the way. I am also very English. I understand the country, like the seasons (a summer's day in England cannot be bettered on many levels and there are many in Spring and Autumn about which I could say the same) and like lots of English things - think tea, fish and chips, fox hunting!! I even tolerate the ridiculous, knee jerk current government and the ever increasing taxes and rules as being part of English life.
But today, I seriously wondered if my life might be better somewhere else. It was grey, wet, cold and dull. Again. And it's half way through April. Mud. Long faces. Rotten politics. Bad news in the newspapers. It occurred to me that there are many many other places in the world where the weather would be consistently better, the government less idiotic, the taxes lower and the natives just as friendly. If tomorrow is sunny and warmer I will feel differently but I do often think that out there somewhere is another place I could just as easily call home..... where the sun shines a lot more often and life is just easier and nicer and calmer all round. The only place I have been where I think that might be possible is New Zealand. Fabulous country. Just a bloody long way from home. Italy is tempting and I can certainly understand why so many Brits head to Spain and southern France. Never mind. I've got a lot of commitments here so may never leave. Maybe retirement....??
All of this is just ramblings (partly to keep me from opening a bottle!!) but I would be interested to hear how other people feel about their homes/countries and where else in the world they might go, if at all.
Bessie xx
(mostly musing....)
:catroll:
I don't mean necessarily have you got a nice house, but more, do you like your area? Or your country? This isn't really Al related but just something that I thought about a lot today. You see, I love where I live. I am lucky enough to live in rural England. This particular part of rural England (Norfolk) is not dramatic or chocolate box or anything terribly special compared to some other parts of England but it is my home. And my community is here and I like the fact that Norfolk is sort of out of the way. I am also very English. I understand the country, like the seasons (a summer's day in England cannot be bettered on many levels and there are many in Spring and Autumn about which I could say the same) and like lots of English things - think tea, fish and chips, fox hunting!! I even tolerate the ridiculous, knee jerk current government and the ever increasing taxes and rules as being part of English life.
But today, I seriously wondered if my life might be better somewhere else. It was grey, wet, cold and dull. Again. And it's half way through April. Mud. Long faces. Rotten politics. Bad news in the newspapers. It occurred to me that there are many many other places in the world where the weather would be consistently better, the government less idiotic, the taxes lower and the natives just as friendly. If tomorrow is sunny and warmer I will feel differently but I do often think that out there somewhere is another place I could just as easily call home..... where the sun shines a lot more often and life is just easier and nicer and calmer all round. The only place I have been where I think that might be possible is New Zealand. Fabulous country. Just a bloody long way from home. Italy is tempting and I can certainly understand why so many Brits head to Spain and southern France. Never mind. I've got a lot of commitments here so may never leave. Maybe retirement....??
All of this is just ramblings (partly to keep me from opening a bottle!!) but I would be interested to hear how other people feel about their homes/countries and where else in the world they might go, if at all.
Bessie xx
(mostly musing....)
:catroll:
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