Tuesday, November 28, 2006

WHAT'S YOUR HEARTSONG?

That's what I want to know, so if you have time, and I know a lot of you do, and really even if you have no time at all post a comment and tell me what your heartsong is? If you don't know what a heartsong is then you don't have one yet, and one day when you do you'll know immediately and maybe you'll even let me know.
Anyway I've decided a week at the beach is good for the soul AND if you go with the right people to the right place you learn to do a whole bunch of new things. For those of you who know anything about me you know I'm scared of the sea, if I can't stand I either need someone big and strong to hang onto else I need to get out. But this past week I did a few things I thought I would never do. I learnt to body surf, I learnt to body board and I caught my first wave. I learnt all the steps to follow to surf but I have trouble standing up, I learnt how to avoid being dunked by a wave and, (and this deserves capitals) I SWAM TO BACKLINE. Now really you can laugh and make jokes about the Durban girl who's wary of the sea but a slim few of you will be able to smile with me because you know about me and the sea.
There were of course loads of other things to do and I learnt a hell of a lot in 1 week and met fantastic people even if they made me feel very old but that's all I need to write here. So now tell me what your heartsong is, I'm waiting in anticipation.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Just because...

"When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride, he shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside. But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail. For the female of the species is more deadly than the male", (Rudyard Kipling).