Moustache watching...

My new favourite pastime is to spot the best mustaches.  Pakistan is truly exceptional in this.

I don't really get out much, but the other day we went to Murree, which is GORGEOUS by the way, and while we were out, I delighted in all the mustaches on display.

I'd post photos, but I don't want to blind you with the brilliance, so instead, I thought I'd link to these fine specimens.  I'd say Pakistan wins for Style 2, 4, and 5.  Style 3, 11, and 19 look more like the types I see the Germans sporting in the moustache competitions they have.

Movember should really come to Pakistan.  I think they'd win in an international olympic moustache sporting event!

Shel Silverstein

In my inbox this morning there was a notice for "SCOOTERS FOR SALE".  Two cute refurbished black and white vespas.  Darling.

What is funny is that for whatever reason, the title reminded me of this poem from my childhood by Shel Silverstein. What a legend!

FOR SALE

One sister for sale!

One sister for sale!

One crying and spying young sister for sale!

I’m really not kidding,

So who’ll start the bidding?

Do I hear the dollar?

A nickel?

A penny?

Oh, isn’t there, isn’t there, isn’t there any

One kid that will buy this old sister for sale,

This crying and spying young sister for sale?

I probably haven't read it for 20 years or something crazy like that.  Funny how things stick.  It started reminding me of all the classics... BOA CONSTRICTOR... SICK... PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH...

What a love. Thanks Shel!

Butterflies. Lots and lots of butterflies.

I took this video in Sipora, and for me, the butterflies are reminders to invite change.

A lot of changes have happened, but I still need to grow and invite more change to come into myself and into my life.

I need to change and grow and be a better me.

Walking down the street in Padang

Below is a video from walking down Jalan Joni Anwar in Padang.

If families can afford motorbikes, they buy one and pile the entire family on them.  I've seen a father driving, with his wife behind him, 2 kids between them, a child on the back of the bike, and another child standing in the area between the father and the handles.

Just finished filming

Hey all,

Just finished filming a part in a local film.

So happy!
Sara

Moving from Head to Heart

For the past couple of weeks I haven't been checking out my mom's Wisdom Workouts, but I have kept them in my inbox so that once I felt that I had some time to check them, I definitely would. 

I just went to this wisdom workout and it resonates with how I've been feeling.  The funny thing is that although mom posted it back in September, it was just the other day I finally put words to how I am feeling, when I wrote her an email update and in it I wrote "I'm ok... but I'm just feeling lost in space.  Not even space, lost in my brain.  I just feel like a big pulsating brain that is thinking thinking thinking about all the possibilities and all the unknowns and what is gonna happen next, and then some more thoughts on top of some more thoughts."

So, the first part of what she wrote is TOTALLY DESCRIBING ME! When I'm invited to "take a leap of faith" (I actually quite like those), I immediately hear that children's song "slide down my rainbow, into my cellar door. And we'll be jolly friends, forever more!"  Perhaps that could even be my serenade to my heart.

And now I ask my jolly friend this question:  "What is right action for me at this specific time ~ today ~ in my life?"

What I hear is that I'm doing it... I just need to remember to take more of those cleansing breaths and keep my heart open.

I can do that.  It is a bit scary though.  I think I will take some more of those breaths.

Right on!

On the surface of the world right now there is
war and violence and things seem dark.
But calmly and quietly, at the same time,
something else is happening underground
An inner revolution is taking place
... and certain individuals are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution.
From the inside out. From the ground up.
This is a Global operation.
A Spiritual Conspiracy.
There are sleeper cells in every nation on the planet.
You won’t see us on the T.V.
You won’t read about us in the newspaper
You won’t hear about us on the radio
We don’t seek any glory
We don’t wear any uniform
We come in all shapes and sizes, colors and styles
Most of us work anonymously
We are quietly working behind the scenes
in every country and culture of the world
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys,
in farms and villages, tribes and remote islands
You could pass by one of us on the street
and not even notice
We go undercover
We remain behind the scenes
It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit
But simply that the work gets done
Occasionally we spot each other in the street
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way
During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs
But behind the false storefront at night
is where the real work takes a place
Some call us the Conscious Army
We are slowly creating a new world
with the power of our minds and hearts
We follow, with passion and joy
Our orders come from the Central Spiritual Intelligence
We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no one is looking
Poems ~ Hugs ~ Music ~ Photography ~ Movies ~ Kind words ~
Smiles ~ Meditation and prayer ~ Dance ~ Social activism ~ Websites
Blogs ~ Random acts of kindness…
We each express ourselves in our own unique ways
with our own unique gifts and talents
Be the change you want to see in the world
That is the motto that fills our hearts
We know it is the only way real transformation takes place
We know that quietly and humbly we have the
power of all the oceans combined
Our work is slow and meticulous
Like the formation of mountains
It is not even visible at first glance
And yet with it entire tectonic plates
shall be moved in the centuries to come
Love is the new religion of the 21st century
You don’t have to be a highly educated person
Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it
It comes from the intelligence of the heart
Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings
Be the change you want to see in the world
Nobody else can do it for you
We are now recruiting
Perhaps you will join us
Or already have.
All are welcome
The door is open
~ Author unknown

(thanks to my soulmate bestfriend for sharing this)