I am getting an early start to my day and organising all the ‘stuff’ that has to be done in any ‘normal’ day.

Is it a normal day.

A couple of weeks ago my friend Des and my Mum passed away.
Today and yesterday and the day before bush fires rampaged (I got that word off the media) through the Adelaide Hills.

All devastating, catastrophic, scary, tragic, terrible……

Then I realised I had to book my car in for a service – I managed to get an appointment for today – I was happy and relieved as we leave for our annual family holiday to York Peninsula on Wednesday.  I hadn’t had time to do it before because…. well, life got in he way.

Then I realised life just goes on.

In 2004 (really, 10 years ago!) was the Boxing Day Tsunami in the Indian Ocean killing 230,000 people – ten years ago, how many car services have there been since then?

Today people in the Adelaide Hills are facing another day of fear, perhaps loss and our firefighters, Police, SES, volunteers are all working in risky situations. (By the way, I’ve seen more humanity, bravery, compassion and charity during these fires than I have all year – and barely a political or sporting ‘hero’ to be seen)

And…… Life goes on.

I suppose each day is a new day and as Des would say ‘We’re still here.’

The world does go on and perhaps when times are tough we feel our own pain and in that pain notice (often to our amazement!) that the world goes on despite our pain – actually almost in spite of our pain!

It all Reminded me of a quote from the movie The Shawshank Redemption “Get busy living, or get busy dying.”

This is a just quick post, as I have to feed the cat.