Paul's Corner

I taught a ballet class today. I started the class by telling them that I was not there to teach them anything - they are full time students at the ballet school - I was merely going to show them stuff and it was up to them to decide to learn anything or not.

I started Tai Chi on Sunday. It is an old style taught as a fighting art. I have been looking for some one to show me this style for several years. I first studied it in 1983 but lost touch with the Master due to my constant touring. I have now been reunited with this style, and I thought today that I am not going to study under this martial artist - I am not going there for him to teach me - I am going there so so that I might learn.

There is a difference between being taught and learning. One seems to have an expectation and one seems to have a care of action for oneself.

Our world now is focused on teaching our young how to be, what to say, what and how to think. I am hoping that I am assisting my children somehow to re-remember the fountain of knowlege and not to mimick what, how and why I am. But to learn what, how and why they are. Dont you think this is more to the point?

At last, here we go! I was going to make a rule that we just write our three things and nothing else and then talk about them later but....blah to rules - lets just live and have fun.

In between thinking about my three things and meandering along the pathway of my life I realised, as I now go to write My three things that they have possibly changed subtley of the last few weeks. Russel's death obviously had a big impact on my view of life and living, some dramas at work did likewise but not on that same scale - even finally making my salami's which are now hanging outside my office window where I can keep an eye on them as I write has expanded my view on me and my place in the world.

The long and short of it is: My three things - like me, is a work in progress....

1. Look for, see and embrace the positive in all acts of life.
2. Be open to change - in fact embrace it! Nothing stays the same, all things change constantly.
3. Life is a journey - choose to make it a happy one.

I will leave it at that for now.

Paul