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Good morning, I want to talk to you about the window at hospital today, when I was isolated. one of my favourite places on the planet was a holiday we went on in Morocco. We pulled out all the stops on that one. And although the holiday started from a travel zoo bargain. The only thing cheap about that holiday was the airline we flew in with. I remember Andie dedicating a song by ce Lo green to me on that holiday called “anyway”
I remember standing in the water as the waves crashed down time after time listening to the song. I remember looking back at my wife who was happy reading her book on her hammock. That image became easier and easier to recall as the days went on. You see a window can take you anywhere, the only thing that stops you is you. When your isolated you have to learn very quickly that your mind can take you anywhere you want it to. The only peramiters are your own. A song can take you away, just like a memory can, but the 2 combined can be so powerful. You can quite literally make your own dream. A window is just that, we can see what ever we like the the other side of that window.
I remember how bad it was to not have this skill off to a tea. When I first arrived there, I was scared beyond comprehension, I had given over my life to medicine or so it seemed. I was a frightened scared little boy, I sobbed as I slept, I woke up crying. I found out that I was human and I could get very afraid, more afraid than I could have ever know was possible.
Your body is amazing though, and can achieve what ever you tell it is possible. You just have to believe it’s possible. So “the window” although it was screwed shut I could still take myself off to somewhere different than where I was. I just had to use my mind, believe it’s possible then just drift off there. It became thearoputic, something I did to escape. I started towards the end forgetting what flowers smelt like, and hearing birds tweeting when on the phone to a friend would take me back to my garden.
It’s amazing what we all take for granted in this life, but isolation has certainly taught me that the simple things in life have so much value. Also that you are stronger, and more versatile than you think you are. Your amazing, more amazing than you proberbly will ever give yourself credit for. I thank God for you, and I thank God that we are given these amazing abilities to go anywhere we like.
Another place I used to go through that window was the Mersey tunnel, this memory has not happened yet. But my wife created it, it became a goal. Something to achieve as our little sports car is in for repair whilst I was, that 1 day we would warble through the Mersey tunnel and out the other side to a place called new Brighton beach in LIVERPOOL.
I wonder what you will do with your window today? Let me know what you did with your window today, who where. With? I am sure many of us would love to hear where you went to.
Faith diaries (2) tomorrow.
Mark
Reblogged this on firefly465 and commented:
What is through your window today.
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A wonderful post thank you so much. My windows are numerous but one in particular takes me home to the beautiful island that I came from in Orkney. It is Summer and the sea sparkles with bright lights, I`m standing on the white sand, next to the huge black rocks, it is easy to see the neighbouring island of Wyre and the short sound that separates us, then suddenly I see a flick of a tail and then the porposes are there, swimming and playing so close to me and I am there watching them.
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Sounds amazing am so pleased that blog possibly helped to take you back there…, ๐Thanks for stopping by ๐
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Wonderful enlightenment… Thank you for the window… I’ll be taking a journey through my window in the pre-dawn hours of tomorrow…
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Thank you Michael, please tell us what’s involved in the real world, and what you can see through the window. Use your poetry skills. I look forward to reading. ๐
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Hi Fonz… I have taken the journey through the window and the poem wrote itself.
I will post it soon. Thank you for the inspiration.
Hope you are having a good day…
How was the outing to Kirkby Lonsdale?
I looked it up… It’s a beautiful place… I think I’ll try to visit there next time I journey through the window… Hope your mum had a wonderful 70th…
Michael
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Yea it was a good time, I would be very keen to meet up with you and show you round when you venture through the window again. I really can’t wait to see the window poem.. How do I put links on my site Michael, can you help me….?
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Beautiful post. Inspires me to ponder what I see as I look out the window in my den while typing this. Beyond the light snow covering the ground in early morning daylight, I see life, teeming, beautiful life in the midst of winter hibernation. Isn’t life a wonderful blessing!
Jerry
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Please send me that picture Jerry? fonzicloud@icloud.com I saw a robin red breast in my picture….
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Reblogged this on Kirsty Redford and commented:
Beautiful post ๐ the things you love the most are in your window whenever you want them ๐
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Mark, what a beautiful post. I thought of you today as I woke up feeling ill with our tiny virus we have and felt strong knowing this is nothing compared to what you have gone through and honestly it made me feel so lucky just to have this novo virus.
With my window today I’m going to go to a forest, high big beautiful trees me Harry are wrapped up warm as its winter, with the winter sun glistening through the trees, the leaves below our feet are crunchy and me and Harry are building a little den. This happened in Heaton park last year and scorer I love spending time in natures outdoors with the man and furry babies I love the most โบ๏ธ
Hope you have a lovely day recovering mark I can’t wait to see you x
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Thanks soooo much Kirsty, I love hearing what has gone on in people’s lives and what they can remember. Winter can be such a warm season. Not physically but mentally. It’s up to us what we see and your positivity shines through like the sun through the trees always. Hope you and H feel better soon. Send you both love from southport xx
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I have many windows that I escape to. Music and memories feed this too. Love reading your blogs…keep going x
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Reblogged this on pandyb and commented:
What’s the view from your window?
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