Another Day in The Office

I went to work on sunday for the first time in 4 days. Understandably, I wasnt excited about the prospect of going back to work, especially on a sunday.....

But I got lucky and landed a work partner who was about as enthusiastic as myself, and we made a unanimous decision to do as little as physically possible, and to spend as much time as possible participating in non work-related activities.

So we drove around, visited a couple of friends, stopped for a coffee, stopped for an icecream, stopped for lunch, bought socks on sale at Target.... we basically did the minimum required to stay employed and out of the managers office.

Which is why we found ourselves to be standing on the rocks out at Voodoo at 4pm on Sunday afternoon. I Dont know why its called Voodoo, but I do know that it is one of the most beautiful places that I have encountered in my short and rather sheltered little life.

Voodoo is at the end of a narrow 5km track at the end of a deserted road just past the Caltex Oil refineries which is just off Captain Cook Drive right out near Kurnell. The track leads you to a parking lot, and the parking lot stands infront of a gate, which leads you to Voodoo.

Voodoo is basically a huge sandstone point, high above the ocean, where the waves have sculpted and washed the sandstone into these amazing shapes, with caves and crannies and ledges throughout. When you stand there you feel like the smallest person on earth, like there is just you, the rocks, the ocean left in the world.

When I go to Voodoo I feel so many things. I feel completely in awe of the world. I feel lucky to have a job and live in an area that is blessed with such amazing natural beauty. And I feel really sad, really frightened and really lost. I think that there are ghosts at Voodoo. People have jumped before, and I feel like they are all still there....

I want to go to Voodoo and take photos. I want to have my wedding photos there. I want to sit there all by myself and just exist. The feelings that it brings out in my are so unexplainable, but they are like a drug and Im hooked. Ive been hooked for years.

I was going to post a funny story about the 3 Russian backpackers that we found at Voodoo that were looking for Cronulla train station. But for some reason I posted this instead. I guess I will save it for another day.

If you havent been to Voodoo, you really should take an hour and drive out to see. And let me know if you do ok?

A Little Senitmental

This is going to be a little sentimental cos thats how I feel. If you are not in a sentimental state of mind stop reading NOW. If you are up for the challenge keep going.....

There has been alot going on lately. Globally and locally events are occurring that are tragic, frightening and completely life changing. So I have been thinking alot.

Mainly about mortality. We are only here for a millisecond in the scheme of things and the truth is that you never really know when that millisecond will be up. We are all going to die, and thats not sad or really even scary, its just the truth.

Life is a gift. I dont know who from, some say God, I dont really know and its not really relevant. Whoever it comes from, life is the biggest gift you will ever recieve. And so I want to challenge you, my millions of loyal and devoted readers, to USE IT.

Im not saying change the world and singlehandedly solve the world hunger crisis. Im not saying we all need to be famous, cos not all of us are supposed to be famous, I dont think we should all be rich. Im saying that we need to appreciate the little things and make every moment as good as we possibly can.

If you see a chance to make yourself smile, take it. Even better, if you see a chance to make someone else happy, take it and give it to them. If a joke is funny share it. If someone looks like they need a smile and a hug, be the one who steps out and gives it to them.

Spend time with small children and dont be afraid to act like them. Hold hands with a loved one. Tell someone how much they really mean to you. Buy a random present "just because" and have the courage to give it away without feeling awkward.

Be friendly to someone you arent normalliy friends with, take a chance and make an outsider feel a little more welcome. Learn about who the people around you really are, instead of judging them on face value only.

This is success I think. Material objects and how many people know your name mean nothing if you are not loved and do not love. Awards and achievemts mean nothing if you are alone sad and closed off from the world.

I told you I was a little sentimental, I warned you, and you still read this. Dont laugh at me I am just saying it how I see it.