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Open Up The Window

Posted by Leanne | August 4, 2008 .

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photo credit: jenny downing

I was looking through some holiday photos over the weekend and was instantly transported back to January this year, when John (my partner) and I had a lovely holiday in a small beachside town. 

 

I was temporarily lost in the moment remembering the wonderful beaches, beautiful  hot weather and great companionship and romance with John in the sleepy seaside town.  

 

We stayed in a quaint cottage near the ocean.  One of the first things we did on arriving, was to open a window to let in some fresh air, sunshine, and allow the sounds and smells of the sea to enter into what had been a stale room. 

Just like the window, our minds and the way we live our life needs to be opened up occasionally.  If you don’t expose your mind to fresh new ideas, possibilities, options and opinions you can become stale.

When was the last time you opened up the window in your life and how did it feel?


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10 Comments so far
  1. Davina August 5, 2008 8:13 am

    I love the metaphor you have used here. When I stop to think about this I realize that this doesn’t happen as often as it should. Thanks for reminding me. When I was caught up in the 9 to 5 scene it probably happened every Friday afternoon. Sad eh?

  2. Leanne August 5, 2008 8:35 pm

    Thanks Davina
    Self prompting and reminding is perhaps something we pay more attention to if we have a 9-5 routine. We can “schedule it in”.

  3. Ribeezie August 6, 2008 7:59 am

    I read this as opening the door to our creativity. Without it, what do we have? Not much of anything. You can through progress out the door because without creativity, there is no progress. Creativity is everything…

    Ribeezies last blog post..You Don’t Need ALL the Tools, Just the Right One(s)

  4. Leanne August 6, 2008 11:43 am

    Interesting perspective Ricardo - I can see from your point that creativity is crucial to progress, and without it we would stagnate and “die inside”.

  5. Lance August 7, 2008 5:44 am

    Great metaphor! Sometimes we tend to keep the windows of our life closed a little too long. And it’s always refreshing to open them up and let in some new ideas. Sometimes we get rain or snow (some not-so-good stuff coming in), but that’s ok, we can close them back up when this starts to happen. I think the key is to open them up regularly so we don’t become stale, like the cottage you stayed at.

    Lances last blog post..Simple Fun

  6. Leanne August 7, 2008 7:35 am

    Good point Lance - we can filter out or close out the bad ideas and just let in the good ones.

  7. Monika Mundell August 7, 2008 1:38 pm

    As I’m writing this I’m sitting on my sunny veranda with my pet birds on the keyboard and the wild birds rummaging in the back garden. The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the gentle roll of the ocean can be heard faintly in the distance.

    Live couldn’t be better right now. :-)

  8. Leanne August 7, 2008 2:10 pm

    Hi Monika
    Ahhh the sound of the ocean…one of mother nature’s best sounds. I live 1km from the beach and would love to be within “hearing distance” of the beach. It sounds like a little piece of paradise on your veranda. Are your creative juices flowing?
    What type of birds are your pet birds? I have two love birds but they are in a cage.

  9. Barbara Swafford August 7, 2008 4:56 pm

    Hi Leanne,

    I love the picture.

    With blogging I try to keep my mind open most of the time. Whether it’s a blog post written by someone else, or a comment someone leaves, with an open mind I feel I can be stay on the road to learning and continue challenging myself.

    Barbara Swaffords last blog post..Interview With Lorelle VanFossen - Part 9- A Recap Plus A Bonus

  10. Leanne August 7, 2008 7:11 pm

    Hi Barbara
    The blogosphere has so much to offer. There is so much creativity out there and keeping an open mind facilitates the learning process.