Goethe, wheelbarrows, other stuff...and karma

“Es ist nicht genug, zu wissen, man muss auch anwenden. Es ist nicht genug zu wollen, man muss auch tun.”

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Health wise, I am still not 100%.  Rediscovered this quote today.  It's not my absolute fav Goethe quote, but it is perhpas my second fav.  

Primo harvest down at the local market this morning; relish, pickled onions, melons, grapes, apples, garlic, eggs, mandarins, red onions - all organically grown and top notch produce.  I love this little market.  It is so unassuming.  It's not a "farmers market" as such, like at Solway, but I reckon in terms of the genuine home grown variety and interaction with the grower, its actually better now than the farmers market.  And the big plus its only 1km or so from my door.  Can't get any better green mile than that, other than growing it myself.

I'll probably make some jerusalem artichoke soup for tea today from my own garden.  Necessary to make on a Friday or Saturday because the reality is it makes you fart! - a lot.  Not sure why that is.  Although in a warped way the symbolism of farting in my workplace holds some appeal re how I feel about certain things, I know it not really "good practice" ;-).

Witnessed the local wheelbarrow race down town this morning. It makes me smile, watching the oldies in their scooters, the young kids in their scooters, the decorated wheelbarrows and various races.  Its good old fashioned fun.

Today I am entered in the Forest Graperide.  Instead I'll just be eating grapes.  The fact that I've been sick this week, probably would have meant I couldn't have done it in any case. 

Its another missed goal.  The only goal that really matters, is completing Taupo again this year, and getting a road programme on track again so that I can do it in a better time this year.

I can't ignore that there are  things that are frustrating me and challenging me, like work and a few other things. but what I can do is take control of the things I can control, expend what energy I have on the things that matter.