"if it's meant to be, it will be, .................. or not."

what we make of it. caution to the wind.
curating, observing, probable laboring to come.
"stop typecasting me."

*found both images on curation website ffffound.com

where.

they said it was the streets of paris, but i knew better. it was the beautiful little collins in melbourne.

i watched killer elite the other night with my dad, it was an alright movie i'd say-- (not really up for a crit or commentary at the moment, that might've been a one-time deal..)

anyway, closing scene was set to be Paris in the 1980s, and i know all about movie magic and all that stuff. so i knew after they'd mentioned something about film victoria in the opening credits (and yarra valley in the beginning of the film), that perhaps the ending scene of killer elite was actually in one of my favorite destinations in melbourne. the building on the left (white and gray) was the actual giveaway. i thought it was too familiar, and i actually took a photo of it on my last visit. ... and voila, after i went googlemaps and searched the image, there it is!

*screen cap was taken from online movie streaming site-- skipped to the end to confirm.

point is, oz is calling out to me. miss melbourne so much! my heart breaks from being so far away for too long!

kick fear in the face.

i'm looking forward to kicking fear in the face. heave, ho, it's october, it's beautiful outside, and i'm panicky in the inside. but that's life, like i've said a gajillion times, i gotta suck it up and keep going. there are times when i'm gonna feel unsteady. but i must keep calm and carry on.

oh, and do this:

survival of the fittest! (and trust me, i've never been one on the fit side... but i'm training these muscles for battles ahead. HUZZAH! [and thank you google image search: "kick fear in the face")

"nothing exciting"

Weekend, I thought, I want to post something, but I can't think of what to write about, etc, etc. So I quickly made up my mind and went with this idea, "Hey, how about google search the phrase "nothing exciting", find an image that sticks out to you then just slap it on a post and publish it." 



So here's one of the last photos on the page. 
Sometimes, being in the middle of nowhere, on a plateau, wherever one is in the middle of a journey, can seem so plain and boring, but I found it ironic that in my search for an image that would embody "nothingness", one would pop up to showcase why barrenness can be quite beautiful.

Let's appreciate rest, folks. (I know we'd all prefer climbing mount everest, but thank you Lord that we get breathers.) (Long day(s)!)






So the photo is off Anne & Laura's blog. I quickly popped in to peek at the photos of their coast to coast journey, and they were beautiful. Learned that one of the bloggers, Laura, is a photographer. Their photos are so enticing. I want to go on a spontaneous road trip...  (I guess I'm gonna be going across something sometime, sure, my plateau's a little rocky, but no biggie, it's life, and I gotta learn to deal with its rough edges.)



Anyway, I'll leave random peepers with this: (and check out their blog! Click on the link below!)
" I think the key is that if you are ever offered the opportunity to do it, say yes before you even think about it. " Laura, of Anne&Laura 





made it today.

"I'll pretend that it's no thing that's skipping my heart when I think
Of you thinking of me babe I'm crazy over you" - brooke fraser, sitw x flags

that's for the real desire of my heart: 2012.
(amongst others things, issues and such.)

for the rest of the year, i'm charging you in the face.
living with an amazing grace. (yea, that rhymes. so what.)
coz 2012 is the year of the dragon, and i'm claiming promise on my year.
2011, you were a tumble, a crazy season, a stretch and a learning period.
but,.. boy i'll be glad when you're done and over with.
august and september you've been a storm.

lesson learned: things turn out better when you're still.

Matthew 8:23-27 - Jesus Calms the Storm

 ²³ Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. ²⁴ Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. ²⁵ The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”  ²⁶ He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
 ²⁷ The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

Psalms 46:10

¹⁰ He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
   I will be exalted among the nations,
   I will be exalted in the earth.”

picking up the pieces and moving on, wherever He leads. I will surely follow.
even if it's tough as nails, i'm holding on.