Shkoder Snow

"Cabin fever ".... a phrase that has struck a chord with me today...

I have been in Shkoder now for a week and hardly left the house ... 

The snow comes thick and fast and when it is not snowing it is raining hard or thunder and lightening can be heard all around in the mountains nearby.

But I am grateful for the details;   Electricity ..... friendships ..... my sewing projects .... and the book I am reading - which is an account of a Romany childhood ; lovely x

There are some bright spots though and eager to get out we walked into the Centre.

This is the city all white and beautiful and magical , hope you enjoy this picturesque promenade.

The call to prayer resounded around the park , it was an eery yet  beautiful acoustic

Noah knew it was more than his life's worth to throw a snowball in my direction

"lets go back home for some hot choc..."

Exploring the meaning of life !!!!

A few weeks ago I posted on Facebook that I had just read the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible . I mentioned that it was very timely (to me) - to make sense of how a Human should be living in regard to wisdom / finance / relationships etc ....
This was because the climate we are living in puts immense importance on
1) appearance /  image
2)  personal achievement / or broadly speaking -the Protestant work ethic ... the things you 'do' to feel fulfilled ....
3) financial gain

In the first chapter ... and subsequent ones !!!! it exposes all these categories as 'Vanity - all is vanity'
If this is the case / truth ... how do we respond ?

The three concepts I have whittled life down to, do have some importance ; but how much store should we put by them-  that is without being slave to the monster , how do we live a 'successful life' and what is success ????

I am wriitng this blog in the wake of the debate over what should young people be guided into vis a vie
 their vocation? /  what should they study? / do for a living ?

What is the most important  / Sciences / Humanities / The Arts .....?

It seemed to me that as usual the loudest voice was only concerned with Value for money -  getting a 'Proper job' and one that 'paid good'

Question ? ..are we going to learn any lessons here .....


February will probably be littered with these thoughts - after all it is the month of 'Love'  and I want to learn to love someone / anyone whose life choices I need to understand more.