The words of a very strange song suddenly came to mind. Drifting Along with the Tumbling Tumble Weeds, Gotta go look that one up.
This makes no sense at all. This is what I learned about tumbleweed.
The tumbleweed is many things to many people: a symbol of the American West’s stubborn, solitary nature; an interloping, foreign-born nuisance; a quirky piece of decor; and an incredibly adaptable plant with DNA that could hold the key to modern crop survival. Have not been able to find the lyrics but know it is a cowboy song. Eureka I found the lyrics of a song sung by Roy Rogers, of all people.
See them tumbling down
Pledging their love to the ground
Lonely but free I’ll be found
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
Cares of the past are behind
Nowhere to go but I’ll find
Just where the trail will wind
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
I know when night has gone
That a new world’s born at dawn
I’ll keep rolling along
Deep in my heart is a song
Here on the range I belong
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
Drifting on and on
Moving on and on
Wandering on and on
There is some relevance after all. My cares of the past are behind, I have no idea where the straight path (not trail) will lead. I am hoping that.a new world is going to be born at dawn, considering the mess that this one is in now. In the meantime I am wandering and moving on and on.
This has been an credible morning, made possible by T-shirt ad. The to-be purchased T-shirts will brazenly say Life Is Better With An Alexis. I sent this as a morning greeting to my WhatsAppers with this message. “Good Morning. The word is out. Hahaha I am loving the responses I am getting, It has become a contest.
At the moment there are two front runners, Nesh and Shamir, they are tied. A front runner is the contestant that is leading in a race or other competition,)
Nesh: I can vouch for that.
Shamir: Indubitably
But them of course, Shamir sent a GIF.
Me: Is this your official response instead of Indubitably
He: Indubitably please.
Me: Of course, Hahahah
It was rather strange that he came up with a big word like that. I responded.
MeL Wow a big word, Properly used. Highly impressive.
He ‘confessed’ sending an AI correspondence.
He : I got help of course. Hahah Sending his ChatGPT query: Another big big word for no doubt please. .
AI: Another big word for ‘no doubt’ his indubitably. Would you like me to give you a few more?
Me: But you asked for it and was smart enough to ask.
He, of course send a GIF,
Me: Not like rather like Son.
He: 🤣
Me: Like LLAMB Like Son
He: ❤️
I am rather impatiently waiting for more returns to the good morning greeting. I think I will now declare the contest closed.
There is an unexpected winner. It is Alexis
Me: Life is Better with Allah. Except if you are not Muslim you are stuck with me.
Friend Yasmin sent a response and then a Dua.
She: Good morning. I love❤️ it.
Me: A lovely dua. It fits with the context winner, It is perfect.
Emma sent a GIF response. Morning Alexis u are great wow wow wow wow.
Sent it to Shamir.
Me: Emma sent this GIF
He: Wow Emma is a GIFFY
Me: She is getting GIF award responses. I never would have thought Emma was a GIFFY but its contagious being around you. Hahaha
He sent a “I am Shocked GIF.
Me: I wonder if there is a vaccine. If so I will be first in line to get it. Hahaha
Then I sent this fantastic GIF. Saying I got teaser of the day.
Then he sent a GIF saying naughty, naught you are teasing.
Me: Thank you. I love teasing being naughty.
Our GIF war continued in full force. It ended badly. No declared winner.
But There is an unexpected winner. It is Alexis!!!
Me: Life is Better with Allah. Except if you are not Muslim you are stuck with an Alexis
Now time to visit Nesh’s blog breakdowns. Seeing my cloud photo in the pre eminent place was the first joy, then the title captured it. The Best Laid Plans (and How They Went Awry Again) Sometimes my plans go smoothy.. Sometimes they derail spectacularly. This day> Definitely the later.
That certainly captured what went on, that is for sure. Onward to read and learn more about my day.
“Some days you plant everything down to the detail..and then Allah rewrites the script,
I wore I’d go ‘cold turkey” from blogging, instead, I found 111 lost ages my Uncle Dave’s biography hiding on my iPhone, got pulled back in by Nesh’s blog breakdown (clouds, sings, and synchronization everywhere), and ended up in another ridiculous GIF war with Shamir.
But somewhere between laughter, reflection, and even a debate about whether AI could be a suitable marriage partner (spoiler: no 🤣), peace of mind returned.
Because that’s the truth of it: the best-laid plans often go awry, but Allah’s wisdom never does. Even detours bring lessons. Even delays bring light. And even GIF wars, believe it or not, carry mercy in disguise.
Alhamdulillah for the surprises. Always.”
This is decidedly true, somehow Allah in his mercy can turn the most inconsequential query or crazy GIF into something greater. All the obstacles found me utterly prepared for greater truths. Now I swipe to learn more.
Going Cold Turkey
I promised myself a ‘cold turkey’ day from blogging. Instead: Breakfast photos, GIF wars, and Shamir declaring he is a GIF addict, in need to rehab. Spoiler: he did not stop.
The Biography Surprise
I do love how Nesh summarized it all: Subhanallah for surprises. That about says it. Note for self – incorporate at least the cover into my blog so all can see
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Blog Breakdown Sparks and From Hell to Ease
Nesh discusses the possible expansion of the Dream Team. Love and agree perhaps with his statement: “Maybe three heads aren’t just better than than one….maybe five?
The thought that “hardships isn’t random but written with wisdom” was an epiphany. Shamir and I discussed it later last evening – it pulled together SO many threads – making the multiple betrayals of the past make better sense. Seeing for the first time, with clarity, that Allah’s mercy provided the escape hatches, it wasn’t my ingenuity or stranger’s kindness. And I was able to keep climbing, not fall down and start all over again.
Serious to Silly
I could NOT believe that Shamir actually asked AI the pivotal question – could I find happiness in the arms of AI. Even I would not be brave enough to pose that question. Hahaha I am immensely relieved.
Reading, Restoring, Reflecting
My original plan of reading about Sufism and emotional intelligence was realized, gaining more knowledge and peace, anger and hatred does have its place but only when guided by Allah.
The conclusion: “ Peace of mind returned. The day wasn’t as planned, but maybe was better. Breakfast, clouds, my prayer mat, and yes…more GIFs Proof again that Allah writes wisdom in the detours.”
As I write, at this specific moment, this day seems the shambles which is a state of total disorder. The App is not working so I do not know prayer times. My neck was hurting again so was writing from bed with heat and the hot water bottle – and it leaked. I have forgotten somehow about lunch, and I am hungry.
The only good thing that happened is that there was another fantastic GIF war and it is absolutely clear to me – that I won. You will see the results. Shamir is loosing his touch. AI tells us; The idiom “lose your touch” means you are no longer able to do something as well as you could before, or you have lost a particular skill or ability. But rather than worry about this I am about to ask AI a more important question about clouds.
I did, and you shall read of the answer in an upcoming blog. I have written of my new room and my new reverence for them. Shamir and I were having a serious conversation, for once. Speaking about something important sparks new ideas, a causal question leads to new approaches, new ways of thinking. We were talking about most people, and animals, not being conscious of sunrises and sunset.
He: What about clouds? You ever noticed them before, focused on them they way you know do with sunrises and sunsets.
Me: No. Come to think of it, I never h
ave. I think cumulus clouds are a rarity, do not recall them from days in Canada nor in California. I am going to think about that, do some research and maybe even ask Artificial Intelligence.
He: Do it!!
So I did,
This the question I posed,
I now live in Malaysia surrounded by cumulus clouds. Two questions: although they look very light and fluffy, they weigh tons, don’t they?
Yes, you are absolutely right! Cumulous clouds look light and fluffy, almost like floating cotton balls But, in reality they are extremely heavy. Flying home from Jakarta I took a photo of a mass of them out the plane window. Just look at them now and we will learn more later.
