Clouds ...

not often, but once in a while my mind wanders into a philsophical state of melancholy, gently pondering ... gently pondering life ... pondering on trying to disifer life's meaning .... it's my middle-agedness checking-in with me regularly i suppose ...

my wee ponder today took me to Joni Mitchell's beautiful song Both Sides Now ....

conclusion1: yunno, finding contentment in life + learning how to be content is a true gift ...

conclusion2: how u view the bottle, is it half empty or half full? ... this is pretty critical ...

Both Sides Now written by Joni Mitchell

Rows and floes of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairytale comes real I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show You leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow It's love's illusions I recall I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud To say I love you right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well somethings lost, but somethings gained In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all

Both Sides Now (1991) sung by Paul Young & Clannad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob0mYdbFjdU laters ...