Arthur Attwell on TRANSIT

Welcome to November! 

Yes, we can hear you asking the same question… “Where did October go?” 

It must have flicked past our window as we slumbered in the TRANSIT carriage on the 2020 train.

But don’t worry, while you were playing cards and perhaps dozing off to the stream-rolling motion of the wheels gliding over the tracks, we managed to capture a glimpse of the beautiful scenery for you. A glimpse that tells a story… 

”A story between the doings” as Arthur Attwell, our speaker for October, explained in his moving talk.

We had the pleasure of delving, with Arthur, into the unknown and strange space in time, where you realise that you are leaving behind where you were but not quite where you want to be. As Arthur reminded us, Dr Seuss’ had a name for it. The Waiting Place of life. 

Most of us run our lives controlling the controllables - constantly moving, from one station, one destination to another. Most of us buy a bus, train or flight ticket to somewhere specific or we stick to our routes - auto-pilot mode drive ourselves to our local spots on muscle memory without conscious thought. 

Imagine being stuck on this mode of transport with no knowledge of where you are going. For how long will you be in the same seat? How many fields, trees and stop signs will flick past you as you look out the same window? 

Arthur took us to that place to explore what happens to us when we sit down on this universal seat of “cosmic public transit”. That seat where you could land up anywhere because “in swirl of universe there is no such thing as being stationary”.

He shared some interesting experiences about his journey and the Waiting Place he encountered along the way. He realised that either you are moving yourself or the TRANSIT will move you. A wise old saying comes to mind…“The right train of thought can take you to a better station in life.”

Often in life when you feel like your hands have been taken off the wheel, you realise that there is merit in being the passenger for a while. You are able to enjoy the ride and notice things you haven’t seen before when you were concentrating on keeping your vessel between the lines of your old life. 

You are afforded the opportunity to get into the right mindset to be able to decide the what, how and when of your new journey and where it will take you.

So next time, you find yourself in this peculiar place, remember to embrace being the passenger and use the time graciously borrowed to you to re-charge, re-balance and create - for yourself. 

Sit in your waiting place and grab the glimpses through the window. Let them transform your thoughts into a wonderful story for your life. 

When that train stops at your destin-st-ation, you’ll be ready to step onto the platform of your new reality - to set yourself free and give back abundantly with gratitude for how far you have come.

Happy daydreaming!