It's another stunning Spring day - cool breeze coming off Bass Strait, sunshine warm enough to burn, even with a temperature only suggesting 16 degrees.

I sit contemplating my changing view.

It hasn't been easy accepting the inevitable clearing of the trees. Even now the piles of woodchips seem unconnected to their original state - towering macrocarpa and gum trees.

Change is rarely easy and the less control one feels within the process the greater the path to acceptance can seem.

So I sit and think about what I can change and what I cannot.

Some of the trees are gone. The development is happening . My view has changed and will continue to change. I can adapt or move. I have choices.

We always have a choice in how we choose to respond to what life sends us. The changes in my neighbourhood present an opportunity for me to make some changes too.

The Golf Greens remain a part of this beautiful neighbourhood

This house, this street, and a wonderful community cafe, drew me here five years ago during a time of change. Maybe my journey here is done and it's time for another adventure.

I love sitting listening to the birds in the gumtrees on a quiet afternoon

My departure would open the possibility for a new owner to move in. There's a saying about not missing something we never had. I might miss the bush and the silence and another person might love the new community; the possibility of friendships in a growing neighbourhood beside a beautiful beach and flanked by golf greens.

The sweeping coastline will always be here to enjoy

One person's door closes and another's opens. Over the next few months things will change. The weather, the view, the economy, global events...my challenge is to simply remain open.

Open to new possibilities ...

What do you think?

KarenPS ~

Changing views