So busy living life there's just no time to blog it too?

But once in a while it's good to stop, take a breath and reflect on where one's been in relation to where one's heading...

October was a sobering month and I am still amazed at the resilience we humans have in dealing with our challenges.

Rita followed Katrina to add insult to injury in the Gulf of Mexico, and the earth shook the Kashmir region not long after, with many more earthquakes continuing through the month in the region. Add Cuba, South America, Mexico, Central America nailed by the record breaker of storm naming; Beta, and then combine that with the countries in Asia and Europe dealing with their brands of storms and floods. It seems few countries were free of calamities in October.

Politically speaking, it seems many leaders are in stormy weather themselves, one way or another and I predict we'll be on a downward spiral when it comes to public opinion of leaders on both sides of the globe, all seemingly through scandalous endeavors... Canada, Great Britain, the US, France, Germany. Russia, China, India, Pakistan.

We're only 2 days into November and already it feels as though it'll be full of "happenings". Lets hope that Octobers' negative energy - or rather "energy of change" turns to an energy of calm in November for all and allow ourselves a bit of time to heal and assimilate what we've experiencd. I believe I'll try to set that tone right now through these observations:

Today a good friend reached 60 years of age. A real milestone in anyone's life!

Today an incredible woman was honoured in Detroit. Al Sharpton said, "Make a Rosa Resolution. Resolve to make a difference in the world!" Beautiful words, beautiful thought; he hopes people are inspired through Rosa Parks' death to follow her lead. To be moved to change the world through conscious acts of dignity and grace. My hope is that Rev Sharpton's words are taken to heart by many; to acheive change through peaceful and logical means, without resorting to violence, strife and bitterness is a goal worth striving for.

Today we found out Saddam had cut a deal to go in exile to the United Arab Emirates, just before the war - wow - what a different picture that paints!

I think I'm just trying to take a different perspective, like playing with my camera, what do I want to "focus" on this month?