Nathalia to Numurkah

Friday 6 May 2022

Some early morning reflections (see the post below). Then I set my alarm for 6:30am ( but now know that i didn't hit SAVE - rats!), when I woke and checked the time it was 7am!

The Bakery had said yesterday that they could drop my bag off in Numurkah if i was there about 7-7:15 (the truck was scheduled to leave at 7:30am). It was 7:30 as I walked out the door.

When i got there, no big truck. A bystander told me it had just left! I went in, a little bit dejected, still trusting that loving design would take care of things (though I had been invited to join in a.m.a.p.). I asked the lady behind the counter if they had any other vehicles going over that way, & she said I'd have to talk to David, which I did. He said yup, about 10am he'd drop them at their shop in Numurkah, though it closes at 3pm. He'd leave it in a prearranged spot! Cool!

I bought a coffee and 2 pies, rang Numurkah re. accomodation. One said "Yes"; then "No, sorry, it was booked out overnight, online." I walked past the Hotel i was welcomed at the night before..

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on my way back to the motel to get my waterbottle & hat, deciding to ring the other motel or caravan park at Numurkah as i walk today..

Eek, will I need a coat today? It does seem pretty cool. I left my coat and two ponchos in my bag.

My dad rang while I finished a cuppa at the motel, and I talked with him for an hour and a half, as I walked. Soon after 10:30am I thought to try the Telegraph Hotel in Numurka  again, to see if they had a bed. They answered and said.. "Well, we didn't; but someone just rang up and cancelled. So now we do!" I booked it.

A lady just stopped her hybrid car and offered to drive me to Numurkah. I thanked her for stopping, but said I'm walking, towards Cape York. And thanked her again for stopping. There are a lot of thoughtful people out there. 

Another person just checked that I was ok.

Every day has a slightly different scenery, and different audience:

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I did stop in some sunshine with my legs against an electricity pole for half an hour, but other than that, there was a very cool wind, and I had to walk or jog to keep warm enough. So, I got in early - before 3:15pm, picked up my bags from the coffee shop/ Bakery:

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and checked into a room in the Telegraph. Had a drink and chatted to a local, and the lady who looks like she's a part owner.

Went upstairs, had a hot shower and rested my feet up, had some phone calls, worked on this post, booked a room for tomorrow night, and had a look at the provenance of a book written my a "Mark" in the first first Century C.E., and rested till 7pm. 

Went downstairs, ordered a lovely steak and veg, and tried to make a card for calling. 

Finished up by about 10pm and off to bed…

Interesting options for tomorrow.

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OLD TO NEW WORLD VIEW

Despite that science tells us "This world is

not what it seems on outside, to the feel,

with layers upon layers forming things",

I still believe that our ol' world is real.

Our scientific story tells us that

despite what we all see here (think we "know"),

there's layers of "community" which mat

together, and which interleave.. (quite so):《1》

Inside, within each body, making up

the living ones, are individu'l "cells",

or living creatures that can be corrupt-

ed, or combined to make a host where dwells

the multicelled "community" we see

that's planted right before us "on" (or "in")

our ground of being. Even you and me.

And these can be disrupted or can win!

The ways that these communities would seize

things 'round about to aid their tiny parts,

to work together: shelter, feed, and ease

their life, to bring a thriving from their starts,

are called in this Our world "to feed", & "clothe

and shelter", self or fam'ly, other lives.

The old words from Our world that covered both

are "love", & then there's "peace"- which meant "life thrives".

But smaller yet, each body that exists,

of rocks, or gasses, animals or plants;

(and irrespective of "life" tagged to its

existence as an entity, per chance..)

is made of smaller atoms, molecules,

or other things that kind of are like "seas".

But smaller yet (these aren't just words of fools)

are forces "circling", balancing with ease.

Where either particles or waves "impart"

existence to those higher levels too.

But here we haven't even made a start

on bigger things, like Galaxies and U-

ni-verse, or other categ'ries rehearsed,

like Supernova, Nebulae, and Giants,

Dwarves, and other stars that shoot and burst,

to cook up compounds, elements and ions

from which all of the rest can start to "be".

Invisible dimensions in this way

we start to understand, and maybe "see"

within our "mind's eye" - as they used to say.

But still our story makes more sense, or less

of all dimensions we've encountered here,

since we were born - to order and to mess,

with this ol' world. - And this is where I cheer

myself as I move on, and others too.

The world we "started" in, that let us learn

about dimensions and these worlds that you

have just now been reminded of, don't spearn!

The story that's apparent: God made this

whole world with more dimensions than you'd poke

at with a stick, does not seem so remiss

and starts to look less like it was a joke!

"The best is yet to come", as AA found

in fact, through living in this re-al world.

And there's a higher power hanging round

to see if we would reach out and be curled

within the love of biggest Dad, or Mum,

and let the Great Creator's fam-il-y

look after us and grow us, and then some..

towards more of a nature that is free

to love back, as we have ourselves been loved.

And that's why most religions in this world

admire, and think good-life was surely gloved

within the life, that we have mostly hurled

our insults at, and blamed him for our faults

and misdemeanours, laziness, and such.

It's him I would commend to you. Us dolts,

we killed the model human God loved much -

the second Adarm (and would kill his Eve,

that God brings from him while he's "not around").

In jealousy and ignorance, we'd weave

a net to catch them yet, like beasts been found

and named. So if you ask me to I'll tell

the story of the glory of God "THERE",

who loves his kids, and wants them to do well,

take on creative love, and learn to share.

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《1》 physically enact this by interleaving the fingers from each hand with those of the other

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