Today I Went To Market...

I decided to try my luck at the markets today. Yep, that’s right, the girl (that’d be me) has got guts that’s for sure! So once I’d dragged myself away from the op shops, I trekked back to my car and was on my way to Market City. No, literally, that is what it is called. I kid you not! Parking was fairly quick and easy which surprised me slightly. However, $4.40 later and for a lousy two hours I might add, I was off. Bright pink Coles bag slouched over one shoulder and teeny tiny wallet sized bag that only fits my credit cards hung over the other. I suddenly realised the weather was so much hotter than I had expected when I awoke with the flu and looked outside only to be greeted with a sky full of grey accompanied by drizzly droplets of rain that didn’t seem to look as though they would let up anytime soon. Not only was it hot, I was dressed head to toe, entirely in black.
Once I’d walked the fairly mammoth sized walk from the $4.40 car spot I’d found to the markets, I allowed myself the pleasure of not entering via the fruit and veg section first. I was not yet ready to be confronted with the madness that is Paddy’s Markets fruit and veg on any given weekend day.
The thing I like about the markets though, is that if you actually take the time, and have the patience with the hot and sweaty crowds, you’ll come across a few neat little stores. Granted, they are usually hidden betweens rows and rows of the ‘same old and boring’ and if you walk a little too fast you may just miss that little one that has made your entire visit worthwhile! My point here is, we are often too quick to judge and not only judge but almost set a situation or standard up for ourselves without realising at all and commonly we let our misjudgement lead us down the negative garden path. All these downer vibes somehow stop us from seeing what’s really in front of us which more often than not, is not as bad as our minds have created it to be. It’s not the challenges or hardships in life that matter most, it’s what we make of them and how we come through the end of that tunnel. So I began to wonder, what should happen if I approach an anything but comfortable situation with a more positive vibe? Would I then be able to alter to view of what I’m seeing and create a environment I am actually happy to be a part of? Would I then be able to learn something from the surroundings? I believe this is definitely a possibility. So… I challenge you, for every negative thought, how about trying to give two positives to match it? It may seem hard at first, but with a little time, patience and practice, it may just be what ends up saving your life. Yes, all these wacky and wonderful thoughts brought together by a little trip to market. Maybe I’m on my way to the loony bin, or maybe next time you head to market, you’ll see something wacky and wonderful too.