Back from a holiday break to visit family in North London... Contrary to the topic statement it's not the return and yearning for more holiday i had but quite the reverse.

Whilst on holiday watching the family go about their hastle and bustle and listening to the children ( almost adult teens) winge about their lack of entertainment and dependency on modern technology... I smiled contentedly as i observed my two boys  ( 5 and 13) play games outside and amused themselves together with wandering their grandfathers garden identifying plants and playing with the cat. The results of lifestyle being obvious on how much healthier our two looked physically and comments on how well socialised they were - interacting with each other and several generations of family and not squirreling away with some noisey anti social console or other.

Dont get me wrong we have them , but it was their choices not to use them and to interact with everyone and to explore which amused me.  Watching their frustration when they find there was no 'big outdoors' to play... they wanted to look for fields and woods with trees to climb. And that was when my blues set in, with all its pomp and hustle and bustle and we have so much to do. i realised my children have all the growing space they need... right where we are! they have the right ballance, healthy eating, open air, lots of exercise.

Trying to down shift wasnt just about living an ideal  ' grow yer own'... ' build yer own' ... it was more about returning to values far more important and for many far lost.. all to easy forgotten. In several areas of my career i have seen this - as a Police custody officer, body guard ... sports coach and tutor so many times in my short 42 yrs on this mortal coil i've seen the true values and morals dissolve into the dark melting pot of modern life.

             Sow the seed, Nurture the roots, Grow the tree - a martial arts saying goes.

So i have returned home.. rested.. but restless  lmao So back to hardwork.. no money but a full belly