Such fun and an enormous sense of connectedness can lift the spirit
and renew our faith in the human race, simply by smiling and opening up conversations with people with whom we have never met before and with  whom we are most unlikely to ever meet again.
I love to stike up random chats with members of the public about aspects of life that amuse me, observational humour with a stranger, who after all is just a friend whom I don't know yet............
Another aspect of Divine Consciousness that has individualised on planet Earth to experience for the whole, their specific outlook,view point or take on life, and ,therefore, potentially a powerhouse of information and inspiration.
Sharing is caring, and I have always found that "strangers", respond with humour and friendliness when approached with an open heart and non-judgement, with no agenda other than to connect with another human, honour their differences and to laugh at our similarities and peculiar human ways.
Last night, 9/09/09, I wondered through the woods in search of the 9 Ladies stone circle, for a ceremonial gathering on this auspicious day to honour  and to send thanks to Mother Earth,  to connect through  meditation, sound , music,dancing and drumming with the rest of my fellow beings on this planet. All of the people, bar the five that I arrived with  were total strangers, and yet we behaved and acted towards one another as if we were close family members and friends.totally free to share our dreams,thoughts, actions, and voices, 45 unique individuals coming together for one purpose, to unite and reach out to create a circle of gratitude and love.
 The moral of this blog is: do not buy into all the fear and grim news we hear,see and read in the media and on the news, because all around us in the real world,
there are people gathering in ever increasing circles of creativity,gratitude and love.