Present for my birthday

This is the present for my birthday this year, which hasn't happened yet, but it will come very soon. And it is of great significance to me.
I am not greedy or spendthrift, and as you know, even small things make me happy, so I am not unreasonable neither in my purchases nor in my desires. With that money I could buy a jacket, shoes, or something practical, something important that would work for me.
Why not a sleeping bag? Since freezing on the Camino with an inappropriately thin sleeping bag, I've come to appreciate the advantage of having such a useful item.
Also, I haven't worn jewelry in years. Then why a jewel right now, out of nowhere?

(I continue with photos of poppies.
You know, poppies are also important to me because they are also associated with my birthday.
And when I show you such pictures, maybe I should also clarify that I never pluck flowers (and therefore I don't like to be given flowers on birthdays or similar occasions). In photos like this, I just hold the flower to shoot it because it's usually windy in the garden.)

But this is not just a piece of jewelry. It's a symbol. Which grabbed me the moment I saw it.

Adaptability. This is what I need most. And what is the most appropriate symbol of it, than the chameleon? Maybe water too, but the water signs aren't that pretty, are they? Water that takes the shape of whatever vessel it is poured into, or that always finds a way to flow, to move forward.

Adaptability. You know it's not the best, most capable, or smartest people who get ahead. Not even the most moral ones. Morality... if it did not exist as a concept, we would no longer exist as a species. And yet, I need to break... the principles, to accept, to adapt.

It is said that: "A chameleon symbolizes stability, insight, patience, determination, perception, curiosity, fearlessness and resourcefulness."

And I would say that the chameleon's powers of transformation make it the most alchemical and magical animal possible. Which I need most right now.

Is it too personal?
Honestly, I'm not even sure anyone is reading what I'm writing here. But it is a fact that here I allow myself to say things that I do not say anywhere else.

And yet, my posts often seem unfinished because I've wanted to write so many things but haven't. I have come some way and I have not continued. It is so tiring sometimes to calculate what is right to say and what is wrong. So, so much is left unsaid.

However, let me return to the main topic again.

For my birthday, I wish for a miracle to happen. I hope for nothing. But I wish for a miracle. By all kinds of alchemical and magical means.

Thank you for your time! Copyright:	@soulsdetour
	Soul's Detour is a project started by me years ago when I had a blog about historical and not so popular tourist destinations in Eastern Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Nowadays, this blog no longer exists, but I'm still here - passionate about architecture, art and mysteries and eager to share my discoveries and point of view with you.

Personally, I am a sensitive soul with a strong sense of justice.
Traveling and photography are my greatest passions.
Sounds trivial to you?
No, it's not trivial. Because I still love to travel to not so famous destinations.🗺️
Of course, the current situation does not allow me to do this, but I still find a way to satisfy my hunger for knowledge, new places, beauty and art.
Sometimes you can find the most amazing things even in the backyard of your house.😊🧐🧭|