TODAY'S MENU OF DELIGHTS!
Posted by Marlene Obie on Monday, January 23, 2012
The everchanging sky is a continual source of wonder and nourishment to me. I'm amazed that something so delicious can be zero calories and good for me to indulge in at will. Today it is a collage of blue space, with white puffs lowlighted with sporadic areas of gray. Sunlight brightens from behind and manages to shine through the gaps. It is especially welcome after last week's Winterland visitation. But then, no matter what the sky lets through, I always find beauty in the diversity it displays.
The patches of snow left now are mishaped blobs spotted with dirt, Yet, I like them for being removed from driveways, streets and sidewalks so I can drive and walk without fear of bouncing my body on them or playing Demolition Derby. They allow me the freedom to get out of the house into my stream of normalcy (which does not necessarily resemble anyone else's.
Okay, so I have only gone out today to drop my granddaughter off at school and attend water aerobics so far, but I am delighted that my options are more open. That, for a woman of my age, is something I am increasingly thankful for--waking up alive and able to rejoice at that redundancy. Wow, I have another day to exist on this planet in a breathing, moving state. How great is that?
Of course, that is immediately met with a morning shower of doubts about my competence in climbing up the mountain of tasks that need to or should be done and those on my want-to list and wondering which approach to take and lamenting that there isn't enough time for all; I may not have all the necessary equipment and knowledge to get to the next ledge even. Yet, I get up and go and come back here and open the blog and start typing. Wow! I'm moving through the day. Like Minnie Pearl used to say, "I'm just so glad to be here!" And I'm thankful that Someone has kept me alive for another day with faith that I am able to keep on, which is likely more important that if I ever reach the top,
No, wait! Every rise is a peak over the last. Wow! The view is pretty fabulous from this present perspective.
The patches of snow left now are mishaped blobs spotted with dirt, Yet, I like them for being removed from driveways, streets and sidewalks so I can drive and walk without fear of bouncing my body on them or playing Demolition Derby. They allow me the freedom to get out of the house into my stream of normalcy (which does not necessarily resemble anyone else's.
Okay, so I have only gone out today to drop my granddaughter off at school and attend water aerobics so far, but I am delighted that my options are more open. That, for a woman of my age, is something I am increasingly thankful for--waking up alive and able to rejoice at that redundancy. Wow, I have another day to exist on this planet in a breathing, moving state. How great is that?
Of course, that is immediately met with a morning shower of doubts about my competence in climbing up the mountain of tasks that need to or should be done and those on my want-to list and wondering which approach to take and lamenting that there isn't enough time for all; I may not have all the necessary equipment and knowledge to get to the next ledge even. Yet, I get up and go and come back here and open the blog and start typing. Wow! I'm moving through the day. Like Minnie Pearl used to say, "I'm just so glad to be here!" And I'm thankful that Someone has kept me alive for another day with faith that I am able to keep on, which is likely more important that if I ever reach the top,
No, wait! Every rise is a peak over the last. Wow! The view is pretty fabulous from this present perspective.
