This thread Will never die!

“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”

 

When everything is rolling along, we sometimes forget how reassuring it is to have people, whether near or far, there for us when we crash. The cavalry came to my rescue today when I stopped rolling. They came from all directions. I feel truly blessed

 

The barest hint of a pinkish crescent moon is visible against the blueish gray winter sky. Venus is bright and beckoning as always at this time of year and the skeletons of the deciduous trees are painted with fine brush strokes against the horizon of orange and mauve. I love twilight in the winter

 

The geese are headed north. Already. Flight of fifty or so went over at high altitude.

 

I saw that today also ghrit. I heard their call and watched them fly overhead on what was an early spring day

 

Pencils. No power means no electronic spread sheets unless manually worked up on the desk that no longer has a desktop 'puter.

 

I saw that happen once!! Of course that was in the 70's and I may have been indulging in a little mind altering substance at the time.

 

In the Word Association thread, tacmotusn said that nothing is free, everything comes with a cost. I have to disagree with my friend. There is much that is free for the taking. Every night at twilight, I go outside and look at the horizon and the sky, watch the moon and the stars change position overhead; I like to drive down a country road on bright, sunny days, music blasting from the stereo; I walk in the woods and enjoy the smells and sights; the cardinals that nest outside of my window every year and the hummingbirds that visit the azalea every summer; hearing the voice of a friend at the other end of the phone; the sound of rushing water and the smell of a campfire; watching seeds sprout with the knowledge of what is to come; a good meal and a glass of wine; holding hands with a lover while exploring city streets; looking into the faces of my child and my grandchildren and seeing their smiles; laughter; tears with a friend; memories of other times, other places, and people; sitting at the piano making music; putting flowers on the graves of those we have loved and lost; wiggling my toes in the sand at the shoreline; fishing; listening to silence; simply loving.

There is much in my life that is completely free, waiting for me to grab it in both hand and celebrate living. If my happiness depended on what money could buy, I would be a woman sadly lacking joy in my life and that's not the way I choose to live.

I'm not a Pollyanna - I have learned that sadness, grief, and times of want as well as times of plenty will be recurring visitors in my life so I am greedy in finding every moment of happiness I can.

 

Indeed you did Tac.