Putting A Spring In
My 'To Do' List!
The water on the cover of our pool is now ice-free and
sparkling in the sunshine- I'm waiting for our yearly visit by the two mallard
ducks who think it is some sort of an inviting pond! I always look forward to them, as I do the neat,
feathered little beacons of hope that visit our bird feeder - a compliment to
our humble hospitality.
It's nice to feel that
Spring sunshine pouring into my thoughts and jogging them into positive
action. Everything is starting to come
alive again out there, in the great outdoors, and in here, in the 'struggling
to be positive' indoors of my mind. My
inner to-do list was starting to grow out of control before Spring was even
officially here, and now I am having yet another think about that list:
Two of our good
neighbours have just recently had to leave their homes and accept the reality
of a very different life in hospital - a
reminder that changes in our lives can happen quite abruptly, mocking the to-do
list still sitting on the tables of our mind.
If those good people had to re-write their lists, I'm sure that yard and
housework would be moved down in priority by a huge drop, replaced by taking
one more hour to sit outside under the trees and listen to the sounds of life
happening around them; one more cup of tea or coffee with family and friends,
another chance to choose their own music to listen to, and one more dance with
a spouse, child, or grandchild.
I've written this wish list for them:
One more dance,
One more song,
Some happy steps,
On feet, still strong;
One more day,
One more hour
To hear a bird,
To smell a flower;
To find within,
A child's pure heart
To light my path
Before we part,
And please, dear Lord,
A friendly smile,
To take with me
On my last mile.
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