October 8, 2015
(If we live with an open and grateful attitude, every
day will bring a gift. This is one of 365 gifts during the year I turned 70.)
During the year in Maryland, there are a limited number of
days that I can begin my day sitting on my back porch drinking in nature and
green tea. Spring and fall, when the temperature is comfortable and it is not
raining, I like to greet the day this way.
When I was teaching, I woke up at 5:30, arrived at school by
6:30 and began to prepare for the hectic and sometimes stressful day. Now, I
have the luxury of a slower and more connected start. I read the paper or the
next chapter of a novel while drinking one of my favorite teas. Often, I just
sit, look and listen.
This morning, there were no hummingbirds. They have begun to
migrate and will return sometime next April. I watched a chickadee and titmouse
dare to approach the nearby feeders, in spite of my presence. Since our huge
oak tree that our porch was built around had to be taken down, squirrels are no
longer constant visitors, but today I heard a scratching as a squirrel scooted high
on a loblolly and stopped on a branch to eat an acorn. A plane from nearby BWI Thurgood
Marshall Airport buzzed overhead, reminding me how much I love travel
adventures.
What's the rush? If you've given yourself permission to chase your dreams, then why is it so hard to give yourself permission to just be?” ~ Nikki Rowe
My gift today is permission to just
be.
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> Day 304: Touching Lives
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