Mar
12
2011
Spring is now one week and one day away give or take an hour or two. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and it was, at least fifty, degrees outside. Pretty soon this cold weather will just be a memory. Of course, nothing is forever. I will just experience today. That is all I have. And sometimes that is all you can focus on—today. So I will enjoy today exactly how it is. And worry about tomorrows. Another day.
Jan
6
2011
Nothing is permanent. Mates and relatives die. Friends move away or drift away from you. Or even die. The complexion of neighborhoods may change. Some people move away, others move in. Nothing is forever.
I remember once visiting my old neighborhood, where I grew up in and realized the community had changed drastically.
There was nothing no more to keep me there. My parents and friends had moved away. I could not go back to my old haunts. They were not there any longer.
I had to start all over somewhere else. And I did in Morristown. For fifteen years I lived there. Then my life took me somewhere else. Pennsylvania.
Of course, at some point you realize you have so much time and have to decide where you are going to spend the remainder of your life.
There is something to be said for roots. When you spend a lifetime in one area and invested time and energy in reaching out to others, you have roots and who else will want to help you but these very people you have spent a lifetime with.
Moving far away from your roots, the friends you cultivated for years and close relatives may leave you stranded. There may come a time you need their help. You will not be young forever.
Of course, there is an assumption you care about your roots and friends. There is so many times you can move and develop roots in another area. That usually take years. Sometimes a lifetime. All that needs to be considered in a major move.
Dec
30
2009
Every day I have to count my blessings. It is so easy to take the bounty God has given you for granted. At the moment I have four dogs. You never know when they are going to outlive you.
Usually it is the opposite: you outlive them but you never know. Life is, indeed, very precious. I am enjoying all four dogs at the moment.
There is Tilla who greets me every day eagerly. He and I have a special relationship. I never thought there would be another dog like Daisy who was the first dog I raised from a pup. She usually did not take her eyes off of me. I mourned when she died of cancer.
But then Tilla came along. Unlike Daisy, he is eager to please, although a scoundrel. We built an extension on our fence, at considerable expense, for he liked jumping it. The only dog who could.
We had one visit from the local warden when one neighbor complained about one of his escapades. I know he is only on loan to me, will not be around for ever. I will enjoy him now. He is a blessing.
There is his sister, the other pup we kept, Coco who is a real darling. She has a real sweet personality although she can be quite insistent when she want to go out. I know she is, also, on loan.
Life is very fleeting and I will enjoy these two dogs while I have them. Nothing is forever. And that includes my life too. I will try to be appreciative of all my blessings. Every thing is by grace.
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