for many years now, I have looked at each day as something to embrace, to emerge myself in and to acknowledge the world around me. This is something that has worked for me and it changes the way you approach the day.
Most of the time I have a *to do* list and a concept of what I want to accomplish and then on occassion I let the day take me where it will. Most of the time I want to be at home doing something that I love doing and on the occassion that I leave it is to do definite things, play golf, work in the church yard, walk in Eureka Springs, often times taking my camera to do more photography.
Some days I go and take lessons from the lady that owns the bead shop, it is fun to just sit there and work away on a new technique or concept and feel the energy of the business around me.
Sometimes I go to the church and sit in the garden at 4pm, about that time the birds are visiting for their daily baths, there is so much to embrace that it is hard for me to imagine that there was a time in my life I did not do this, when it changed I really don't remember, except that in the months before I started getting ready for my knee surgeries I walked 8 blocks every night so that my legs would be strong enough to get through the surgery, the pain was excruciating, but as I walked and saw the world around me the pain eased up.....and most of the time I ended those walks with less pain.
Now if I find that I am having a bad moment, I erase it with a job in the garden or a drive into town, it does work and it changes my chemestry.
Have a blessed day, and ((((hugs))))
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