I have enjoyed the last three days on
planet Earth immensely. Friday our trip to St Cloud was marvelous.
The Fall colors are manifesting. It was a beautiful drive. We
couldn't find the Chinese grocery store we were familiar with. We
drove up and down the streets. We asked for directions and we were
sent to a store we had never been to before. {There must be three
Asian groceries in St Cloud.}We made the trip longer by searching
along 2nd street North rather than South; but it was fun
anyway. We did a little shopping and had the 'fisherman's platter' at
Red Lobster and got home at 4PM, just in time to do the afternoon
chores.
Saturday, another marvelous day! I
caught up on our bookkeeping [paying bills]. I am one of those folks
who enjoy managing money and paying bills. Not a big deal. Although,
we live exceptionally well, we do it on $3696.45 a month. No house
payment, no bills except the current ones, yes it can be done. In the
afternoon, I mowed the lawn for the last time this year. It was very
long in some places, I only mowed, once, in August and skipped
September completely. Usually, the grass grows slowly in September,
not this year, it rained and drizzled frequently. It wasn't too
horrible. Two hours of steady mowing took care of it and I loved it.
The yard is beautiful.
Yesterday, Sunday, was the best of all.
I took a trip to Mora, to the grocery store, got the paper and a few
items. When I got home I read the paper, did some chores and spent a
large part of the day sitting outside, in the most marvelous
Sunshine, watching the chickens, both big and little, traverse the
lawn looking for things to peck at. I noticed several chickadees and
a nuthatch, I don't see much of them in the Summer. Does that mean
Winter is around the corner?
This Morning I did the Sunday
crossword, in the same time, it generally takes me to do the daily.
Either my mind is working like a steel trap or it was unusually easy.
I made the comment to Jamie. She said, “Oh they just throw an easy
one in once in awhile” Humph!
Why were the last three days so
enjoyable? It is all just the usual stuff. We know that the outside
is the outside. What we see, depends on what is going on, in the
inside. I could have hated the search for the store in St Cloud [by
the way we did find it and bought a hundred pounds of Jasmine rice].
Instead of being frustrated, I found it, a great adventure. Sure, in
the last three days, there were some specks in the jelly, I didn't
look at them. They didn't need examining. I already know what one of
those, so-called, life flaws, look like. Our life flows by us like a
river, or perhaps a movie, we can choose what to focus on. We can
choose what we wish to dramatize.
When we love ourselves, we are filled
with light, we automatically focus on what reinforces the light. As I
am writing this, I realize I could be in the dumper this afternoon.
Hey, but I know, I can climb out again.
Let us imagine we are filled with a
golden glow. Let us look at the world through this lens.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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