I have today, now, this moment to treasure.\u00a0 And then nothing.<\/p>\n
This time, this place, these people (or this person) — or never, nowhere, no one.<\/p>\n
What do I value?\u00a0 See what surrounds me, where I am, what I do, who is with me.<\/p>\n
What do I believe?\u00a0 My work, my life, my heart express the essence of my in-most thoughts.<\/p>\n
Do I do great things?\u00a0 Or little things?\u00a0 And who decides what is worthy?\u00a0 Do I count as success only that which brings accolades — or that which pleases me?<\/p>\n
I walked out in the garden this morning, pulled a few weeds, admired that last rose on the persistent shrub with its self-made nosegays, counted the spiderwebs hanging like solar diagrams on the buddleia (four) and threw a ball, a stick, a toy for the dogs.<\/p>\n
I picked up the litter from the drive.\u00a0 I wandered through the house, putting this thing away, setting this other aside for later.<\/p>\n
I checked through the mail — a note from a friend, unsolicited recycling materials, a bit of news.<\/p>\n
I deconstructed a little more of the water-damaged wall in my office and disturbed a small (maybe a few month’s old) ant nest when I removed a bit of insulation.\u00a0 I set the window open to push the dust outside — or does it push it further inside?\u00a0 No matter, the house was cooler.<\/p>\n
I read, I played, I cleaned, I\u00a0 rested, I dreamt.<\/p>\n
Today, here, with my dogs at my side, I waited for my family to return home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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