It was a dark and gloomy sunrise this morning here in central
Kentucky. The sun was just coming up as I was leaving Lexington after feeding
pigs.
As the weather turns colder and the time changes (don’t
forget that’s tonight!) I find myself reminiscing more often than not.
As I was walked to my pickup, the motion of a squirrel
caught my eye and I watched him for a few minutes. I realized that I haven’t
been taking enough time to survey the world around me and spend some quality
time just letting my thoughts roam.
I think we are all guilty of that aren’t we?
I used to spend a lot of time just staring at the world
around me. It has always brought me great peace.
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| This picture looks familiar right?! Sorry to overload you, I just love it. |
Sitting on our front porch in my great-grandmothers
rocking chair and watching the world go by will always be a favorite past-time when I go home.
This is the view I saw every morning for 4 years. One I
spent many a snowy night sitting on the porch just staring at. And reveling in
the expanse of that crystal clear starry Western sky.
The view off my current front porch just doesn’t measure up
does it? Plus I have very nosy and meddling neighbors…which is quite a change
after the past 23 years of emptiness. Don’t get me wrong, having neighbors isn’t
a bad thing. It’s just not my ideal. Especially since I can’t walk outside in
my underwear anymore. Depressing! ;)
I have come to understand how those who work in offices all
day may not necessarily want to go home and work outside. Especially since I
have found myself going to school then coming home and plopping down in the
house! That has got to change!
So I will be thankful for the many blessings I have been
given and will take some time each day to soak in the world around me.
The world might be a better place if we all soaked in a few
minutes of the peace of nature every day don’t ya think?
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