5am is quite dark! Can't say I'm a fan of getting out of bed that early but Mark has a long commute for the next 5 to 6 wks. so this new rising time will be the norm for awhile. Its a change but maybe not all bad. There is the quiet solitude in the neighborhood that you normally don't get and the ability to see the stars and moon if the sky is clear. It was nice to settle on the glider in the darkness and just enjoy the quiet moment.
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I thought I had things to drop here but the morning proved otherwise. Noise, bike crashes, wounds to attend to, cluttered kitchen to clean up before breakfast could even be cooked, all this and the frustration of earlier attempts to get the page to let me scrawl . Phew, now that I am here my ealier thoughts have vacated the area. Sort of an empty tomb awaiting an interment.
My husband and I were given the treatment by a complete stranger. By treatment, I mean an act of random kindness. Never did we suspect of becoming actual recipients of such a thing. It was New Years Day and the last showing of the Bodies Exhibit. We ventured downtown and were entering the building when we got mixed up in a sizable group. They were laughing and joking and we in turn were enjoying watching their fun. We stepped aside and told the ones behind us to go ahead with their group, we were in no hurry. The gentleman asked if we were sure because there were alot of them. Absolutely. When we reached the window we were told our admission had already been paid for by the gentleman ahead of us. Happy New Year! When we tried to thank him he was humble and didn't want a big deal made out of it. So we said a quiet thank you and moved on. What we would have paid that day for admission went into a box designated for the homeless shelter.
I think the world becomes a little better each time someone practices this kind of treatment. Geeze, lately its always a trial to get the blog to allow you to type a new entry! I don't want to have to work at it or fight with it just to make a daily entry or edit. It is making me consider blogging elsewhere. That can become an overwhelming endeavor in itself. Google writing or blogging sites and you will see what I mean.
I've a feeling I could really start scattering myself around and waste precious time as well if I am not careful. I'm just beginning to find my voice and I do like scribbling things down. Could stick with pencil and paper exclusively but online communities give you a bit of a boost and keep you current. So if I need to change places lets hope the right one will make its way onto my radar and changing it up won't be pain in the a**. Word has it that what should have been a somewhat boring uneventful trip home for my sister-in-law Tues evening was anything but. She was tooling down the highway in her jeep, top down probably jamming to Bruce Springteen when something blew out in the engine. She thought she was on fire because of the orange glow she saw in the rearview mirror. She was able to pull over to the side of the road before the jeep completely died. A good samaritan apparently called for emergency help because by the time she called her brother a state trooper arrived on the scene. Said someone called in a vehicle on fire. A couple minutes later a fire truck arrived. Our finest to the rescue! Well, she was rescued and the jeep towed. She even picked up the broken parts that were strewn on the highway because in her words " No sense in littering". I guess alls well that ends well.
I think getting old is when you begin to stop interacting with the world around you. When you think yourself the most wise simply because of the years you have lived, not how you lived the years and what they may have taught or brought to you. Mistakenly thinking that anyone younger hasn't gained wisdom inspite of their years. Closing yourself off to new ideas, alternate points of view or just different avenues of thinking counter to your own and not letting creativity into your daily life. Creativity can mean any number of things. Its not limited to artistic venues.
We never lose the potential to learn new things as we grow older. We can master new skills and be creative all our lives. Its true that genes impact our lives but our lives also impact our genes in that our brains change shape according to the experiences we have. Most of us don't understand that our true inner potential is extraordinary (at any age). The main reason people stagnate is that they limit themselves through habits or mind-sets or simply by setting their sights to low. By rearranging our thinking, letting go of negative thoughts and behaviors we allow space for new positive experiences and ideas. Enjoyed an impromtu visit from my sister-in-law. She dropped in from Pa. on Monday afternoon and headed back yesterday early evening. I don't think we quit talking for the first two hrs. she was there. Mark surprised us by cooking dinner and serving it on the back deck. He did everything, we only had to eat! Yesterday we wandered downtown through some of the antique shops laughing and reminiscing. Even learned about some olden kitchen appliances and rustic tools. When a random rain storm rolled through we stepped into the corner cafe for lunch and coffee. I suppose it was a bit selfish not letting the rest of the family know that she was there so if they had the time and inclination they could see her also. But her time was so brief we just kept it to the three of us.
Earlier when she and I were enjoying the morning sun and talking about things we were doing and hoped to accomplish, how I was fumbling through writing, so on and so forth, she said "What about your photography, you were pretty good and didn't have to work at it. Your black and whites had depth. Thats your art. Why aren't you doing anything with it anymore?" I had to give some thought to that. I am still thinking about it because on one level I realize she is right. When I was behind the camera it was relaxing and I did take some really good pictures. Yet instead of just enjoying the craft and continuing on I thought I had to have more classes and then my camera broke. I think I just let a defeatest attitude take over. Maybe I need to stop taking the easy way and step onto the road less traveled. I might just surprise myself with what I find. We are in an ongoing home renovation project. Since it involves the entire interior/exterior we had to break it into more managable steps. We chose to work on exterior and it looks like we just might get the siding project completed. Mark spending his entire holiday wknd working on the house. I help as I can/ which is to say I'm the grunt and gopher. That is to say, go for anything he might need! Haha
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AuthorHello, I'm Kim Hitzges. I am a writer, photographer, and mixed media artist who is following the magic that guides my life. Archives
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