Everything Serves
We were out for our half-hour therapeutic exercise walk yesterday afternoon, when a car went past that we didn’t recognize. We could see the driver wave, and then heard a toot of the horn, expressing a friendly hello. It was pretty convincing that this was a neighbor to whom we had probably introduced ourselves in the last couple of months.
It provided a pleasant feeling of belonging. That’s valuable to us, because we still feel a bit unsettled into our life here.
Other than the walk, we weren’t outside for anything more than filling one bird feeder, and the day disappeared into a couple of computing projects we each found ourselves buried under. The reward for each of our efforts was frustratingly lacking. I accept that there will be days like this. We are each doing our best to frame it in a positive mindset, and recognize that even the struggles of the day serve a greater good of informing us. What we choose to do with the information is essential to the success of achieving our ongoing goals.
Here’s to continuing progress of health, happiness, and Wintervale projects, even after a day of not so much!
Relative Something 
Re:even after a day of not so much – sorry John, Mary and Judy, I don’t see it that way. The icing on the cake might not seem much in comparison to making the cake, but this is the part that interfaces with the world and is remembered more than anything that has come before. In sum, it is not to be hurried but cherished and experienced – from my perspective, I feel that I am witnessing a christening… new enchanted life, a dream come true.
Ian Rowcliffe
January 14, 2013 at 4:35 pm
It feels a lot like a dream. One we are enjoying as it unfolds, for sure.
johnwhays
January 14, 2013 at 10:06 pm
Nothing wrong with that! I chalk those days off to “practicing retirement”, when we will have all the time in the world. Right Judy?
Mary
January 14, 2013 at 11:44 am
Retirement is more than a full-time job and we LOVE it! It is frightening how quickly the days fly by sometimes we have a schedule of stuff to do & sometimes it gets done! If not it waits till we get to it. We don’t do alot of planning ahead it’s fun to just see how each day plays out, for some reason most days are ‘busy’ in a very good sort of way. Much of the fun now is wintering in this new AZ neighborhood of people all living this same lifestyle. Practice, Practice, Practice……..
Judy
January 14, 2013 at 12:18 pm
We’re practicing something here. Not always sure what!
johnwhays
January 14, 2013 at 10:04 pm