humm

it's been a ho-humm kind of week.  my "normal" energy levels (not typically so high in the first place) managed to drop to a bare minimum, and i have spent the majority of this week in a horizontal position.  a weekend of housesitting approaching, i was looking forward to my quiet little retreat to my home away from home, where i could lie down and rest, assured there would be no one to call and nowhere to go.

ha.  well, to say the least, that scenario did not play out.  instead i spent more time driving than eating, went from one side of my town and back again at least four times, lost and found keys, lost and found money, ate too much candy and had to settle for a late night diner dinner.  humm.  somewhere in there, though, i managed to see old friends whom i adore, go trick or treating with a chubby butterfly, a spaceman, a mystery-solving hound and a diva witch, go on two surprise (and superb) boat rides, reconnect with family, and get a good night's sleep.  humm.  life is truly good.

it's amazing to me what life gives to me when i've busily made a well-intended plan.  it never seems to be what i'd give myself, yet it's always better, and exactly always what i need.  humm.  the present is indeed a gift.

humm.

just for today

The following is from Al-Anon Family Groups:

"Just for today: I will try to live through this day only,
and not tackle all my problems at once.
I can do something for twelve hours that
would appall me if I felt that I had to
keep it up for a lifetime.

 

Just for today: I will be happy. This
assume to be true what Abraham Lincoln said,
*Most folks are as happy as they make up their
minds to be.*

Just for today: I will adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will
Take my *luck* as it comes, and fit myself into it

Just for today:I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study.
I will not be a mental loafer.
I will read something that requires effort.
Thought and concentration.

Just for today: I will exercise my soul
in three ways: it will do somebody a good turn
and not get found out; if anybody know of it, it
will not count. I will do at least two things I
don't want to do-- just for exercise. I will
not show anyone that my feelings are hurt: they may
be hurt but today I will not show it.

Just for today: I will be agreeable. I will
look as well as I can, dress becomingly, keep my voice
low,be courteous,criticize not one bit. I won't find
fault with anything, nor try to improve or regulate
anybody else but myself.

Just for today: I will have a program.
I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it.
I will save myself from two pests: Hurry and Indecision's.

Just for today: I will have a quiet half
hour all by myself, and relax. During this half hour,
sometime I will try to get a better perspective of  my life.

Just for today: I will be un-afraid.
Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what
is beautiful,and to believe that as I give to the
world, so the world will give back to me."

today is the beginning of today.  today is a day of acceptance.  today begins a new thought process, new ideas, new motivations.  today is sunny and sultry.

today, i want to stay on my couch.  today, my hormones are demanding i feel sad and low, though my heart and mind gently remind me that i am most happy.  today, i watch my belly poke out from under my shirt, and i breathe the same air as my dogs as they lie at my feet.  today, i write a senseless blog about nothing as my diligent fiance works on actual work next to me, reserving judgment and being love.

today, i am one lucky gal.