It is the dark of the moon … the middle of the night … and I
am awake. AWAKE.
A.W.A.K.E.
As if I’ve had six-cups-of-coffee awake. (Now I get the "eyes wide shut" thing.) This is not usually a problem for me. I don’t need as much sleep as some people, so I tend to burn the midnight oil AND get up early. That's normally not a problem. I'm comfortable with it ... most of the time.
Not so much tonight.
I went to bed and went to sleep. Then I woke up, and
then I tossed and turned, making certain
I stayed even more awake. Ever noticed how many body parts ache when you know you
should be asleep? Vicious cycle!
So. Here I am at the computer thinking about Things and
making a list. Let's view it as a form of “counting my blessings, instead
of sheep” kind of thing.
Ten Things
- Coffee; really good
coffee. (Okay, it doesn’t have to be that good.)
- Early mornings in the
rocker on the front porch or in the Adirondack chairs by the pool,
listening to birdsong, to crickets, to frogs, the owl who lives in the
woods across the street. (With coffee … )
- Breezes. Warm ones. Cool ones. If they gently stir
the air, then I enjoy them on my face.
- Crossword puzzles; the moderately
difficult ones most of the time; really
difficult ones some of the time and the feeling of accomplishment that
comes with completion. The L.A.
Times crossword is my favorite.
- Walking. A daily walk with
a friend is a “feel good” on so many levels; conversation, exercise
(insert pats on the back), and country scenery.
- A good book; reading fiction
every day is necessary! I love words and the visual image they conjure up.
I read character-driven romances, plot-driven murder mysteries, paranormal
and fantasy novels with either, historical fiction, a tiny bit of sci-fi, and
all genres of YA fiction because it is just so good. And THE
Good Book (non-fiction J
of course). Hey, I am eclectic.
- Music; the kind that stirs
me and causes goose bumps, either with provocative lyrics or with
heart-stirring melody. I like haunting minor keys: Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah and Dance Me to the End of Love, Ravel’s Bolero, the trumpet solo from Rio Bravo , the theme from Exodus,
The Sting, Chariots of Fire, 2001 A Space Odyssey …
- Visually pleasing rooms; I
feel a sense of contentment from pleasant surroundings, from rooms filled
with color and good design and objects I have reason to love.
- Flowers and foliage; the satisfaction that comes from color and texture and nature; the pleasure of seeing growth, but mostly the visual assault on the senses.
- The beach, where I enjoy some combination of the things above. I love the sand, the waves, the shells, the heat, the color and especially, the Huge-ness of God’s creation.
And Eleven.
I’m so thankful and so very
grateful for the blessings of a loving family and the close friends with whom I
share my ten loves.
Sleepy …
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