Time With Family ................................7/15/12

There is always some good in every situation; all you have to do is look for it.

          Good morning, again,

I just got back, after a busy evening. A regular guest to this inn,
Carl, forwarded the following video. It both mesmerized me and created reveries. I'm sharing it with you. Let me know your response.                                      My Gratitudes for Saturday:                                                  1. I'm thankful for the many who are dropping by from Russia.                   Welcome! Thanks for your constant and frequent visits. You form a large part of this inn's readership, second only to the U.S.  I'd love hearing from you.                                                                         2. I'm grateful for pain relief medicine. I didn't think of taking any, the week following my accident on my bike. I took some on Thursday and my pain is gone! You probably didn't know I struggled getting up from a chair. My knew locked up. I celebrate small miracles.             3. I appreciate music. The video above reminds of the amazing language conveyed through art.  It expresses emotions in ways that words, by themselves, can't.                                                                 4. I'm happy for getting to know new friends.  This past week, most of this happened through letter writing.                                              5.  Saturday, I spent time with my youngest son, Josiah.                              The five-and-a-half hours were gone before we knew it, but we did a lot. Riding bikes, shopping, cooking dinner, supping and working on a project made for a busy evening.  I appreciate his helpfulness and the adventure we shared at the end of the day.             6.  I rode my bike today. I enjoy feeling the seasons, a greater sense of the road and the vigor I feel when cycling.  It has been tremendous for my mental and physical health.  I'm also being green, too. Very green. Not to mention, parking is a snap, when I get around town using a bicycle.                                                                  How About You?                                                                          1. What is your favorite music, and why?                                          2. What do you do, that connects  you to the earth?  As you know by now, I cycle.                                                                                        3. What helps you to reduce stress?  Prayer, meditation, study of inspirational material, spending time with friends, reading great literature, listening to music, exercise and riding my bike works for me.                                                                                                                         Here's wishing you a great and grateful Sunday.