Noted

Running with the wind 

is long past for me. 

But when my thoughts take a run through my mind, 

   to catch them, 

     get them down on paper, 

I am breathless 

just looking for a pen! 

I can scribble on any old surface - 

  a dry erase board, 

    one of the scraps of paper held together by a big pink paper clip  

       a napkin or paper towel

         or a preferred notebook. 

           a sticky note

    the back of my hand (very useful in my work days)

  in a pinch, the Note feature on my cell phone comes in handy. 

“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. 

The short-term memory only retains information 

for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper 

you can lose an idea for ever.”

~ Will Self, 

English writer, political commentator and broadcaster

More

Embracing more of life ~

easily dismissed as trivial. 

It’s all in the little things - 

new ways of changing old habits, 

the hobby resting on a back burner, 

an old recipe with a bit more spice. 

welcome new friends , 

renew old friendships

wander libraries for another book, 

when sadness fills your heart

allow tears flow as they will, so 

a heart that feels torn will not break

attend plays or movies with friends 

with a good visit after to revel 

in the acting, 

  in the plot, 

     in the story. 

going for a walk to find just the right stone.

Embracing more of life could be seen as 

climbing the career ladder to success, 

but in retirement there is more to be had. 

Return to that world of curiosity ~

how will you embrace the life that is before you? 

“Life, as I see it, wraps around us, even when 

we think we are firmly embracing it.”

~ Fennel Hudson, A Waterside Year: Fennel’s Journal No. 2

Tracks of My Life

Gracing the memory tracks of life, 

   the many phases of growing up 

     to these retirement years. 

There was a time 

when my adult mind stood before

   this child, 

     this adolescent, 

       this young adult 

In stern admonition said

 ‘You should have known better!’ 

to stay safe in the slippery ways of life

      mentally

        emotionally

          physically

when, with each phase,

I had only taken sips of knowledge

until I knew that I was grown 

 capable of more

  curious to learn more 

    eager to fill my cup to the brim.

Gracing the memory tracks of my life 

  with humility and understanding 

     these stages of my life have been set free.

“Grace is a power that comes in and 

transforms a moment into something better.”

~ Caroline Myss, 

(Genre: Health, Mind, & Body)