It’s been one of those days, recharging after a few weeks that make a zoo look like a Buddhist yoga session – absolutely nutz!
This is the long weekend here in Canada, our Thanksgiving a full month plus before the same holiday south of the border. Of course that means (this is getting REALLY old!) I have maintenance sessions booked – Sunday and Monday night – blech…
Figuring my long weekend was already shot to hell, today would be a good day just to zen out, maybe do a bit of poetry, maybe sketch (didn’t get to that) and mostly hang out with Sam and Miss Frieda. Frieda noticed my mood right off, following me around like a shadow and taking every opportunity for a snuggle and pet. Dogs make wonderful psychologists btw.
Anyway, after all the noise of the last few weeks, it was just plain nice to sit out back in the early Autumn sun, Frieda flopped at my feet, phone turned off, and listen to the cardinals and chickadees zooming in to catch breakfast at the feeder. The coffee tasted especially good and I was reminded that I don’t do this often enough.
Sure, I got my ‘chores’ done – freezer cleaned out, garbage out, recycle organized, kitchen cleaned up – but it felt good to just play hooky for an hour and really do nothing. I can be ‘driven’ at times, with a whole list of things in my head I want to accomplish on my days off – finishing up a set of utilities for work, some ideas for bracelets and leatherwork, brushing the dust off my sketch pad. Usually I get through my list, feel that brief sense of accomplishment, then start the work week dead tired. Rinse and repeat on my next days off.
Peace and quiet have their own sense of accomplishment. Tonight I am feeling refreshed and while part of me wants to dive into some coding, my better judgement has me sitting at my desk with headphones on chilling out to some Atlanta Rhythm Section and BTO. My son is off feeding Dawn the Hamster and my wife is either downstair weaving or watching TV, not quite sure. So no panics tonight, just some good tunes and quiet.
I might have to do this more often!
Mark
(I keep coming back to Suzanne Ciani’s ‘The Velocity of Love’ – beautiful piece!)