When I woke this morning, it was clear the headache remains but meds seem to help today. Wonderful greetings from several friends online helped me to smile and to laugh out loud several times. I walked out to the car where the flyer delivery person had left the bag of papers on the hood. It is ridiculous how wading through the leaves and hearing the sound they make brings such a silly grin to my face. Who knew leaves could be such a source of joy? I spent a bit of time with the loppers to remove the smaller branches from the limb that fell in a wind storm a couple of weeks ago. I expect I'll feel that in the delts and triceps tomorrow -- if not later this evening, though it felt good to do something physical and useful while in the crisp autumn air today. That activity will make the pile of branches easier for the yard care guy to remove with the leaves early next week.
In the thankfulness calendar, today involved recognizing the wonderful people in your life. I didn't have to look far to find specific actions that occurred today. Even without me pondering the group, these gestures reminded me of the marvelous circle of friends and family -- blood and chosen -- that surround me. They are treasures. As with any relationship, work is involved to build and maintain the threads that connect us. The pandemic has affected how some of that caring is expressed. Being distanced and unable to travel easily if at all, means finding more creative ways to let people know how important they are in our lives. Small gestures mean so much whether on the giving or receiving end. To be honest, I think those two 'ends' are not so much anchor points on a straight line continuum, but instead are the same point on a circle. When we give we also receive -- seeing or knowing someone is smiling can help us smile, too. Hmm. That thought crept up on me there <smile>
The song that seemed to fit my musings today speaks to the reciprocal nature of a caring and supportive friendship. I like the upbeat sound of the song. Stay safe. Enjoy!
Count on Me -- Bruno Mars
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