It has been a sunny day. I went for a walk early in the afternoon to enjoy the sun and flowers. The maple trees in my front yard have their first leaves unfurled. The bright yellowy green shade is evident all around the neighbourhood. I enjoy the various shades of green that occur over the summer. The forests are gorgeous with all those green shades from different tree species. Individual trees darken with time for photosynthesis to build chlorophyll. So very cool.
In the afternoon, I worked through another shelf of small boxes. These included memory boxes from 1995 to 1998. There was a box with greeting cards and notes and newspaper clippings from my doctoral convocation. Another box held great print-outs of some online conversations from a group of friends I found online in 1995. This included planning for an in-person meet for two concerts I attended with them. We are still in contact almost daily. Both boxes made me smile but also brought some tears for the kindness others have given me.
For much of the past few weeks, I've been sorting through things to edit the storage boxes. This had me lingering with the past in order to address the future by reducing the amount of stored stuff in the house. I am trying to be more Zen and live in the moment. Sometimes those moments require a bit of a look into the past or the future.
Reading through some of the past conversations today, reminded me of a song lyric. The first verse said much of what I was thinking. Those friends have become family over the past 28 years. Session guitarists for this recording include Danny Kortchmar, Carole King and Neil Young. Cool. <smile> Keep safe. Enjoy!
As We Go Along -- The Monkees
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