The Boost

The mist rose from the warm pond water into the morning haze expressing its reaction to the newly arrived colder weather. The chickens were already pecking their way from the coop to the waiting compost from which their morning selection of grubs and nearly decaying seeds would emerge with a scratch or two from their thorny feet. Light had fully arrived since this morning’s earlier than usual extended period of wakefulness had led this reluctant host of various Parkinson’s symptoms to ascend the by then discomfort of the mattress to a place of ease in the welcoming recliner. The pup relieved and a few pages into the book being consumed I was reminded that attention to the meaning of the words had been lost to a wandering mind about the health condition of several friends and the list of agenda items that had been crafted for the day. Coffee and a light serving of cereal were consumed before embarking on the search for the first item on the agenda to be placed in a secure location for safe keeping. The last few places that the item had been seen sere checked to no avail. As I sat at my desk pondering the implications of having to replace the document it occurred to me that I may have already placed the item in the safe place. “Surely I would remember that”, I told myself before taking the few steps needed to peer into the secure location. Lifting the lid a burst of laughter erupted from this aging mouth as the document lay there with what gleamed like a smiling face saying; “beat you to it”! A moment of pause followed as I whispered words of thankfulness interspersed with a few otherwise self-deprecating expressions as I laughed at myself. Gratitude and a bit of humor shaken together with the morning mist prove to be an appreciated energy boost on a shiny fall morning!