Thriving

Puddles arise in sections of the lawn and adjacent fields indicating the level of saturation already accomplished from the nearly two full days of rain. The banks of the pond are holding steady the downflow of water that has satiated the dry thirst of the last few months. Unseasonably cool temperatures add to the discomfort of venturing outside for tasks of even short duration. The usually ravenously grazing chickens in the barnyard have found a few dry spots to while away the day. Newly transplanted vegetables seem to be ravenously soaking up the downpour of fluid sustenance while producing bright and glistening blooms that precede the harvest just weeks away. While inconvenient to this geezer’s agenda, we recognize the need for these times of drizzle and downpour. As accommodating as the soil, chickens, and pond can be, so must this mind adjust to the need for nature to be fulfilled. Often with weather of this kind, this possessor of PD experiences stiffness with aches and pains that deflate the bubble of motivation that lifts us above the prickly terrain of discomfort. This time, we are not brought down by this weather, but rather wrapped in a shroud of healing warmth generated in the midst of gratitude for the renewing time afforded and the restful abode inhabited. A thankful heart now thrives in the presence of a time of renewing and a place of reflection.