Daily Enjoyment

     Being what I consider to be a normal, animated, and organic aggregated mass of skin, bones, water, and creepy creatures (inside me), (at least, I believe I fit into the parameters of all those descriptions), I am nonetheless a social individual.  Of course, that means that once in a while, my happy self craves the attention of other social individuals.

     Some of the behaviors I indulge in listed below:

My overall favorite behavior is to visit with my son, and his wife…both of whom I truly love.

Most of my time spent writing is at a very neat place in Florissant, Missouri (just outside the North side of St. Louis).  Arriving at approximately 6:30 A.M., I pigeonhole my self in the dinning room, where I usually have it all to my self until around 10 A.M..  The owner, his wife, some of the waitresses, and some of the folks in the bar section usually converse with me on a regular basis while I drink tea, and type on my laptop computer.

Another place I hang out on Wednesday and Thursday evenings is a restaurant where a friend of mine named Steve, and I, meet a couple of neat ladies named Connie and Lynn.  Naturally, we catch up on what activities we have completed, folks we may have met, what our families are doing, and other assorted information.  I really enjoy it!

Once in a while, I call an old classmate of mine named Jim, who has a great wife named Phyllis, and they live in a small town in Tennessee.

Little compares when at home alone and filling up the tub with some nice hot water, and just soaking in it for an hour or so, while reading a good book.

Tooling in your vehicle past a wooded area on a nice day? Stop and open both doors, put on some soothing music, and dance to it with someone you love.

On a clear, cloudless night, take a pair of binoculars, find a deserted place in the country, sit on the hood of your vehicle, or take a blanket and lay on it and discover how many satellites you can see.

Or pop into a restaurant where you can enjoy a cup of coffee, and just sit there watching the antics of others. If they have outside tables, and the weather is warm, why not sit there and feel the air in your hair.

See what your mate says when they come home and discover a blanket and pillow on the floor. Then imagine what you can do next! 

When is the last time you stood or walked in a warm summer rain???

Why not go on the web and look up the past....what songs did they sing? What type of vehicles did they drive? What were the style of clothes they wore? What types of dances were there?

Purchase an inexpensive microscope, and check out what leaves, bugs, paper, and anything else you wish, looks like...you will discover that in the area of the “tiny”, 99% percent of it is extremely beautiful.

Write some of your own poetry---it doesn't matter how good it is...just write about your current feelings or about a loved one.

Of course, please remember that (for about 98%) no matter what happens, or how bad something seems, you will either forget it or laugh about it years from now.

You may want to take a trip out into the countryside on a back road on a nice day, take a pen and paper with you, and just write about anything or anyone that comes to mind. Maybe also take a blanket or chair with you, sit under a tree, take about ten slow deep breaths, and go for it---you will love it

Someone once told me that I am easily amused---and they are correct....that is why I laugh a lot more than I cry.

As far as I am concerned, this is something every parent should do for their children. Write down the memories of your life---where you were born, schools, work, everything your children will really appreciate it, especially in their later years.