Energy is eternal delight - William Blake, poet
There are three people in my life who have a load of the stuff - i.e. energy!! I am sure I had it but it seems like years ago and somewhere along the way it slipped out of my grasp! I do remember right throughout school, especially junior school I never stopped. But then I had children and life as I knew it radically changed - no, I think as you get older and there are more responsibilities you have to make a concious and determined effort to - exercise, commit to Bible school etc.
"ENERGY" - force, vigour, activity (dictionary) Row is sure abounding with this '"eternal delight" stuff as he was up at 5a.m.!! and off to gym with Darryl then back with bright red face and bouncing around the kitchen making paw paw something and I think offering me but it was all a blur as I never really wake up properly until 9a.m. the earliest. I am definitely a "night person" (owl) !
We dashed to Hope's 15 min swimming lesson and found Grandpa's tortoise in the middle of the driveway and he was not going to move for anybody - at last something I could relate to today. He is on MY side - slow has its merits . They are not sure where the tortoise came from but he "delightfully" moves between Grandpa's house and the two neighbours and sometimes just stops, yup in the middle of the driveway?! I love that guy.
Then it was off home to say a sad goodbye to our new friends Anna Karen and Michael, who come from Norway. This is where it all starts making sense to me - Row has been hiking and talking quite a bit with Michael. He is 77 years old and only started marathon running at 56yrs! Row had to try and keep up with him on the mountain - many times!!! We have really come to know them and care for them and will miss them as they were great neighbours and friends. They will be back in November for 3 months again until end Jan 2009, as this is their third house!! They have 2 in Norway ( one is a ski cabin) they are off to ski now when they get back!!Oh, man, the boundless energy - it must be all the Norwegian salmon?!
Things that make me smile...
tortoises
Row's red face after gym
friends near and far
a cuppa tea again and again
Today I am grateful for...
energy reserves I know I have
watching the dvd "Indescribable" again - God you are really trying to tell me something!
astronauts
make up
1 comment:
Nice one Shirl,I really do enjoy your blogs in the morning - It's like a caffine boost to the system!
The Tortoise and The Hare
There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.
Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at Slow and Steady and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"
Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
Slow and Steady walked and walked. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line.
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare.
Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line.
After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!"
Love R
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