I’m grateful this evening for hanging out with my sister Ruth and her family. After a lovely late supper, we retired to the family where I was treated to watching the television show, “Wipeout.” I haven’t laughed this hard in months. I would never have watched this show if it I weren’t here–I always thought it looked “stupid” which of course it is. But apparently it was just the kind of stupid I needed, because I raised enough endorphins to last me through at least the next 24 hours.
I am likewise grateful for safe travels, which I rarely take for granted. I was up at 5:15, out of the house by 6:20 and in the air at 10 a.m. (got to the airport way too early and sat around playing Words with Friends). By the time we got home from the airport and had dinner, it was after 9 p.m. (6 p.m. West Coast time). My desire is to quickly get myself on East Coast time, so I’ll be retiring shortly. Been a long day.
After a year’s worth of daily blog writing, I am contemplating what’s next for my writing (like I need a what’s next. At this moment, I have no idea; but tonight is not the time to contemplate it. This weekend while I’m out visiting with family will be a good time to relax and refresh a little bit before heading back West to a lot of working and decision-making. And then the big road trip to Seattle. For now, I’m going to enjoy being in the moment(s) while I’m out here. Hey, maybe we’ll watch “Wipeout” one more time so I can rev up the laugh engines one more time. Til then, the gratitude engines will have to keep me going.
