Intervention

We need to talk

All my neighbors 

Have their Halloween 

Decorations

Out

It is October 20

And they’re concerned 

Because I don’t have one decoration up

I did however 

Order

And Martin put up

A new American Flag 

 

Take my breath away

Markus had a fun game last night at County

He scored the first and only goal - broke a stick - and had a penalty

The morning sky today was so brilliant 

I had to run back in to grab my camera 

When I was taking the garbage bins out 

It was just that breathtaking 

 

Boo Lights

Martin was invited to give a talk 

Yesterday to the AAMD 

Fritz and I went for a long walk while the car was charging 

And ended up at the zoo for Boo Lights 

 

Be Brenda

I opened all the windows and the doors 

Washed the sheets 

Enjoyed my sweet night of sleep thanks to my new earplugs and eye mask from the recommendation of Olivia 

Chain link broken in 2 places 

On the MTB tandem ride

Since I had the entire day to myself I decided to visit this is the place park

I am working on understanding happiness now 

It was a great day to be outside 

And a beautiful place to walk around and enjoy it 

I was looking for fun things to paint or sketch 

When I came upon the petting zoo 

These little goats came right up to me 

Enjoying the view 

Followed by dinner at my happy place 

Chicken enchilada bowl

 

Comfy Sweats

Tonight while I was walking Fritz

And enjoying the beautiful fall leaves 

I put on my new sweats that Max and Preslee gave me for my birthday

And they were so cozy and comfy I might just wear them everyday this fall 

 

My Contentment Project

 I started listening to “The Happiness Project” today on Libby. It’s part of the fall reading challenge for work. I’ve also recently read 5 or 6 books listed on my good reads. 

Rather than focusing on being content instead of happiness I thought about doing the project. The way I see it I’m a bit past my midlife as mid life was based on the average life expectancy of 76 for women in the United States. That would put me at 16 years beyond the middle and the fact that a broken leg decreases that average by 7 years. Which means about 15 more years of life left for me to be content. And live with peace and serenity.

On my long walk with Fritz tonight while Martin was at work I thought about contentment 

And gratitude 

About how the two are intertwined 

The more you look for things that bring the feeling of being contented the more you find 

The look at the sky kind of things 

The stop and pet the dog kind of things 

The listening to an audiobook and enjoying a beautiful evening kind of things 

And I wondered 

15 years 

Of laughter 

And love 

And long and winding roads like the path we found last night while Divy was at ski team training 

That lead to new places and sunshine on the mountains 

And the smell after rain 

2 geese on the pond

The clouds at sunset 

Covered bridges 

And long conversations