Sometimes, life is just a mystery. OK, more than sometimes. Like yesterday, for instance. A mysterious Monday mood that seemingly came out of nowhere. Typically, I love a new day because it's like you have a brand new slate. No matter what your life slate has been, a new day brings hope. Maybe that's what happened yesterday? My hope got up and went and everything seemed to be falling on my head. Spring has hit, and I'm still wiggling into those jeans...but making progress;> Easter Sunday is coming and my family is 3,000 miles away. It just seemed that many things in my life are hanging in the balance with an uncertain future. Well, that was untill this morning when my long time friend, Sandy, called. She was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic on a Southern California freeway on her way to work. After our initial catching up, I wailed a little about my dilemma's and then she went on to tell me her husband is coping with cancer. They had planned to retire in Idaho but now said it looks like she'll be going to Idaho ... alone. She said she didn't like being alone after being in a partnership for so long. It was a second marriage and happier than her first. She quickly piped up, "Jennifer, don't postpone your life. Don't let something that might or might not happen keep you from today."
We do get in ruts from time to time and feel down by the mysteries of life. It's the ebb and flow but Sandy's words and reminder to not postpone living were grounding. Thus, I've started! I've cleaned off a shelf in my office ridding space of unwanted CD's, books, and other paraphernalia cluttering not only my shelf, but my mental space. It is a new day, the sun is shining, and I'm recharged:> Sandy's phone call was special for it was like a personal delivery of a basket of hope. See you next time...Top Blond Taking the day.
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