Once in a while I see a quote that just strikes me as a great picture. I picture this quote related to the current North America trend towards less than moral life, more than expected selfishness, and people who proclaim that bad is good.
Try this out!
From Rick Warren – “You know that the sun is setting on a culture when small men cast long shadows”.
I enjoyed math in my teens. Still do.
When I sit with friends and we are figuring out the cost of a meal, or the number of chairs in a stack, or . . . It’s kind of a contest on my part to see how quickly I can figure that out.
I loved being able to count to 100 when I was in grade school. I took extra math classes in my final years of high school. I figured . . . and that was the fun part.
I still find that I dumb down math figures just to satisfy the general thought that rounded off numbers are easier to convey to someone.
This afternoon I was doing some banking. After I completed the banking I was ready to tell my wife that we had about $250 available in the account. Of course, I had in the back of my mind that it was $253.71 (if I remember correctly – of course, old age is playing havoc on my memory!).
And so, in the midst of living with approximations in life, I still like to know the actual figure. I guess math still lives as king!!
When I started using the term “to putter” signifying a time of rest in my day(s), I didn’t realize how much that truth sticks!
I grew up watching older men go to the Co-op for coffee, then wander around town and finally end up home for a leisurely evening. This was their retirement routine. Others just started a gardening habit, or began to do woodwork. They had no reason to stress over time. Slow but sure became their motto!
I’ve been thinking, why not start the “stressless” sessions early. Maybe just putter away at things on a day off. Feel like you don’t have to be anywhere. Pick up a project and stick with it – slowly, methodically, without the intent of billing the hours of labour to anyone! And maybe spend a few more minutes cleaning up and enjoying the air! Breathe!!
Today I’ve been puttering. Winding up some cords so they look nice, leisurely looking through inconsequential internet sites, and now typing up this blog! My pulse is slow – which is always a good sign (of course, if there is no pulse, that’s another thing!!). My stress is low.
And so, until tomorrow, my your putter be great and your stress low!!
I’ve tried to stay away from commenting on our weather. But, the accumulation of above average temperatures and below normal precipitation has begun to take their toll!
In my lifetime – the greatest part spent in Saskatchewan – I have never seen such weather. My elders comment in the same vein. Youth, in their inexperience, have the same sense.
This has meant dry skin and the use of moisturizers. This has meant very little snow shoveling and less exercise than usual. This has meant people have attended more activities when another year would have seen storms and blizzards.
The adjustment has not been hard to take. As a matter of fact, and even a matter of some fancy, we seem to be a bit more lively. Of course, there has been an earlier onset of asthma attacks. But in reality, even the sufferers have enjoyed the weather.
And so, for those who are looking out the window right now, “isn’t the weather delightful!”