... 1st October, 2009, morning ...I’m at the allotment, sitting in beautiful warm autumnal sunshine.
The sky is bright blue and breezy.
Crispy leaves are rustling gently, as grass gracefully sways to and fro.
Magpies and crows are calling out to each other in the nearby trees, while sunshine is silently sparkling on the rippling surface of the pond.
Busy insects are out and about, enjoying the warm sun. Bees are gathering pollen from the catmint – which smells divine – hoverflies are pausing for a few moments here and there on lily pads, and wasps are weaving in and out of the branches of the apple tree.
Occasional butterflies appear for a few fleeting moments here and there – red admirals, looking quite majestic.
Blue tits chatter noisily now and again.
Bonfire smoke from a neighbour’s plot curls up, up and away, like dragons’ breath.
It’s so peaceful. I sit for a few more precious moments, cherishing it all – the sunshine on my face, the tranquillity, the whispering wind, the timelessness of it all...
Eventually I reluctantly look at my watch, and see that I need to tear myself away now. But I know that I’ll be back again soon... hopefully tomorrow – even if just for a few short moments. That’s long enough to lift my spirits up high for another day...
Even though life is busy and it sometimes feels that there aren’t enough hours in the day, just a few snatched moments of ‘me-time’ are enough to make everything feel alright... Well, better than ‘alright’ ... more like ‘wonderful’, ‘perfect’, ‘blissful’...
I said yesterday that I really feel I’m exactly where I want to be right now in life, and that sums it all up so perfectly ... It’s taken me a long time to get here, and it’s been a difficult journey at times; but now I’m here I know it’s been worth every step of the journey to get to this point in life; to a place which feels so right for me ...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Later ... While I was at the allotment, I had a nagging feeling at the back of my mind ... something about the date; October 1st ... Grannie & Grandad had been on my mind more than usual when I was there– I always think of them when I’m at the allotment, because so much of their time was spent in their garden or allotment ... Anyway, when I got home and checked my diary, I realised that today marks another year since Grandad passed away, like the gently falling autumn leaves ... So I’m so pleased I spent part of today at the allotment ...
Rip, Grandad, 12th June 1913 ~ 1st October 2003 ...
points to think about:
- are you getting enough 'me-time'?
- if not, what's stopping you?
- are you where you want to be in life right now?
- if not, what do you need to do to get there?
Goal for this month:
Get outdoors and enjoy the glorious colours of nature!
Have a fab October :)
