How am I doin' Friday

"Training yourself to live in the present - without regretting the past or fearing the future - is a recipe for a happy life."

JIM LOCKWOOD HUIE

 Astonishing!

Absolutely astonishing.

I am amazed at how the mere act of letting go and just not caring can be so freeing.

This morning began just like any or should I say every other morning. I got up,showered,got dressed went to my desk, read emails, checked bank accounts and grabbed up what ever I would need for my morning bus run.

I got in my bus and headed out.

All sorts of stuff was running through my mind. Stuff about The Grooming Shoppe,Halloween,the current state of our economy,the nonsense in the streets,the upcoming elections and more.

My mind was awhirl in 50 different directions.

Not long after we started delivering meals, I realized that I had missed a stop. This house is only one day a week, Fridays for the Sabbath, and I was daydreaming and just missed them.

I started to beat myself up a bit while trying to figure out how best to double back.

With all of the detours because of the downed trees and powerlines, it became apparent that I would just do it at the end of my day.

Sounds like a pla. Now just let it go.

And I did. In fact, I let go of everything. I just sat back in my seat and drove. I drove from stop to stop without a care in the world other than the next stop.

I didn't think about what I was going to make for dinner with everyone coming here tonight.

I didn't think about business, or finances or politics or social decay.

I just drove.

Life became so simple.

Imagine getting up in the morning,grabbing a cup of coffee,doing my bus run,coming home,having lunch,taking a nap,reading a book,making some dinner,watching a movie and then going to bed to do the same thing tomorrow.

Wouldn't that be something. Imagine uncomplicating meals.Open a can of tuna, grab some greens,done!

No fuss, no muss.

Sounds simple enough. And the amazing part is that is how many people lead their lives.

A job, a few simple pleasures eat sleep and do it all again tomorrow.

Absolutely astonishing.

Maybe I've had it wrong all these years.

I'll have to think about this for a while.

Or maybe I won't!