 Captured with one of my favorite travel cameras, the LUMIX GX85, by one of my favorite people, Kathi Nunn.  Click to add Melody to your library I'm not sure how Sunday Morning Reflections got started, but it's been a couple of years at this point. It's ironic that it's become one of my most read posts. I know I started it because I wanted to write about what I was feeling outside the business of photography. Going off track has become as much for me as it is for you. Often a Reflections post is a blueprint for how I'm about to spend my Sunday. This morning I had a hard time trying to decide what I wanted to write about when it occurred to me that it's been a long time since I shared Melody Beattie's wisdom. She's an incredibly talented writer, and just like most of you who need that first cup of coffee in the morning, I need something inspirational to get me going. A few days ago she shared this short piece of wisdom: Let Yourself Play by Melody Beattie How long has it been since you played? How long has it been since you played at your life, had fun with it? Our imaginations are so delightful when we're young. Watch a child sit in the middle of the floor and build castles with blocks. Watch a child play - any object can be anything, and anything can be fun. Life can pound that out of us if we let it. Breathe life back into your imagination. Come back to life. Let yourself see dragons in clouds and leprechauns in trees and velvet in a rose. Imagine what it would be like to grab a handful of cloud. Then touch the tree. And put the rose to you cheek. Let your imagination come alive. Play the game of "What If?" What if anything could be anything? What if life could be fun? Sheila and I just came back from our morning walk, and along the way, we decided there was absolutely nothing either of us had on the agenda today. We're just going to kick back, enjoy a day that's wholly stress-free and play. We're going to follow Melody Beattie's lead and take the time to smell the roses!
Wishing all of you a day where you can put the business aside. Make whatever's in your heart a priority and take the time to recharge your battery! As always, go for those eleven-second therapeutic hugs, and if you're tuning into this blog late, I read an article in AARP Magazine several years ago that talked about the value of hugs lasting at least eleven-seconds. And, if you're returning today in traffic wrapping up Thanksgiving weekend...take your time and deal with the traffic from a point of low stress because there's nothing you can do to make the cars in front of you or TSA move any faster! Safe travels! Happy Sunday everybody!
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11/29/2018 09:08:03 am
Not surprising this refreshing sort of wisdom is everyone’s favourite! Thank you, as always! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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