Friday, September 28, 2012

tidy bundles




      The whirring sound of the tractor is calming and consistent.  The tidy bundles of hay dotting local fields are comforting.  We'd probably all like the loose ends in our life to be bundled up tightly and tidily and set to rest in the middle of our field.  It's not always like that, though, and we just have to deal with it and find joy in doing the best we can.  

                                        simple joy: doing the best we can 

Sunday, September 16, 2012

feeling appreciated



I recently visited a local business, Ponderay Garden Center.   As I looked up at the entrance sign, I felt appreciated.  It's a basic human need, I think.  Wouldn't businesses do so much better if they appreciated their customers, employees, and management? Wouldn't families do so much better if they expressed appreciation for their children, parents, and grandparents? Just an observation.  

             simple joy: making someone else feel appreciated, important, and loved