Hummingbirds have been a bit more active. The heat, oppressive, humid and other factors I’m sure kept them away for a while. This is the feeder just outside of the window, protected from rain and elevated enough to make it a chore for cats and squirrels. Calming to watch them fly by, hover and stop for a snack.
If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all drop one word from our vocabulary? Wouldn’t it be nice if the word we stop using focus on us, ourselves, and excludes others? The word me focuses everything on what I want what I need what I do. This is a very personal, almost narcissistic word. The word me is a very self-centered view of the world.
Using the word we creates a more inclusive and welcoming feeling.
The words we use are important, and must be chosen carefully.
And here we go! Thursday morning, and this is shaping up to be a busier than normal sort of day. More to do this day than others. But it’s also a day that I choose to celebrate all of the blessings I have been fortunate to get. It can be easy, almost second-nature, to miss so much of life. I can remember the days before the cell phone, streaming television, round the clock news, and even computers. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to have a blog in the days of the typewriter! And inspite of all of the technology, I think I’ve been fortunate.
The sun should be slowly appearing in the East horizon. I think I’ll grab a cup of coffee and watch this day unfold.
Turn off the technology. Or simply set it to mute, and watch the sun announce this day. How have you been blessed? Share your blessings on this day.
The sunrise, often indescribable, holds awe and wonder. Some days, waking before dawn to witness the orange-filled sky, magnificence, and grandeur, marks the beginning of a new day. This daily spectacle surpasses words and encourages moving forward. A picture from June 8, 2024, at 6:08 am captures its beauty.
Not sure about you, but the part of the day that can often be indescribable is the sunrise. There are some days that I will waken before dawn, and can watch or observe this day start. I can still awaken before the dawn on somedays. Some I will sleep through. I’m not sure if that can be attributed to Army service. Perhaps it’s due to driving an hour to work. Some days are so filled with awe and wonder.
To witness the sky slowly beginning as an orange-filled sky can be beyond description. When the clouds are just right, the sky takes on a grandeur. Its magnificence lets me know that this is the beginning of a new day. The day is just beginning, and to wallow in the yesterdays just doesn’t do much of anything.
It’s better, I guess to just show a picture, from June 8, 2024 at 6:08 am.
“This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24, KJV
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