In the NOW

"Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment."~John Bradshaw

She is holding a half ripe cherry tomato in her hand. She is staring at the plant from which it came. She is not sure if she should pick some of the green ones. Her serious expression of rapt thought ponders the important stuff of her day. Little does she know how thoroughly she has captured my heart. She caught me watching her the other day and her eyes did the coy sideways shift. Her silly dada taught her to say "Boo"! What laughter that has brought.

I wonder if my grand mothers felt the same range of emotions for me, as a child, as I do each time I see her or think about her. I find myself reflecting on my own dear mother who adored all her grandchildren.

I can remember climbing the stairs at my Gram's apartment and hurling myself into her arms, eating green jello and plunking on her piano. I can also remember the heat from the wood cook stove at my Nannie's on cold fall nights when I was so lucky as to have a sleep over. She would tuck me in on my side of her big bed, then put a chair with a huge pillow beside it just in case I wiggled out. We talked about a lot of things in the time she was alive. Thinking back, I realize I forgot to ask her so many things I would like to know now.

The wind is blowing in a snow storm tonight. We are all snug as bugs waiting to see the splendor of white tomorrow morning. I will take photos. Jack Frost will be blanketing the pumpkins on the steps.

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today." ~Dale Carnegie

Keep Dancing!