It’s the Little Things – Photo: L. Weikel

Unexpected Love

This hasn’t been the easiest week. There have been worries. ‘Issues’ have arisen – some unexpectedly, some foreseen yet unavoidable. And as always, the challenge is to meet the curveballs with as much grace as you can muster. And in my experience, it’s always easier to muster the grace when a little unexpected love appears in your life.

My emotions have felt like they’re back on the elementary school playground taking a ride on the swings. Remember those swings that would pinch your behind because the seat was made out of a flat piece of black rubber about half an inch thick? And when you sat on it and started pumping your legs, the rubber would sort of squish your legs and rear end together really hard until you couldn’t stand it one moment longer and had to jump off?

Yeah.

I don’t know why, but that’s how I felt this week. Like I wanted to ride high into the sky and feel free but the damn seat was too pinchy and it just wasn’t worth it.

And that’s when a little unexpected love was sent my way.

Ordinary Dinner

While Karl and I got caught up in doing necessary stuff this afternoon, we did manage to get out for a walk before the sun set completely. Yikes, it was cold. But the chill managed to propel us to complete our two mile walk-around in record speed. There was no tarrying on this walk. No impromptu photos of superlative cloud formations. Not much conversation, either.

We decided to have a simple dinner. A ‘big salad’ would fit the bill. As I prepared it, Karl busied himself with other tasks. The animals all gathered under foot; you’d think I hadn’t fed them earlier. Everybody seemed to want something. No creature in our household was satisfied. Emotions were tender.

There was a strange vibe to the air.

As I put the finishing touches on the salad, I peeled a final hard boiled egg.

Lo and behold. A little bit of love. A reminder to stop my mindless internal bitching and embrace the love and appreciation I have for all the blessings in my life.

A little unexpected Egg Love. May some drop into all your baskets this weekend.

(T-238)