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| "Sponge Docks" in Clearwater, FL |
A few days ago, I received a pocket calendar for 2014. I flipped through its blank
pages like a “deer panting for water.” The days were glistening white; unmarked
by crowded schedules, important appointments, or family birthdays and anniversaries.
My current calendar looks like Graffiti on steroids. Black ink
saturates each page with notes, people’s names, important events, telephone
numbers, commitments and activities. In addition, medical problems and
emergency appointments have filled its pages during this past year. Critical
junctures like weddings, flight plans, and vacation dates have recorded important
information adding to the chaos.
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| "Tree-lined street in Gateway Community" |
In the past I did write with a pen; the transition to keyboard was
difficult. I also typed manuscripts on an old Smith Corona using carbon paper
between the sheets; six copies, to be exact, which had to be erased one by one
if I made an error.
Now the spell check on my laptop does the work for me. I have
learned to create at the keyboard; the wonders of modern technology. What next?
I’ll probably speak my mind into my ipad or droid and the text will appear magically
on the screen. Others are doing it, why not me?
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| "Fort Myers Beach" the perfect way to relax |
Next to a blank calendar, a new white canvas excites me just as
much. Having a clean virginal surface, spotless and free from brush strokes,
gives me “a tingle up my leg,” as Chris Matthews would say.
Each new day should give us that same exhilarating feeling.
Yesterday’s mistakes and stresses can give way to hope and the opportunity for
a fresh start. As Scarlet O’Hara said in “Gone with the Wind,” “Tomorrow is
another day!”
Things always look better on the other side of a good night’s
sleep. Once refreshed, we gain objectivity and perspective. We can distance
ourselves from yesterday’s pain. Of course, some things take time. But each new
day brings us closer to closure. If bitterness doesn’t take off our edge, we
become wiser and stronger.
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| "Bird of Paradise" on the wane |
Is it possible to create our future by having a positive vision of
ourselves? Can we mold the possibilities and our potential for success by
controlling what we write on those blank pages?
Forget about yesterday. Who and what do you want to be? As the
saying goes: “Today is the first day of the rest of your life;” shape it as you
would a fine sculpture. Mold it, smooth it, work it with your hands, and
explore its possibilities. Let go of yesterday and live in the exquisiteness of
today.
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| "Another shot of the Sponge Docks" |
