My Instead: I drove a
tractor at a friend's place and bush-hogged an entire field.
Spending a 3-day weekend
in the country was next on my schedule...no yards to mow, no houses to clean,
and no rooms to paint. It was just a “whatever” weekend to enjoy with friends. The
bonus is my friend Annette is wonderful at making people feel right at home. And
I am her perfect subject because I love the feeling of home.
Our friend Jan was supposed
to come down later for a one-day visit. Annette was preparing while I occupied her
sunroom to write a few blogs. She did her thing while I did mine, with intermittent
girl talk as our only distraction.
Jan arrived around noon
and the party started. Annette’s neighbor Mary stopped in as well which added
to the dynamics already in the works. While Jan and Annette fixed us all
something to eat, Mary and I had a one-on-one conversation in the sunroom. The
subject of my doing different things this year surfaced…probably because I was sitting
at my laptop pecking down a few “blog” notes as they entered my brain.
Surprising to me, Mary suggested something new I could do. How about a drive on
her new tractor? It took about a half second for me to say yes!
Later in the afternoon,
Mary and I drove a little farther down that country road to her place. We
managed to pull the tractor out of the shed and then got the attached bush hog engaged.
I was off and running! The overgrown field behind Mary’s garden was wanting my
attention, so that is where “my little red tractor” and I headed. Would one
trip around be enough for this farmer’s granddaughter? No way on God’s green
earth! All I could imagine myself doing at this moment was to ride in the warm
sunshine, just me and my grandpa…my little piece of heaven right here in Mary’s
field.
This “instead” is pretty
high on my list thus far. It just surprises and amazes me all the wonderful
things that have manifested throughout the year since I’ve been OPEN to
possibilities. I’ve seized the moments and have brought more joy to my life. Hmmmm…just
what I had in mind.
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