My Instead: I lay down on Annette's lawn after working in her yard all day.
It was a Monday and I
took off work…or so I thought. A day off at Annette’s only happens at the end
of the day…when the power washer is off, the weed eater is off and the
lawnmower is off. And, no, she is not the slave driver…I am.
Annette and I had a very
productive day weed eating, mowing and mulching. Her little place out in the
country was starting to resemble a well-groomed park. As we looked around, how
could we not feel proud of us! She went inside to tend to the dogs. I had my
own agenda to tend to.
As dusk settled in around me, I took a moment to feel
its embrace. I stopped. I lay down in
the middle of Annette’s back yard. The only thing that was moving was the earth
revolving beneath me. I listened to the melody that the crickets were playing.
Unlike the mower, the power washer and the weed eater, my mind could not be
shut off. My thoughts were going “zoom-zoom”, but my body took a break. Then my
mind began to “chill”. I couldn’t even imagine different shapes forming from
the clouds like I did as a kid. This was my version of peace.
I remembered when I would
have that “obligatory” beer after doing yard work all day. Today I just chose
to be on top of the world.
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