Something To Think About and Journal Notes

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

     Adopt the pace of nature.  Her secret is patience.         Ralph Waldo Emerson

     Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.                                  L. Wolfe Gilbert

JOURNAL NOTES

     This is the first time I have written since Cumpy passed.  My heart still hurts and tears still come easily when I reflect in memory.  At least I don’t have irrepressible tears when someone talks to me about him.  Time has done it’s job and I am able to withstand the sadness of separation.  His ashes are close and I touch his box everyday. 

     On a different note, Roger and I adopted a kitty.  He’s a Siberian Forest Longhair cat; two years old.  I have included photos of him in the About Us section.  He will never be Cumpy and we don’t expect him to be.  But he’s a lovable little boy who has brought much needed life into our home.

    The quotes included are about life.  We have spent a lot of time thinking about the pain of death and it’s time to embrace life again.  The wonders of life.  As Mr. Emerson stated about the patience of nature, we were patient and allowed time to heal from tragedy.  And the secret of life is truly finding the beauty of nature.  This is where I want to dwell in 2026.  Everyday I want to look around and find something that fills me with the happiness of life.  It is easy to see the sadness that transpires, but I want to put that aside and be filled with gratitude and overwhelmed with the peace that nature affords.  When I look at Sunshine’s little face and think of all I can do to make his life whole, I feel alive again; I have purpose.

     I expect changes to come  this year.  It is important that I keep my mind open and be ready for what comes my way.  Not to judge one way or another, but to have open eyes and an open heart.  Always remembering that things may not happen the way we expect, but may happen the way they are meant to be.  Before we found Sunshine we were scheduled to adopt two other kitties.  Through a misunderstanding with the owner of the shelter, she would not let us have them.  Then a couple weeks later, we spoke with another shelter and they were having an adoption event.  We arrived thirty minutes late and all the kittens were taken.  But Sunshine was there.  We believe he wasn’t adopted because he was two years old and his left eye was not perfect.  We adopted him and it was the best decision that we could have made.  He is loving, beautiful, and obviously meant to be ours.  We would have loved the other kitties, but Sunshine needed to be ours and we needed him.  We all won.  This is the open eyes and open heart part.  What a wonderful gift to begin the new year.  I wish all such a gift.

     As the new year begins, let’s all try to put our differences aside and try to heal our wounded hearts, listen to each other and find our common interests instead of what separates us.  We can become one people again; I believe anyway.

     Seek peace and have a Happy New Year!