A Jolt of Joy

Whenever I can - I buy eggs from my Naturopath, who actually raises chickens in the yard next to her office - organic and free range.  Happy beautiful chickens - wonderful eggs.  Tonight I boiled 6 of them. A few minutes ago I looked at them in the pan, and just smiled because of the colors.  They are tan, cream, beige, pink, and actually green and blue - amazing!  I am always especially tickled by those blue and green eggs! 

What grabbed me tonight was that someone like me, who spends so much time getting sucked under by dark heavy waves of clinical depression, can still look at eggs in a pan and have my creative spirit respond with a tiny jolt of joy from noticing their uniqueness.  Not a big miracle, but a miracle nevertheless. I will take it... with gratitude.

Waiting for Christmas

2012 Word Press 100 Word Challenge  "Waiting for Christmas"

Her 3rd  year, excitement popped in her head like tiny firecrackers. She surrendered to sleep quickly... Santa was coming!

Her 7th year, rockets burst in her brain.  She forced her eyelids tightly shut… and slept.  Santa demanded it.

By year 10, it was nuclear explosions and her head spinning off to the moon.  She feigned sleep.  Luckily, Santa was too busy to notice.

‘Twas the night before Christmas.

Her 102nd year, excitement again spun in her head, but this time, as her weary eyes closed, Santa invited her into this sleigh, and off they flew into the eternal starry night.



 

The Undissolved Bather Speaks

    2-18-06   This blog used to be filled with my writings - but somewhere - over years of being ignored, it's contents disappeared. ...