It's 'Winds Day"

It's Wednesday the hump of the week or what Jeffrey called it "Winds Day" because it's blustery and cold. It made Michael and I think of Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day when he made that comment this morning and it brought back the fond memories of my childhood.

Every fall throughout my life certain shows would come on T.V. that would put me in the spirit of the season. Winnie the Pooh and Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin are the two that come to my mind instantly. I still feel I need to see these shows at this time of year, even at my age, and I guess it's because they allow me to get in touch with that wholesome, innocent, and contented side of myself that was easier to feel when I was young.

It seems the older we get the more responsibilities we have and then if follows that there are more things we have to get done. There's just no time to stop and enjoy the small things in life that were actually the big things in our younger life. It makes me think and realize that these duties and responsibilities are just like a cancer that needs to be eliminated from our body to allow us to feel healthy and whole again. Don't get me wrong I know that there are certain things that have to be done, but maybe there are some things that can be pared down or eliminated all together. Maybe we have become too anal in our old age and stuck in a rut of have-to's that we lose our sense of time and get lost in a sea of small jobs only to wake up at the end to realize that our time has run out and all we have to bring to our afterlife is boring memories of those small jobs that we've done.

I think it's time to wake up now before it's too late. Stop living on old memories of childhood and start creating new memories that can be looked on fondly in years to come. We often hear phrases such as, "live in the moment" or "stop and smell the roses", but how often do we make a conscious effort to do that. Do we say to ourselves that we just have to get this or that done and then we'll take that time. How often have I said, "Next weekend I'll spend some time with my family and we'll do something fun together" only to have next weekend come and some small job came up that I could only get done during the weekend because I have to go to work on Monday ruin our plans. Sound familiar?

Thanksgiving is coming up this weekend and I'm going to make sure I focus on my family and enjoy every minute I spend with them. I'm going to make a conscious effort on creating new fond moments and keep any duty or responsibility ideas at bay. Better yet, I'm going to take my advice and start right now and tonight. Why wait till the weekend? The fond memories I evoked from my childhood from this morning will act as a catalyst to the creation of new memories today. Wow! Who new what things would be stirred up by the strong winds blowing through the trees this morning.