it’s not spring yet

Well, it’s not spring yet. I dare say poor groundhog is back in his burrow under the covers.

This is Mother Nature’s way of telling us all to take a beat.

It’s funny, but the other day I was going to write a post about how people don’t appreciate either simplicity or simple things anymore. And this is a perfect example of something you can appreciate. It’s not fancy, it’s not expensive, it’s not about showing off to the neighbors or 11000 Facebook group followers, it’s just quiet and lovely.

Sometimes we all need to just hit pause and slow down for a few minutes.

I read an article the other day I think it was in the Philadelphia Business Journal or maybe The Philadelphia Inquirer about employees who having worked from home at least part of the time since COVID, being forced back in the office. This is where all of these employers should be grateful for the technology which now exists that their businesses can keep running without them playing Scrooge. Well maybe today some of these employers will stop and think about these decisions? Their decisions don’t affect me personally, I don’t work for any of them. Except with regard to their decisions, do they affect all of us as customers in some cases?

Anyway, it is snowy and it’s a nice quiet interlude from the rest of the angry world we live in at least for a little while.

Enjoy the snow. Be safe.

everyday joy

Many years and a lifetime or two ago, I had a wonderful neighbor who was originally from Finland.

She was an amazing neighbor and an even better friend, and I enjoyed her company enormously. She was a very honest and true person and still is. She and her husband now live in Colorado.

One time after a return to Finland to visit relatives she surprised me with this little mobile. It has gotten carefully packed away over multiple moves and is still part of my every day.

Maybe I am just sentimental at heart, but I also think it’s the simplest things that can make you smile.

Find your joy in your everyday life.

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