It's a beautiful sunny day. It's a bank holiday weekend. And I'm sitting alone in the garden.
It's peaceful. There is birdsong, the humming of bees, a gentle breeze and the sound of not too distant laughter. I love the sun. It would be perfect - but for the fact that it's a bank holiday weekend and I'm sitting alone in the garden. Sunshine a la Solo.
I'm grateful for the warm sunshine. I'm grateful for the garden. I'm grateful that I don't have to work today. I'm grateful that my time is my own; that right now I am obliged to no-one. No duties to dutifully perform, no chores needing my attention. No children to keep entertained, no elderly relatives to get anxious over. I am not rushed off my feet. I am not tired, exhausted, over-stretched. I am not busy with busyness.
My housemates are away. I have the house and the garden and the sunshine all to myself. I know many who would kill for this. Or at least they think they would.
How about you? Do you feel busy and overwhelmed with things to do? Do you crave an oasis of solitude? Your moment in the sunshine with not a care in the world? I can understand that.
And yet to me, this path is NOT completely blissful and carefree. Whilst striving to walk the path of gratitude, truth is I also feel like a dancing tree with no-one to dance with. Like a kitten with no ball of string to play with. I'm sitting here waiting to see if my friend will call me back.
We had plans to go to the movies. A tentative plan, not one set in stone. Will it happen? I've called. I've texted. No reply. It's gloriously sunny and, well who wants to be indoors? And yet still, I just want someone to play with! Indoors, Outdoors, with a ball of string.
Sometimes things don't go perfectly to plan. Sometimes life can seem "less than .."
Today I've had a moan coz I'm feeling all alone. And yet when all is said and done, I'm in the garden in the sun!
What do you do to get yourself out of the mired and into the realm of the inspired?
© Annie Wigman
Dancing Tree Coaching - Sparkletta!
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