That 2021

So many thoughts are flowing through my brain but I'll stick with my sunshine.   If you're lucky, you can sit in a chair, close your eyes and soak in the rays for 15 minutes.  You're not checking your phone.  You're not racing from one crazy thought to another.  You just sit.   And if you do just sit, something amazing happens.   Something happens to me.  My brain relaxes. My thoughts are resting.  They are there but not sitting on my heart.  And for 15 minutes my mind settles. Most days I stare at the sun. I look at it from my dining room chair. But today I sat. I opened the door. I let my brain rest.  I hope that you got your 15 minutes today. 

 I love Bella the Bulldog. I call her her Belly and I treat her like a princess but sometimes having a bulldog can make me feel crazy. Today I wanted to take her for a walk. We don't go far, maybe a block or two. But these are very slow blocks. I mean 45 minutes for 3 blocks slow. It can be relaxing on a nice day. It can also make a person feel insane.  Bella walks out of the building happy with pep in her step but very soon after leaving the building she freezes. I mean freeze! She sniffs and stares. She looks like a statue. People see her and think she's so cute.  She's a tough one. She's so slow.  Who's walking who? How much does she weigh?  She's so lazy.  They say everything and most days I laugh it off. But today it was cold. My hands were numb and I just wanted to get home.  It was a 45 minute struggle.  And as soon as we walk in the door she sprints toward my husband.  Oh Bella!