A Deer, A Bunny, and a Squirrel

I had a very long day ahead of me this past Tuesday.  I was also feeling a bit off as I headed off to work, as I had decided over the weekend to try to curb my caffeine intake.  In the midst of the thoughts of my day and how I was trying to not think of turning back to go home and grab a cup of coffee. a mother deer along with her baby crossed the road in front of me. 
“Wow, that was nice,” I thought.  A quarter of a mile up the road, I had to slow for a bunny rabbit, and probably a little less then that, a squirrel.

And yesterday, I had the entire day off to spend with Maya and my Mom who is visiting and it rained.

So what does all of this mean?

I suppose the first instance suggests that we need to notice and appreciate the small stuff around us.  Do you ever just walk around and take a look at kids, at pets, at the street vendors, at people resting and conversing on the benches?  It is a beautiful vacation for all of us to get out of our heads from time to time and see the vibrancy that is around us.  And if you feel that you cannot be a part of that, I say to you:  “Nonsense!  What makes them any different than you?”

I work with so many people who are experiencing some harrowing circumstances right now.  We can work with the harrowing, but we also need to know that there is also something on the other side of the harrowing--there is LIFE.  Unfortunately, some of those people want to stay on that harrowing side until the clouds clear and the sun comes out, rather than taking the two-pronged approach, that, I feel, will speed up their recovery. But, again, it is their choice, and everyone has their comfort zone.

And so yesterday it rained.  But I had a day with Maya, my mom, and a deer showed up in my backyard, too.  So it was a pretty good day.