Freezing time in the Memphis
In Memphis another day to take a day off. Of course, being retired, means I have every day off, or so everyone assumes. But since it’s now another snow day in the MidSouth, I’ll take it.
The pond in my back yard has frozen over. It only took a few days of our artic blast to make it happen. It’s so beautiful and again so peaceful. I will spend a number of hours just looking out at the scene as the days go by and this old geezer hunkers down.
I am sick again, so at least the peaceful snow will give me more comfort. There is no telling what this latest “cold-like” episode really is. In fact, it just might be a cold. So Nyquil, tea, a fire in the fireplace, soup and the company of my loving lovely wife. Yes, even in sickness I am blessed.
When I refer to freezing time in Memphis, there are two ways to look at it. First, the ground is frozen. But more important, time in Memphis freezes when winter weather overtakes out lives. See, in the south, we don’t know how to deal with snow. We don’t have the plows since they would be a huge drain on government finances for these rare days. But even if we had the money, why would we wish to push the beauty of the scenes into gray to black mounds of snow aside. Why would we not wish to take the time to enjoy the moment of beauty and peace that has been granted us.
Today I will try to take advantage of this quiet. I will seek to get a little better. I need to. I have a lot to do in the world, even though I’m retired. And hopefully part of the schedule will be to spend time with my grandchildren, my most favorite people in the world.
To each of you who read this, I pray you are someone warm and safe. I pray you are with someone you care for. I pray you have enough to eat and drink. I pray that you too can enjoy the moment that has been given. If not, I pray that soon things will change to give you all these things.
At any rate, today choose joy. As I have said so many times before, joy is a choice. We have all had those moments when life will seek to crush you. But even in those moments, you can choose joy and hope. and believe that at some point life will be better.
And for now, enjoy the snow day. Life will come for you soon enough.