I been having a few problems with my telephone (landline) recently. A line test showed no problem, which meant that it had to be the equipment inside. Its not a good time to go shopping, so a new phone will have to wait. However, when we moved house we brought with us lots of wires and sockets, just in case 'they might come in'! So, this morning I went into the garage for a rummage. It took me ages to find the phone socket that I was looking for but I came across lots of other things that I thought I had lost. It's amazing isn't it, the things that we hoard away, thinking that one day they will come in really useful? Now and again, we actually get to put something to good use and it gives us that 'feel good factor'. We could do with a bit of 'feel good factor' right now.
I've lost count of the number of times in my life I have yearned for 'the feel-good factor' of a break from the routine of work. You might know what I mean...time to enjoy my home, without the pressures of deadlines...days when I can wake up naturally and have a leisurely shower instead of diving out of bed at what seems like the crack of dawn...of avoiding the traffic jams on the way to the office and just praying for a parking space when you get there...time to spend doing things I enjoy doing but rarely get the time...time to just 'do nothing'...
We should be careful what we wish for! This being at home lark isn't all it's cracked up to be, is it? Its ok for a couple of week when it is classed as annual leave but the novelty soon wears off when we have no choice in the matter. However, we need to make the effort to stay positive and cheeful because we have so much to be thankful for. The binmen have just emptied our bins, our toilets are still flushing, the water from our taps is still clean, the power supply still works and there's plenty of food on the shelves in our open shops. We'll be going out for our daily walk a bit later but for now, I'm going to be making a few phone calls...
I've lost count of the number of times in my life I have yearned for 'the feel-good factor' of a break from the routine of work. You might know what I mean...time to enjoy my home, without the pressures of deadlines...days when I can wake up naturally and have a leisurely shower instead of diving out of bed at what seems like the crack of dawn...of avoiding the traffic jams on the way to the office and just praying for a parking space when you get there...time to spend doing things I enjoy doing but rarely get the time...time to just 'do nothing'...
We should be careful what we wish for! This being at home lark isn't all it's cracked up to be, is it? Its ok for a couple of week when it is classed as annual leave but the novelty soon wears off when we have no choice in the matter. However, we need to make the effort to stay positive and cheeful because we have so much to be thankful for. The binmen have just emptied our bins, our toilets are still flushing, the water from our taps is still clean, the power supply still works and there's plenty of food on the shelves in our open shops. We'll be going out for our daily walk a bit later but for now, I'm going to be making a few phone calls...
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one.
Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house
and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it,
she calls her friends and neighbors together and says,
‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you,
there is rejoicing in the presence of
the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 15:8-10
Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house
and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it,
she calls her friends and neighbors together and says,
‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you,
there is rejoicing in the presence of
the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke 15:8-10
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