had this afternoon with a resident I met at the mail boxes. I didn't
know him, haven't seen him before, so I said hello and asked:
(Me) "How are you doing?"
(Him) Mumbling, "Bad. Blah. Ugh." or something like that.
(Me) "As long as you are awake and alive you have nothing to complain about."
(Him) "I keep n asking myself why I am?"
(Me) "Don't ask why--just be and do."
I
don't understand people like that. How, why, do they keep getting up
every day if they can't/won't/don't appreciate every day they get. I
certainly do. I had just come back from shopping and had a box of
cookies (shhhhhh) so I took them out, handed them to him, said, "Enjoy,"
and left. I hope for how ever long the cookies last he knows why he
woke up today and why he is alive!
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I
dropped Allen off at the airport on Thursday as he is going to see his
grand-kids for their birthday--and his. He was born on the 18th and his
twin grandsons on the 16! Unless you haven't been without a car, after
years of having one, you don't know the freedom I feel in being able to
use his car for 13 days whether I go anywhere or not. Just knowing I can
GO when I want is enough!!
Talking
about cars this belongs to one of the 'poor' residents who live here.
He probably pays the garage more per month than his rents
is!
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This
was in the mail yesterday--a check for $4.93--it is a royalty for a
book I wrote 6,7 years ago--you never know when what you did yesterday
will pay off today--keep on doing and going!
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I thought I lost him but the stalker is back again!!
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As Mae said: