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May 6, 2004
Lunch in the Park
Today it’s threatening to rain, but I’m going to bike to work anyway. I should be able to make it between the raindrops if I ride fast enough right? haha. A friend once told me that if it’s not raining when you leave, you stand a 50 percent chance of getting wet, but if it’s raining when you leave you will get wet. So don’t give up riding because of the forecast. Enjoy the ride now. This statement has proven to be helpful to me. I’ve only been rained on once in the last year, and it was a pleasant ride in the rain. I did not melt and I did not worry.
I remember a very nice day less than a month ago. The sun was shining, the wind blowing lightly, and it was the first real warm day we’ve had this Spring. The birds were out and people were outside moving around. A very nice day. I had lunch in the park with my wife that day. She came downtown and met me outside. We walked together and talked, and bought some lunch at the deli, then found a nice rock to sit on in the park. It was beautiful and enjoyable. We have to take advantage of these nice days and enjoy them. Enjoy the people around us while we are with them. Just like the seasons, there is a time for everything, and everything comes and goes.
One of my coworkers was saying that morning, that the weather will be bad, that this is the last nice day of the week. “It’ll be cold and rainy after today,” she said. She was watching the newscast the previous night. To me it seemed like a gloomy prediction. I thought, “but it’s beautiful right now! And this is the first real nice day we’ve had!” Learning to see, enjoy and appreciate the beauty right now, instead of focusing on the bad that is about to happen is a matter of perspective and awareness. It’s like seeing the cup half empty or half full. It’s being aware of what is good about right now. I’d rather have lunch in the park with someone I love and relax in the sun than worry about the rest of the week. When I do that, it will actually give me the memories, hope and energy to face the oncoming weather, no matter what it is.
Posted by carl1236 at May 6, 2004 6:39 AM | Attitude
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Est-ce que tu peut parler en francais?
Posted by: getting wet at November 13, 2005 3:37 PM
Aucun je ne peux pas parler français. Je suis désolé. Cette traduction est de http://www.world.altavista.com/tr
No I cannot speak French. I'm sorry. This translation is from http://www.world.altavista.com/tr
But you can leave comments in French if you like. :-)
Posted by: John at November 13, 2005 5:12 PM