Sunday Morning Sunshine: Dust if You Must

Dust if You Must

By Rose Milligan

Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better                                 to paint a picture or write a letter,                                              Bake a cake, or plant a seed,                                                    Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but there's not much time,                   With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb,                             Music to hear, and books to read,                                                Friends to cherish, and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world's out there,                                                                                                     With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair,                                                                                        A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,                                                                                                                    This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind,                                                       Old age will come and it's not kind,                                                       And when you go (and go you must)                                                     You, yourself, will make more dust.  

Sunday Morning Sunshine: The Beauty of Autumn

 Remember how fun it was to find acorns?

Squirrels really enjoy them.

A long winter's day food supply!

Who doesn't enjoy apples, 

one of the top best fruits!

That includes applesauce, apple butter, apple cider.

Yum! 

Who hasn't plunged into a carefully raked-up pile of colorful leaves?

The fun!

The excitement! 

Grownups who are, for a few moments,

reliving their childhood activities!

The bonfires where we enjoyed

the not-so-good-for-you hotdogs.

Where family and friends gathered to laugh,

share stories and sit quietly pondering life.

It will be over this year soon in just a few more short days.

Enjoy revisiting these memories or...

create your own. 

2021 Autumn will be gone before we know it! 

Serious Wednesdays: Passionate About Life

Don't take life for granted.

But do appreciate every minute you have.
Seek your purpose in life.
Enjoy.
Act.
Live.

Experience new things.
Repeat good things.
Share life's joys.
Share your extras.
Give abundantly.
Praise God.

Shout when you feel like it.
Whisper your secrets to the wind.
Raise your arms.
Stretch.
Curl in a ball.
Relax.

Love fully.
Believe with all your heart.
Grasp your faith and hang on.
Never give up hope.
Cherish your memories and make many more.

Don't take life for granted.
For one day it will cease.

Stay passionate about life!