WORD BY WORD…

Wow today is Thursday already!!  Time to stop, think, observe and witness all those things to be thankful for.  I like to ingest them feel them flowing throughout my body and mind. I have to say I always feel like I’ve been to a health retreat, all refreshed and ready for the next week. 

Do you remember Out of Africa- the movie?  If not try watching it.  I may have brought this up in a past Thankful Thursday post, but its very relevant to my life today.  Meryl Streep – played the part of an English woman living on a plantation in Africa. Robert Redford played the dashing pilot, her best friend, part-time lover and heart-ache in the movie. 

Douglas Kirkland
Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, 1985
Out of Africa
Copyright Douglas Kirkland
Courtesy the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

There are two scenes in that movie that truly moved me. One is where she has the two most promenant men of her life sitting fireside in her living room. She began to read to them.  The way she read each word as if it were the entire story captivated me, reminding me of how I live my life. One breath, one word, one thought…  I have always seen myself in that woman.  Most would not agree by looking at me , or working with me, but in my most private space, that’s how I live.  The second scene was in the end when the love of her life had past and she had gone back home to England. Kinda like when Kinndlewood passed and I eventually moved to Silverton. She sat at her desk and she wrote  about her life and him…  Kinda like right now.  Sitting at my desk writing about my life in the same word by word, thought by thought manner honoring of the past and the future.  Making sure he, she, or it, or whatever (insert here), will never be forgotten.

Just  remember to be thankful for who you are, where you are, how you are, how you got here, and what you have to offer, and mostly for those who surround you.

Now for something that just fills my heart and makes me smile so wide it almost hurts.  Shel Silverstein – I have a poem to share from one of his books “The Light In The Attic”, but first you must go to his website.  Take the time to browse – it’s just one of the most fun trips you’ll ever take. One of my clients, well he’s my landlord too, builds violins – his passion, and he reads books like “The Light In The Attic”. After his massage each week he always plays me a piece on one of his violins or viola,  whos birth I have been witness too. Last time I saw him he read a poem to me. It was in honor of my best bud, Dragon. Here it is:

“THE DRAGON OF GRINDLY GRUN”

I’m the Dragon of Grindly Grun,

I breath fire as hot as the sun.

When a knight comes to fight,

I just toast him on sight.

Like a hot crispy cinnamon bun

 

When I see a fair damsel go by,

I just sigh a fiery sigh,

And she’s baked like a ‘tater–

I think of her later,

With a romantic tear in my eye.

 

I’m the Dragon of Grindly Grun,

But my lunches aren’t very much fun,

For I like my damsels medium rare,

And they always come out well done.

And now I want to acknowledge a huge thanks to the folks in town who hired me to help paint their house the last two days. It was fun and I needed the work.  They thought of me. For that I am thankful.  I am thankful for the moonlight walk I took with Heather  and Cindy. I’m disappointed that I left my camera at home. If I had not you would be seeing the romantic little town of Silverton lit up for Christmas in the moonlight from atop the Shrine road.  We plan to make another trek on the next full moon. I’ll be sure to have my camera!!  Afterward, we sat in Cindy’s (Heather’s mother-in-law) kitchen and enjoyed hot buttered rum and warm family banter.  It was wonderful. Heather said at one point that she had not smiled so much in awhile…

…for this I am deeply grateful.

For more Thankful Thursday posts try visiting these sites:

Akal Ranch, Tired Dog Ranch,  Enlightened Horsemanship Through Touch