Thumb Smudges In the Sky!

Hi!


A couple of things.................



First................I'm not 100% certain, but I think I can say with some confidence that the sign in the top photo doesn't necessarily adorn the doors of many fine hotels around the world.  In Saskatchewan, however.................. My mind immediately goes to the circumstances that prompted such a sign.

I can't help but imagine a herd of over-enthusiastic 13ish year old, hyper kids, with adrenaline to burn after the big game. They have absolutely no desire to be still, the word "unwind" is not in the realm of their vocabulary.

Their parents, on the other hand, are exhausted, and after  endless unsuccessful attempts to contain the high octane teens by plying them with pizza and movies, they consent to what has been pitched to them as a "very quiet session of just passing the ball around in the hallway."

My guess is after a few hotel guest complaints and maybe an accidental mark or two on the walls the game was hastily concluded.


And a sign was born......................................


Second................ Thumb smudges in the sky...........

There are many things in nature that humble a person. All you have to do is look around to know that, as humans, we really are just one very small part of our world.  For me, the sky never misses making that exact point. Whether it's at night contemplating the billions of stars, during a storm in which Mother Nature's sheer power is both frightening and awe inspiring, or on a day of blue skies, with a spattering of thumb-smudged clouds.


We like to think we are important, and that we, somehow, have a say in the grand scheme of what happens. I guess we do...to a point.


We invent things, create things, things that can be dangerous. Say a car, for instance. Then, for the next years we busy ourselves inventing safety features to protect us from the very thing we invented. Seat belts, air bags, etc.....  theeeennnn we need to come up with things to counteract the damages caused by these inventions, carbon emissions etc........

We busy ourselves with our delusions of power and grandeur, with our wars, politics, and commerce, then Mother Nature reminds us of our place. A tornado, a hurricane, a snow storm, a tsunami, a very clear reminder indeed of who or what is actually in charge of what happens.

But, we are human. We are important. We are precious. At least as precious as everything else. As a species, we have survived many things that could have just as easily wiped us out. We must be here for a reason.We must have a purpose. Maybe, just maybe. we are not as in charge of the direction of that purpose as we would like to think.

Funny what comes to mind when looking at thumb-smudges in the sky..................................


So in the past week.................


We were honoured to participate in a very special day with some pretty fantastic people.

It was sincere and tender, fun-filled and silly, with tears of joy and laughter, pretty impressive dance moves, all enveloped in a love that was palpable. The best kind.


It was another busy one at the shop........always a good thing.........

I was able to put a bit more baking in the freezer for our daughter's wedding.........

Knocked out a few more pages in my book...............(Yay)!

Had a last minute booking to do a karaoke show for a local service group this weekend...........

Put in an inquiry about a trade show in Estevan, Sk. that seems pretty promising...............

All in all a good week!......................



As for the next few days.....................


Wait a reply from Estevan................................

Get started on music prep for wedding coming up on May 16th..............

It'll be another busy week at the shop................

More baking.............................

More writing............................

Squeeze some grandbabies!!!......................................



Well, that about does it for another week........................

Until next time....................



May you take the time to look up, look out, look around, look beyond what is absolutely immediate.
May you take the time to consider your place, take in the horizon, let your stresses shrink, granulate.

May you absorb the reality of a bigger picture, a grander scheme, feel small, it's ok, be at peace.
May you consider your place, for even the tiniest of brush strokes is significant in the creation of a masterpiece.

May you know your place is important, even if it's purpose is, as of yet, unclear.
May the grand view fill you with inspiration of limitless possibilities, not self-doubt, never fear.



Until next week...........

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