and there is a long list of things that I could do.
- Do the pile of dirty laundry
- Fold the clean clothes and put them away
- Mob the floors and vacuum the rugs
- Pick up toys, socks, clothes, shoes, books and straighten up rooms
- Sort through closets, draws, boxes and give away items to the less fortunate
- Clean the refrigerator and wash the dishes
- Scrub the bathrooms
- Go to the farmers' market and buy ingredients to make a delicious African dish for my family to come home to
- Read and sort the mail and pay bills
- Go running and catch up on my exercise
- Sew and put up curtains in the dinning room
- Update my social networking sites and read my emails
- Call family and friends in distant lands and different time zones
- Shop for new furniture
- Catch up on weeding the garden and watering the pants
- Get a head-start on the book that has been lurking inside my head for a couple of years
- Look up a plumber to fix the slow drain and leaking faucet
- Shop for a Sunday clothes for the children
- Shop for a blue professional suit that I really need
- Make a list and go grocery shopping
- Put the bulletin boards and wall decorations up in the children's rooms
- Write up the minutes and finish the newsletter for my women's club
- Call the pstor to start working on the PowerPoint document for Sunday's church service
- Take out my braids while watching a movie or two
- Go window shopping at the mall
- Call my husband to meet-up for lunch
- Catch up on reading my library books that are coming due very soon
- Write an entry for my blog
- Go back to bed and catch up on my beauty rest
But none of my long list of things sounds appealing to me
so instead...
I will put on my walking shoes
and go for a long walk in the woods
where it is quiet and the energy of nature is awesome.
There, I will listen to the birds sing and the streams run
watch the trees and plants dance in the wind
and little creatures dash in and out of tall grasses.
There, I will sit on my favorite big rock
slip off my shoes and dip my feet in the cool running stream
and relish the peace and quiet---one of my very favorite things to do.
After all, that's what days off are for
doing your very favorite things.
