Werdz !!
My wife is a talker. The Farmers Almanac reported once that women speak 25,000 more words per day then men and I'd be the last one to argue with that statement. Her talking alot is okay because I’ve become in the recent years a listener, however once in awhile this symbiotic relationship fails. It fails because sometimes she wants more then the guttural or one word responses I offer. It fails due to my not wanting to listen at the moment or like this morning it can fail due to subject matter.We often slip down to our hot tub early in the morning to enjoy a soak, wake up slowly and sip our coffee while enjoying the sounds and sites of nature(careful now!) which of course includes the cheerful chatter of my wife. Here's a picture just in case you need one.
Lately life has been kind of stressful. Some side consulting work is keeping me running, I’m sick of winter, I have a head cold that won’t go away, my back got wrenched and hasn’t stopped feeling sore, I’m doing some local theater, plus the worries of life, etc…. This morning I had decided to deliberately relax. I know deliberate relaxation sounds oxymoronic on a few levels but that’s what I decided to do. I was going to slow down, purge my mind of all my worries and concerns. So with that thought I slipped into the water. I usually don’t even move to drink my coffee for the first 3 or 4 minutes, I just relax and focus on the goodness of the hot water covering 90 percent of my skin and the cool air on the part that has to remain out so I can breathe. Excuse me a minute while I relish the memory. Ahhhh….
Right about now is when the symbiotic relationship described above fell apart. I use my few words to casually mention that this morning I’m going to try and slow down and leave the hectic, stress of my life behind for a few minutes and think about nothing. I forget her exact question but it was something like “So what have you been worrying about lately?" hmmm I wonder if she’s trying to kill me.
Oh well, maybe tomorrow.
ba
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