Preconceived Notions? + Something Extra - Because You Can
Published: Wed, 04/06/16
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Quote: "It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions." --- Charles F. Kettering Oh yes, a link to the image or you can copy and paste the url into your browser This week's "Something Extra": Because You Can Familiar faces in unpredictable locations. Beauty revealed through taking manual steps. We often hear that with a new technology, product, or service, our lives will be made easier, better, and somehow, more livable. I'd like to bring you into a life event from last year that I experienced. I needed to pay my internet/television provider bill and normally, I'd get on my bicycle and ride up to their office to pay them. They are located in the north end of our city of Saskatoon, where I live. It is about six miles distance each way from my door to their business. On this particular day, I thought I'd walk there. I hadn't done that before and after doing so, I decided I would tie that walk in with lunch by walking over to my Mother's place. The day was just how I
like it; a hot, cloudless day, as I headed out. Off with the shirt; just shorts, shoes, and a few protein shakes in a recycled holding bag. With the prairie sun cascading down upon my asking skin, I headed north, totally engulfed and lost in wonderment; our city, my home city, the city of bridges with its lush
summer foliage, so green and so gloriously beautiful - a heaven on earth summer postcard for the beholder, if they just take the time to take it all in. I thought of people in dark bars held self-captive within all their misery. Maybe they simply needed to get outside? Could it be that
easy? I stopped and visited my Dad at his resting place, as the cemetery was on the way. I got to the office and paid my bill. On my return route, just a few miles away, along came this motorcycle. I barely noticed it out of the corner of my eye as it passed me. A block later it returned. "Miles," someone shouted.
This time I definitely looked closer. The rider was wearing a full faced helmet and I had no idea who it was. Hmm... what is going to happen next? Let's continue: Wishing you a day of doing things just because you can. With love and blessings, Marlene |