Day 4823: Ducks-in-order time nearing & The Shortest Bridge.

"Time for Action": junk paper collage, digital.

                

  

Want music?

   Click: Stevie Wonder, Do I Do?

 

2GN2S

Ducks-in-order time is nearing.

When I moved into my earlier 80's I guess I bought this book? I don't remember buying it, but I am pretty sure it wasn't a gift? It's a practical book, written by a very practical woman and it made sense to me. I would read it again, but I loaned it away. It boiled down to 5 steps. 

Observe

Adapt

Let Go

 Accept

Love

I was at a point where I was realizing that my plans may not be my plans. They say if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. ;o) At age 80, I was in my 50th year of Karate training with plans to continue forever. This after both hip and shoulder replacements. As I told someone recently, "Fifty is good, as is sixty and seventy, in my opinion. Eighties is pretty good, but for me it seems that medical issues are surfacing almost daily. Most are temporary and go away till a later visit, and some appear to remind you of some idiocy at an early age. I am 83, my daughter says I am closer to 84 than 83, and she is usually correct. To be continued.

(Morbid? Inappropriate? Maybe, but I liked it.)

 

  

 

A 6+ minute video, Beethoven “Moonlight Sonata”

here

 

Mongkol is a 61-year-old former logging elephant. His captive-held life was spent hauling trees in the Thai forest.  His body shape is deformed through hard labor, he lost his right eye and tusk in this brutal logging practice.  Mongkol was rescued and brought to Elephants World to spend the rest of his days relaxing peacefully in freedom by the River Kwai.  I discovered Mongkol is an extremely gentle, sensitive elephant who enjoys music, especially this slow movement by Beethoven which I play to him occasionally in the day and night.

  

Just because ... 

 Philippine Eagle

Friday's Smiles ... 

 

 

     Hoping you see all the good things in your day.