What Would You Do For a Klondike Bar?
Post 179
Many of you will recognize the title from a commercial many decades ago. Maybe they still play it, but I don't watch much regular t.v.
After yesterday's counseling session, I “needed” some ice cream, so I stopped by my local Dollar General and decided on a six pack of these heavenly treats!
For those of you in locations other than the south, there are Dollar Generals every five or ten miles all over it seems.
I ate one of the squares yesterday of course, and I ate one today. I love ice cream period!
Over these past six and a half months, I would guess I've now gained five or six pounds. My clothes fit, but just getting a bit tighter at the waist. I figure if I’ve gained that much, it actually equates to approximately an extra 125 calories a day; pretty easy to do.
So today I decided that if I'm going to eat my Klondike bars, or my Trader Joe's Cookie butter, or licorice, or cheese-its, or beer or wine, (and Yes I am), then I gotta work it back off at a better rate than I've been doing. Instead of the one walk today, I did a walk in the morning and a hike in the evening, and I feel great! I will do this “double” a few times a week I hope!
This morning I was walking the Little Cove Transformer route by 6:15. I passed the usual spots I’ve seen GBH this year but there were none. Just before my turnaround point, I did see one in a spot I've seen in previous years but not this year yet. Even though today I feel back to my new normal and didn't particularly need a sign, there she was.
Good morning!
Interestingly she flew across the road into the subdivision, honking once, which is now the second time I've seen one fly over the road.
As you can see by the sidewalk we got fairly close before she left.
I went all alone on my evening hike, which is a real rarity. I went up a trail at Cathedral Caverns and it was wonderful not stopping for my dog to do her business, mark some territory, eat grass, or roll around. I saw four deer and one human!
It really is pretty amazing how we can choose to frame circumstances that can make us feel either better or worse. We can listen to truth, or we can listen to lies. I can concentrate on the fact that Mo will never text me, call me, or walk through my door, or I can conjure up images of her soaring all over the heavens and the earth as a perfect ‘unseen to me spirit’ with relationships beyond her wildest dreams.
On Mother's Day, I felt her saying, “I'm really happy now mom!” and now I get the feeling she's saying from a distance, “Don't be sad!”
I know in this new normal it will continue to ebb and flow. I know.
If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.
Proverbs 29:18 MSG
My husband and I often kayak. Our most frequent jaunt is a few miles from our house. There are at least two GBHs that we see regularly. We try, almost always failing, to quietly paddle by without disturbing them. Occasionally we also see beaver or otter - exciting day when that happens. And always turtles, from teeny tiny to big. I think of Johnnie and his mother when I see rainbows (every time, 10 years since he died), now I will think of Morgan and you when I see GBH. Seeing God's beauty in nature also brings peace and reminds me of his promises. Especially the rainbow but all of his beauty. The first year of COVID I spent a lot of time outside, on walks like yours. I lost that in my career depression - I need to get back to it, re-incorporate into my routine. I have been planning a bulb garden for next year and I planted more hydrangeas- so I can bring in his beauty inside after being surprised by the wonder of growing things. Enjoy your Klondike bars - they are delicious!
I love the title!!