This morning I woke up at five. Didn't get up until after six. I think I just need to set my alarm earlier so that I'll realize that it really is ok to get out of bed earlier. :| Anyway, now I am sitting here on the couch, having enjoyed my coffee and devos. The window is open and it is quiet outside. The perfect first day of summer. The sun is shining and the birds are singing, there is a white cottony cloud off in the distance, but it is already fading away. I am amazed at how peaceful it is in the middle of this apartment complex at ten to eight in the morning. It could easily be a couple of hours earlier it is so peaceful. Every once in a while you might hear a car go by, but not too often.
It kind of makes me feel like I am on vacation. The piles of work and busy day ahead don't, but the peacefulness of the morning reminds me of a house we stayed at in Wales. Just stillness. And it is beautiful.
Across the way from me there are azalea and some other flowering bushes. Mostly though, I just enjoy hearing the birds. I guess we just don't have a lot of songbirds in Ukraine. We have pigeons. And crows. And sparrows. The sparrows are definitely my favorite. But here there are robins and swallows (to my sister-in-laws chagrin--apparently they have some nesting by their apartment).
It is nice to wake up and enjoy the calm quiet of the morning. To sit a few minutes in peacefulness before the business of the day sets in. Today, my pain levels are a little lower than they have been and I am thankful for that. I'm still getting a lot of nerve pain in my right hand, but I have been able to cut back on the painkillers for which I am thankful. It makes this morning even just a little bit better. :)
I need to "go" to work now. First my course work, then my baking. But I am procrastinating. I want to just sit here and enjoy the morning.
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