Aahhh... Friday!

Go ahead, say the word. F-r-i-d-a-y! The sound and sigh of it evokes ethereal breath from within the deepest recess of our being, carrying us to an infinite array of imagined possibilities. It is the promised bridge to hours of heightened awareness and a banquet of delicious discretionary time. A time, the weekend, in which we can feast upon the special moments - walking in the park, losing ourselves in a good book, basking on the beach, sharing entertainment with friends, laughing with loved ones - ideally uninterrupted by hurry and go. We all look forward to its relaxed relevance for restoration of body and spirit. And yet some of us will steal the blessing away with a To Do List long enough to pave a road to hell. Don't do it! Discretion, O Best Beloved, is the better part of valor. Yes, some things will demand tending even so. So, tenderly we go and do, kind to ourselves along the way. Because, you see, it's Friday!

~~~ Simply Me, Barbara M. Childress