Time??

Mom asked for the number to the old Santee church the other day. She told me the priest came today, he gave her communion, and "the rest". She mentioned that it wasn't as complicated and that she is "already now". I have to admit that I could not control myself and I snickered a bit. Mom may be right and the time is near but she is also like the little boy who cried wolf. She has talked about it for so long that it is hard to take her seriously.

I think about death but mostly about the fact that I would hope for it to come later in life and preferably before I become too feeble. Otherwise I plan for life, I hope that is always my direction.

The Game

The game is Mabel asks a question like "do you still go to that store?" Duh? What store? "The THRIFT STORE!", like I am just the biggest moron in the world. The next move is for me to try to find out what she really wants. "What do you want?" Well there's this jacket......

She wants me to take the jacket to the thrift store, sell it and buy something for myself there. Sounds so sweet doesn't it......But I don't need anything and I really don't have time to make an appointment and go down to sell ONE jacket! Keep it for Janet (this has become my favorite lately) As I see it she should give the "shower girl" Janet these things. Little momentos...Janet took the meat grinder (YES!!!!) and I am sure she would accept a few more things. Janet is a nice lady so I am very happy with mom giving her stuff.

But the game will continue with other things where instead of just stating what the need is, she will ask questions that have little to do with her goal until I look at her like the 3 year old she has become and force her to the point of the conversation. Life is ever challenging.......

Passing

Life is what happens while you are waiting for ..........
The thing is you should never wait for anything, but life doesn't always work out that way. I'm not talking about the wait in line at the grocery store or for gas at CostCo. I am talking about waiting for your doctor to tell you that a loved one is ok, for that job to be yours, for your knees to start working in the morning.
People often say "you have to grab life by the horns!" Well I do believe that you must be an active participant in life and that you should take advantage and, indeed, make your own opportunties. But this brings me back to a topic from a radio host the other day about the rudeness of people today...on the road, in stores, in the workplace. People are so self-focused that they no longer think about waiting for anything, their needs outweigh the need to stop at a red light, allow an individual to cross the street, the need to make eye contact with the person you are dealing with. Thank you and please are becoming extinct, technology has overtaken common courtesy.
We are doing a dis-service to ourselves and future generations in our hurry to live our lives and grab all we can get out of it. Life isn't about grabbing the most, it is about living the best. Sometimes living best means sitting on the porch and waiting for the mail.