Think about it

"A writer -- and, I believe, generally all persons -- must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art."

 ---Jorge Luis Borges, writer (1899-1986)

Mornings

Oh, how I love the early hours of the morning. Especially today, as most of the world is yet to get up and out, the breeze is cool, and the State Fair is yet to attract swaths of people. I love mornings like this because they come with anticipation of what is to come--the day is full of opportunity and I have a mug of coffee in my hand. The peacefulness, contentedness, and anticipation of mornings at home are like cream to my coffee, making life rich and sweet.

I can do anything I want to day--anything!--but for now, I am so content sitting in my sun room, windows open, listening to the waking world outside.