Here’s what I pondered as I walked on a November day in Canada.
Letting go is an acquired, and necessary, skill. I foster it every time I receive a rejection to something I’ve written. If I let go of enough resentments, doubts or regrets, I open up room for other, better opportunities.
I happened upon a notebook from my Grade 8 English class. On the last page, I found this: a list of words to use instead of said. Way back in the 1970s my teacher advised me to liven up the story. Avoid using said, they said (proposed, urged, argued ….
Whatever life throws at you today, don’t rush, shop around, work in phases, and have faith.
In Canada we joke that we have two seasons: winter and construction. But as summer road construction slows down in our northern climate, we begin different kinds of winter construction. New school projects, new organizational meetings, new roads to new adventures.
Somerton Smith 
Great post😀
Short but sweet . . . Thanks for dropping by.
Wheeee! Skiing! That used to be a family sport. Now I’m afraid I’ll break something. Hahaha!
Surrender is often a good thing, certainly better than being inflexible and breaking.
Once I heard Oprah Winfrey say that she liked the gospel song, “I Surrender All,” because it helped her cope with difficult situations.
Stay safe!
I think it helps to cope, and also maybe to let life develop in ways that might surprise us being wonderful, even thought it wasn’t what we thought we wanted.
What a beautiful location! Extra reading time can be good. Flexibility is key to enjoying a vacation.
It was absolutely gorgeous. Breathtaking in fact. I enjoyed a lot of amazing skiing, and I took two days off to sit and read and write by the fire. Perfect.