It looks like from my window the whole world is walking their dogs today. A few runners and walkers like me without a dog because it is a storybook Thanksgiving day here in our city of Portland. Sunshine, no wind, and the tress are striking in all their finest colors of every shade of reds and golds imaginable. What a treat for my eyes. I heard last night that eighty percent of the information we receive comes through our eyes. My eyes are having a feast today instead of my stomach.
My sons and daughters do not live here so my preference is to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with myself.. I went for a long long walk along the mighty Willamette River with nature surrounding me nourishing my soul and I do not concern myself with food. I like to feed my other senses on this day.
I also love to learn new things luckily because my cell phone was stolen yesterday from my car. Yes in broad daylight at three in the afternoon in a packed parking lot at a huge chain grocery store. Yes I know better than to leave anything that looks of value where it can be seen. I forgot. My seven year old discontinued style cell phone and my paper address book was in the bag. No use to anyone but they took it anyway because the bag looked like a purse. Also an old headset I use at work, a lipstick, and a pair of fingerless gloves. I am sure they just threw it away when they discovered it was a purse with no goodies but where would they throw it?
Recently I shopped for phones to have a back up in case anything happened to mine. They all looked wrong and the clerks were busy so decided it was not the right time. Okay two weeks later and I have no choice I have to go through the process of finding a phone at AT & T no excuses and hope for the best. I told myself I was not going to make it an ordeal I was going to go with no expectations just an open mind and see what happens.
When I entered the store a fun looking clerk who looked exactly like my youngest son smiled and said, "How can I help you today?" I knew I was in good hands. I now own a Motorola Atrix 4GLTE that I have no idea how to use. It has $500. 00 worth of features on it and all I know at this point is how to make and answer a call and send a text. I no longer have to type the text because I just speak what I want to say and it does the texting for me. It is also supposed to have one of the best cameras ever. We shall see.
Seriously I do not need this souped up phone for the simple way I want to use it but the new way to live is on the low end, or high end. No longer a middle choice. Just like the middle class? Maybe but so what? Roll with it. Today walking the river with a feeling of gratitude I was thankful for the love that surrounds me. And I discovered a new way to live. In ballet class a few nights ago my teacher Eric gave a visual of the acorn.
He said to feel as though you have an acorn in your center that bursts in all four directions and dance from that place. Today walking the river I could feel the acorn image as a real sensation in my center that created an energy that gave me a feeling of new life. I can feel this sensation standing in line at the grocery store, walking from here to there, shopping at the mall, whenever I say "acorn". A new way to live, how fun is that?
I also love to learn new things luckily because my cell phone was stolen yesterday from my car. Yes in broad daylight at three in the afternoon in a packed parking lot at a huge chain grocery store. Yes I know better than to leave anything that looks of value where it can be seen. I forgot. My seven year old discontinued style cell phone and my paper address book was in the bag. No use to anyone but they took it anyway because the bag looked like a purse. Also an old headset I use at work, a lipstick, and a pair of fingerless gloves. I am sure they just threw it away when they discovered it was a purse with no goodies but where would they throw it?
Recently I shopped for phones to have a back up in case anything happened to mine. They all looked wrong and the clerks were busy so decided it was not the right time. Okay two weeks later and I have no choice I have to go through the process of finding a phone at AT & T no excuses and hope for the best. I told myself I was not going to make it an ordeal I was going to go with no expectations just an open mind and see what happens.
When I entered the store a fun looking clerk who looked exactly like my youngest son smiled and said, "How can I help you today?" I knew I was in good hands. I now own a Motorola Atrix 4GLTE that I have no idea how to use. It has $500. 00 worth of features on it and all I know at this point is how to make and answer a call and send a text. I no longer have to type the text because I just speak what I want to say and it does the texting for me. It is also supposed to have one of the best cameras ever. We shall see.
Seriously I do not need this souped up phone for the simple way I want to use it but the new way to live is on the low end, or high end. No longer a middle choice. Just like the middle class? Maybe but so what? Roll with it. Today walking the river with a feeling of gratitude I was thankful for the love that surrounds me. And I discovered a new way to live. In ballet class a few nights ago my teacher Eric gave a visual of the acorn.
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Sorry that you your phone was stolen, but great that you found a new one.
ReplyDeleteI´d like to have one, not needing texting too, but not liking the looks of the new ones, though i really have not even looked what´s on offer.
Great that you could enjoy the day by yourself.
It´s usual that the ones, not having the family around on days of feasts, feel lonely.
I feel it liberating not having to go through the " routines ", having " fun ", when the calendar says so.
Fun can be experienced at any unexpected time, actually it´s greater then!
You spent Thanksgiving in a very special way. Some may avoid solitude because they are not happy with their own company but what a joy it is be at peace with self. Good luck with the new phone. Mine has the voice option for composing emails but I quickly found it did not work for me. Perhaps because Siri does not understand my Southern accent? Love the acorn visual and I am going to adopt its use!
ReplyDeletehow lovely is this post....new code word "acorn"
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blessings, lady
It's funny, I do agree with the : either low-end or high-end situation and I've been thinking that life for me nowadays is an uncomfortable hesitating waltz between the two ... §5oo is a lot of money for a phone, I hope you master all its functions soon !xx
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