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NOTHING

Someone once told me that nothing exciting ever happens. That is when I wondered, is that the same thing as nothing happened or is that when the same things happen?

Today was one of the nothing days for me, however, so much happened. It depends on a person’s perspective.
Here are the ‘nothings’:

  1. A bit cool, but OK for June 4th.
  2. Six am, I am getting up — so I can be at church at 7:15 am, to play the keyboard for three services.
  3. Same breakfast as always — the oatmeal, bran, half a banana and milk.
  4. Same clothes, but they cover me, and the sweater top is lilac. A good color for me, I hear.
  5. Church band was fine, no hitches, except the change of one song, and I didn’t hear — “Don’t play.”
  6. Lunch as usual at home.
  7. A brief nap and the weekly two hour email.
  8. An evening with my DH (dear husband).

Yes, it was a ‘nothing day’. However, between the lines, I sensed many blessings.

  1. My hair cooperated this morning. Always a BIGGIE!
  2. Because of flylady.net things went smoothly and I was on time.
  3. Such a pleasant warm spring morning with just a hint of rain.
  4. Walking outside mid-morning, I heard the rumbles of thunder heralding a bit of rain. The sky spouted lovely billowy clouds.
  5. Hugs, smiles and greetings all around before and after the worship service.
  6. Clapping and joyful singing for the song — “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands”.
  7. A tear threatened to overflow as we sang “Crucified, laid behind a stone; You lived to die, rejected and alone. Like a rose — trampled on the ground, You took the fall, and thought of me, above all.”
  8. A hug from my dear husband (DH) made my day.
  9. Emails from our far-flung family.
  10. A nap, nothing like sleeping in a chair, and realizing how relaxed I am.
  11. Last but not least — the joy of living in this country, despite the shards of conflict, I love the freedom of being a Christian and an American.

Anything new? No, nothing.

‘Nothing’ has a pleasant connotation — something like the state of boredom — when a person finds the blessing of being.

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