My morning started out a bit earlier than normal, and only because I had some things needing my immediate attention when I arrived at office, and after those were taken care of, I head over to check on my friend’s progress since an unexpected episode with her health, sent her spiraling down, but fortunately she’s back on the mend, so hopefully by the time a week has passed since it all happened, she’ll be close to being back to where she was before it all started.
I wasn’t expecting a busy day since I didn’t have any scheduled appointments, but between the phone calls, emails and office visits, my entire day ended up being a manageable chain of events. My gosh, I couldn’t believe the number of people who crossed my paths today whom I’d not seen in a decade or more.
One of the gentlemen happened to be a member of a church I used to play their organ and piano on a regular basis for a number of years, and one of the first things he asked was, “Aren’t you the one who used to play for us?” Of course he knew it was me, but I guess he needed a lead-in question which was meant for me to answer why I’m no longer there. I did end up giving him the condensed story as to what happened back then, and why I’m no longer playing for them. After giving my brief summary of it all, he fully understood because there’s absolutely no logical reason for people to treat each other as if they’re apostates within their communities of faith. I also went on to admit that nearly all church groups have their not-so-loving and forgiving inner circles which end up making distasteful decisions which end up creating long-lasting discords. Just before he walked away, he added, “Just so you know, I really liked listening to you play.” Now that was definitely enough to make my head swell.
A long-time acquaintance of mine asked if I would be willing to visit with a friend of his who’s thinking about selling his home, and before he finished answering the question, I responded with a knee-jerk, “Of course I would.”, so sometime late tomorrow morning, I’ll be doing a walk-thru on it.
Most of my afternoon was spent over at my lakeshore listing in Clear Lake which is located at 5256 Lakeview Drive, and since the owner had insisted I be there when it’s being shown, I got over there about a half hour early, just to make sure I got all the lights on, along with tidying up a little bit for him since the selling agent had given us such a short notice.
It came as a complete surprise when I saw the husband and wife walking up because I’ve known the both of them for a number of years, and especially the husband, which takes us back a good thirty or more years. In spite of my attempting to point out all the many extra features the home has, we couldn’t help bringing up people, places and things out of our past. If I should somehow have an opportunity to chat with him again, I’ll be sure to mention how well he’s taken care of himself, along with being one more example of how all of us have the ability to gracefully grow older without feeling all those good days are gone forever. I couldn’t help adding to our conversation, “Whenever getting a good look at myself in the mirror, I’m still comfortable with who’s staring back at me.”, which always causes me to remember that old saying, “Come grow old with me, as the best is yet to be.” Yes, sometimes I do believe age is more a state of mind than most want to admit. Without a doubt, my unexpected meeting up with those two ended up being the highlight of my day.
Tonight’s One-liner is: The mind shapes the body, and the body shapes the mind.
