A TIME FOR REFLECTION

YESTERDAY I BEGAN PREPARING FOR MY LAST

COFFEE GATHERING OF THE YEAR,

WHICH HAS BEEN LOVING LINKED TO THE CAJUN PHRASE:

"LET'S MAKE THE 'VEY-YAY"

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW THE SLANG,

IT PRETTY MUCH MEANS SIT AROUND 

AND BULLSHIT.

I BEGAN HAVING GATHERINGS AROUND MY DINING TABLE

ABOUT 9 YEARS AGO, RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME

I MOVED INTO THE COTTAGE.

SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MANY OLD AND NEW FRIENDS.

SOMETHING HAPPENS IN YOUR SOUL 

WHEN PREPARING TO GATHER IN YOUR HOME.

AS I STRAIGHTENED UP, I BEGAN 

TO SEE THE COTTAGE THROUGH VISITORS EYES.

THE OLD PHOTOS ON THE WALL 

THAT HAVE ONLY BECAME FAMILY TO ME

SINCE I PICKED THEM UP ANTIQUE STORES

AND CALLED THEM MINE.

I AM REMINDED OF EVERYTHING IN HERE

THAT HAS BEEN LOVINGLY PLACED IN AN AREA

TO GIVE COMFORT AND PEACE.

CHALK BOARDS THAT ARE WRITTEN ON,

CHINA THAT IS NOT ONLY FOR SHOW BUT TO BE USED.

IT REMINDED ME OF JUST HOW FORTUNATE I AM

TO HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE

THAT I HOPE BRINGS WARMTH AND HAPPINESS TO OTHERS

AS IT DOES TO ME AND MY FAMILY.

AS YOU PREPARE ON THE LAST DAYS OF

THIS YEAR OF 2024 LOOK AROUND YOU.

SEE NOT ONLY THE TANGIBLE THINGS THAT SURROUND 

YOU DAILY  BUT THE TALKS, TEXTS, VISITS YOU

HAVE FROM THOSE YOU LOVE.

TELL THEM TODAY....

TELL THEM WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU.

AS THE BIG BOOK OF AA STATES:

"MAKE AMENDS WHENEVER POSSIBLE UNLESS TO

DO SO WOULD INJURE THEM OR OTHERS"

OH, AND EAT THE CAKE.....

ALWAYS EAT THE CAKE!