Thursday, September 2, 2010

No news is good news

Who doesn't love exciting news? While I was very busy and home with young children I could hardly wait for my husband to come home from work to hear all the juicy news from the office, who was dating who and what was going on in the world out there. It just lifted my spirit and did not make me feel quite so boxed in. Those days passed in a flash and now that I am older I have found that actually, no news is good news! I have made my peace with the fact that my days can sometimes be a little boring or dreary and have realised that being part of the humdrum of everyday life can be a real blessing! So many things could go wrong in one's daily existence - a family member might become ill, there could be a car accident or maybe even a burglary. These things can really turn one's life upside down. During monotonous days I look for the simple things in life to spruce up my existence. I don't look at a day as uneventful anymore. What, with blogging, a good 'whodunnit' novel, a quick chat with a neighbour, noticing some beauty in an unusual spot and painting a picture, I have no excuse! In fact these things now put a smile on my face.
I think I should thank the Lord every time a friend asks: 'What's new?' and I reply: 'No news is good news'.

3 comments:

  1. We are SO on the same page, Trix
    I posted recently about recognizing peace in what we often see as the mundane, or boring.

    Its quite hard to convince young moms of that, but we know the truth of it, don't we?

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  2. And life has so many interesting moments, even the song of a bird, the purr of a cat, the wag of a dogs tail, the smell of a rose. That phone call to a friend, sms and email, all add to the enrichment of a day. No, life is not boring at all!

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