Just Breathe

I've had busier weeks and a crazier schedule, but for whatever reason, I feel frazzled today. 

I’m thinking of everything I need to accomplish (including this post)  in the next 24 hours. Yet, I find myself scrolling on Amazon to find a soft desk pad to help with my occasional arm pain while typing, which leads to looking for a new mouse for my husband and then checking Facebook.  After all, I wouldn’t want to miss a birthday. The clothes in the dryer have been on wrinkle-release three times now.  My phone locks up, and I restart it.  It’s 10:30, and I have just finished my bowl of cereal for breakfast.  

I excel at distracting myself.

My Fitbit shows I’ve walked around this house for more than a mile and have very little to show for it. 

Have you had mornings like this? You want to get so much accomplished, but you find yourself doing everything but what you set out to do.

Stop.

Breathe. 

Take another deep breath. 

It’ll all get done.  It always does. 

Let’s take a few moments to enjoy some beautiful pictures and relax.

I don't want to research where this photo was taken (St. Louis, maybe?)  Just enjoy

A cormorant drying off at Myakka State Park, Florida

My favorite beach 

Deer in the Woods at Glendalough, Dublin, Ireland 

Fish and a Hippo at Disney World 

View behind a cruise ship 

On a sailboat in Cabo San Lucas

A butterfly I met yesterday

My son’s photography, driving home at the end of another beautiful day (no matter what got accomplished) 

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One of my Dad’s favorite songs that keeps coming to mind today:

Wonderful World  (click for link to music)

I see trees of green

Red roses too

I see them bloom

For me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue

And clouds of white

The bright, blessed day

The dark, sacred night

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces

Of people going by

I see friends shaking hands

Saying, "How do you do?"

They're really saying

I love you

I hear babies cry

I watch them grow

They'll learn much more

Then I'll ever know

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Ooh, yes

Kauai, Hawaii, from the air

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Now I’m relaxed. I hope these photos helped make your day a little calmer, too.

I’m heading back to finish the laundry.

Thanks for reading.

Keep smiling and breathing! :)

It will all get done. And if it doesn’t, tomorrow is another day.

xx