There is life in Geezerville, we see it all the time, but there's another aspect of Geezerville that is well hidden--the hot tubs. There are several in the 'hood, and we all know where they are. I know it sounds crazy to have a hot tub in the desert, but we do in Geezerville. I think I kinda understand what it is so important about simmering in bubbling water, and I'm convinced it definitely involves a bit of magic. Instead of going all the time, it's time where we can be. That's all--just be. This afternoon we basked in the 100 degree water and laughed and talked and chunky dunked our way to a good time. Who knew you could have so much fun in a puddle of warm water?
For me the adventure started at the store where I bought a huge bouquet of bright yellow sunflowers solely for the purpose of giving them to my neighbors. I went from house to house giving my friends a sunflower...BUT I went to one house and I was told his wife was at the hot tub--the same at a second house. The obvious thing to do was go to "the" hot tub. Sure enough, the ladies of the 'hood were par-boiling away. All with great grins on their faces having a grand time. I crashed their party with the sunflowers. What fun! I handed out the sunflowers and I was asked to join in the fun--but since I was not dressed for the occasion, and too lazy to cross the street to do so, I took off my shoes and soaked my tootsies for an hour or so. The best thing I did all day was relax and talk and laugh and be with my friends.
It made me think...how often to we sit back and enjoy the company of each other. Do we take enough time to laugh? Or smile? Or tell stories? Or let our hair down? Do we take time to forget our worries and problems? All of us seem to be going all the time. We go to the doctor...go to the store...go to the beauty shop...go to PT...go to Costco....go to town...yet here we were, right then, sitting in the hot tub just "being" with each other and not doing or going. What a treat it was to be.
That's something we all need to remember to do. Find a happy place and sit down with your friends and "be" instead of "do" or "go." If a hot tub is available go for it. Find a special place to disconnect from the "gotta do" and "hafta go" and connect to the beauty and friendship right in front of us. Remember, we're all in this together.
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It was such a fun and impromptu gathering of the best people in this community of ours. Just what the doctor ordered! LOVE my sunflowers! Thank you and love you dearly!
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