Clump #221: Clear away piles of paper; day 17 of 30-day challenge.
Here’s proof positive that a clump can be cleared on a day of lethargy and low incentive. I really had to push myself for this one, but was rewarded with a few hidden gems:
I hadn’t remembered that I’d put aside the April (!) newspaper section containing an obituary for Mary Scottoline, “Mother Mary,” the mother of my favorite Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and mystery writer, Lisa Scottoline. I’d read about her for years through her daughter’s column, but I loved learning more facts of her life from the article. For instance, she was the youngest of 19 children. Wow. Understandably, she had to fight for attention.
This little snippet also lightened the work:
And the feng shui chi is saying “Merci …
we may now flow free!
Thank you for sharing your wisdoms, Judy. Dennis and I read this blog together, and reflected that just yesterday, we had finished praying together and did look directly into each others eyes and felt the magic of that. Your openness to the delicacy and wonder of everything is captured so beautifully in your writing.
Wiping away a few tears here. I’m so grateful for your beautiful words and support.