Day 173

I’ll start the day with Della and the vet for her rabies inoculation. Later, clean up for story group. There is always yard work and gardening. Yesterday we had talk about aging. Donita turned 79 and Max is 73. We are people who move a lot. She walks, Max swims and rides his bicycle. We all volunteer and keep learning new things. I’m guessing we are the minority of people our age. So many elders are unsocialized and that leads down the road.

How clean is my house? Which house?

My body is the place my spirit dwells. This building is the place where I live my daily life. My community is my place where I belong. How do I keep them clean?

I have a rule of life that serves my intentions. I take care of my body with nutrition and exercise. That is not enough. It also takes positive thinking, positive connections and mindfulness. I want use my time and resources in ways that are satisfying. I am moral and respectable. When I go to bed and review my day, I ask have I taken care of my spirit?

My house is my place for daily living. It is never show room spotless. I like it comfortably clean and keep clutter to a minimum.  The floors are swept, dust mopped and vacuumed. The bathroom and kitchen floors are washed but the wood floors don’t get washed very often with three to five dogs in the house, I am not going to get upset about paw prints and dog hair. The outside needs attention. I don’t notice the briny windows or cobwebs until they are a problem. Then I get busy and clean them. I speak to my neighbors and give compliments about the way they keep their property.

I have a place and belong in my community family and I interact with it daily to keep it fresh. Speaking to people as I walk, and noticing changes in the neighborhood. I like participating in activities that use my skills and help me learn new ones so I volunteer. I like people jobs, not paper shuffling ones. Local politics interest me. Can’t do anything about the big stuff but I can make a difference here.