Friday evening some friends and I decided to have a picnic at Saluda Shoals Park at a place by the river called Eagles Arrie. After all, the weather was perfect and fall was in the air. There was a weekend of activities planned called Unearth. Â
When we arrived, there were at least 50 men in the Palmetto Master Singers preparing to sing a variety of crowd pleasing songs. They serenaded us for over an hour as we sipped on wine and enjoyed appetizers. Â
Two and one half hours down the road I rented a room at a local Myrtle Beach hotel and prepared to meet a friend who was in town on business. It had been several years since I saw her. She was a colleague in the last job I worked in before retirement.Â
I love talking with her. She is a wise woman, has two lovely children and a husband she adores, and is very good at her work. We had a chance to catch up on what we and our children were doing over dinner at a restaurant on the beach. Before I knew it was three hours later. Â
She had a remarkable grandmother and she never ceases to bring up one or two of her grandmother’s witticisms when we talk. They most often are connected to work or family issues.
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I always consider them little mini lessons about life. Â
Many of us have seen the movie “The Bucket List†that came out in 2007. Even if you haven’t seen it, you probably know the term “bucket listâ€. What you many not have considered is how that concept fits into your everyday life. Â
When it comes to relationships, I think a bucket list is essential. Many of us have that list stored away in the recesses of our mind, but few of us probably look at it that way and even fewer may be marking things off the list regularly.Â
So, what do you need out of your life with that person you find yourself waking up next to? Have you asked yourself the question “What do I need to do in this relationship (or another one) before I die?â€Â What do I want to be with that man or woman I find myself so near to…and maybe, sometime, so far away from?
It’s an interesting question to ponder.
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Right about now you are thinking one of two things. I am either packing boxes to move or packin’ my pistol. Guess it depends on which side of the fence you’re on.Â
I’m looking up at the stars before dawn. Just woke up and realized that I could stare – almost straight up – at the sky and see the constellations clearly. Â