Yesterday I gratefully looked to Weekly Writing Challenge for inspiration, so today I decided to explore the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. You can click on the links to learn more.
This week’s photo challenge is to about capturing color. I chose to look through my prior photos for shades of yellow because yellow is known to be uplifting and inspiring. Some even say it can stimulate the mind.
May it bring you joy and inspiration.
The Final Chapter of “No U Turns in Life.”
Mia seems so confident paddling towards the shore that it makes me smile. I bet no one would ever have guessed that she had been through hell and back seven years ago or that I went through hell with her. Now, I cannot imagine how I could ever have thought she hated me or how much I wished I was an only child. God blessed me with the best sister.
I felt salty water splashed in my face as I yelled, “Whatcha do that for?”
Aukai laughingly asks, “Are you daydreaming man?”
“What? No, why?” I asked as I wiped my face with my arm and felt the water lapping at my legs and fingers. Yes, I had indeed been daydreaming about another time and place.
“I was talking to you about our plans for tonight.”
“I thought we were going to pick up the girls and go to the mall.”
“Yeah, but I was thinking about what we are going to eat. It might be nice to get Hawaiian Food tonight. Whatcha think bro?”
I laughed as I said, “I think something’s never change. You’re still always thinking about food, but sure I’m down with it.”
“What were you daydreaming about anyhow?”
“Nothing much, just realizing my sister is going away soon. I’m really gonna miss her.”
“I remember when you didn’t feel that way.”
“Me too, but that wasn’t her fault.”
“I guess… I know you two are close.”
“She isn’t just my sister. She’s my confident and without her I never would have had to courage to ask Shelly out.”
“I guess there are advantages to having a big sister. See, I told you all those years ago that you were lucky to have a sister instead of a brother.”
“Yes, I am. Hey look I see my ride,” I said as the perfect wave headed our way.
I jumped to my feet and got in position for the final ride of the day.
Aukai yelled, “Okay, I’ll catch the next one,” as I grabbed the wave and headed towards shore.
I felt the wind on my face and the splash of the ocean on my legs as I waved at Mia pulling her board to shore. I hope she remembered that Aukai and I needed a ride home.
The television show Revenge is hugely popular and I admit I have a guilty secret. I like it too. Still, I want people to understand that in real life, words and actions really do cause harm and this will never be undone by revenge.
Instead anger will consume you. That is why I joined Bloggers for Peace to help me overcome my anger and to continue working towards true forgiveness. Click on the link to find out about this month’s challenge and click on B4Peace to learn more about Bloggers for Peace.
I have written so many posts about teaching kindness and to educate others to help them avoid being hurt.
Please teach your children well and if you need help doing this please read the post I wrote for Special_Ism.com on the topic. You might also share the wise words of Frederick Buechner if you have an older child. I believe that if we all join together we truly can change the world to a more peaceful place for all.
Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun.
To lick you wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past,
To roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come,
To savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back …
In many ways it is a feast fit for a king.
The chief drawback is what you are wolfing down is yourself.
The skeleton at the feast is you.
——— Frederick Buechner
Do you see the skeleton and the other faces in the clouds? You might need to click on the picture to enlarge it. Hint: The skeleton on the left, near the middle of the page.
Today I am grateful for the smiles they bring.
Sometimes the best support is the love of our four-legged friends.
Delightfully Different Life 