A FREE-SPORITED ROUTINE

I fancied myself growing up a free spirit

kind of crazy

unpredictable…you know what I mean

but as I’ve grown a little older I find…I like a good routine.

 

A routine that is predictable and filled with my favorite things…

Like waking up early and taking a walk as the birds begin to sing.

 

A routine that is relaxed 

kind of cozy, 

comfortable and stable...

like eating my favorite breakfast

in my favorite spot…next to Deborah at our table.

 

I have my favorite old TV shows

I love to watch when they repeat

Like Leave it to Beaver

Andy Griffith

and that one with Della Street

 

I have my favorite foods

I always smile when I greet them

I even have my favorite utensils

and my favorite way to eat them.

 

Wait! I don’t want you to get the wrong impression

I’m still ready to start something new 

a new challenge

a new dare

It’s just now I usually consider my options

from the comfort of my favorite chair…

 

Where I contemplate how my free-spiritedness 

(after all…I’m not a philistine!)

can fit in between my dinner at 6:00…

 

and my bedtime—9:15


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