THE ART OF SAVORING

 I am almost finished with my latest book~

which can be found here.  It has been a very entertaining read---a little mystery with a country music background.  I am a voracious reader and in a couple of days of reading- only when I sat down--I was almost finished with the book.  NOW---though I often speed read--when I really enjoy a book---I slow down and enjoy the page turning.  There are some stories worthy of the art of savoring  and I ration out the pages to prolong the pleasure--especially close to the end.  I am down to the last sixty pages and am enjoying the last few page turns slowly and with great pleasure.  Some books are like close friends--you cherish your time with them and do not want it to end.  A little secret I will share--I did not want to like this book when I first began reading it.  Once it gripped my attention, I could not put it down.  NOW this is a book to read strictly for enjoyment.  Between the information I am certain Dolly provided about the music industry and the trails that come with fame and the mystery James Patterson creates---I was hooked.  I am NOT a fan of mysteries--UNLESS I cannot figure them out until the end.  NOW that takes real talent to write one of those.

As I looked at my book waiting for me to finish, it occurred to me this is exactly the way I am approaching my final chapters of life.  I am doing my best to savor each day, but the fact is they are going by in a flash.  Time slow down is my mantra as I watch all my grands change, grow and mature with each passing day.  We are so busy most of our lives, that we seldom have time to stop and smell the roses.  Rushing through every day--we miss so many of the pleasures and blessings which abound around us.  My prayer is I can worry not about tomorrow nor dwell in the past, but relish the day I am in.  When looking for an appropriate verse to tie to this epistle---I found 19.  It would seem we are being cautioned to make the most of the day in front of us.  My hope is I can be a Ferdinand and smell the roses as I go.

"Do not boast about tomorrow,

for you do no know what a day may bring."

Proverbs 27:1

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