The Unrelenting Heat Wave

...caused me to see things from

a new perspective.

I generally don't spend a great deal

of time in our pool,

sad I know, but usually if I'm in it

I'm involved in cleaning it.

I tend to feel guilty spending time

swimming when I see weeding, watering

and yard work I should attend to.

I am blessed with a beautiful home

and while I enjoy living here,

maintaining this yard requires alot of work.

So, back to the heat wave we're having...

I have found that while doing yardwork

I have needed to jump in the pool on

occasion lest my family come home in the

 evening to find me passed out from heat stroke.

I found myself floating around and

looking upward towards the sky

 (I didn't want to look anywhere I might spot

a wayward weed beckoning me to pluck it).

This new vantage point was magical,

I had forgotten what it was like to lie on

my back and peek through the tree canopy.

This was something I had done frequently

 as a child,

I need to do it more often!

This new perspective gave me new eyes,

if I hadn't looked skyward

I might have missed the crepe myrtles

blooming. I had spent so much time

focused on the ground staring at the weeds

that I didn't see the beautiful blooms

above me.

How many other times in  my life have

I had my nose to 'the grindstone'

and missed a gift simply because I did

not lift my eyes towards the heavens?

What are your eyes fixated upon lately?

Have you dared to look away from

the duties of the day so that you might

catch a glimpse of heaven here on earth?