Awakening Today

It is the day you awaken and notice that

broken limb from the tree in your back

yard, or feel a sharp shooting pain in your

leg you’ve never felt before. And, you’d

swear, that hole in the screen door was not

there yesterday. Have you not been paying

attention? These things just seem to be

happening overnight? Most of them you

notice, but shrug off as no big deal, and

that’s as far as it goes. Why should you

expect things will remain consistently the

same day after day? Have you looked

into the mirror lately, I mean really noticed

those subtle changes taking place, the new

wrinkles and blemishes that weren’t there

yesterday? Later, you get a phone call and

receive the shocking news, a good friend

has just passed away. That was yesterday,

and had you known beforehand what was

about to happen, you certainly would have

called them to let them know how much you

really care. You break up that hanging branch

and put it curbside for trash pickup Wednesday.

Ah, but it should come as no surprise, that’s

not all there is. And with a cautious measure

of trepidation, you whisper to yourself, let’s

just wait and see. That pain in your leg just
doesn't want to go away.

Chris Hanch 2-14-18