You Have An Extra One....What Do You Plan to Do with it?

The time changed for real last night! (Not last weekend as I initially thought!) I like this time change better than the one that occurs in Spring. Most folks think that's crazy, but somehow I always feel like I WANT MY HOUR BACK in the spring. I know it gets dark earlier now, but that's ok too. It's fine with me.
I was thinking about "getting that hour back" this morning and how my mom used to say that "you get an extra hour tomorrow" when "fall back" occurred.
So, what will you do with that extra hour today? Will you do something nice for a neighbor? Will you pick up a good book you've been putting off reading? Will you make a call to a friend you haven't spoken to in a long time? Will you take a walk? Will you take in a movie? Will you use that hour to "right some wrongs?" If you plan it well, you can get a lot done in an hour.
I am in hopes that "that extra hour" will be put to something positive.
Don't spend that extra hour in gossip and saying hurtful things about others. Don't spend it in anger. Don't spend it creating drama or participating in it. Don't use that extra hour to say or do something harmful to anyone.
God doesn't want us to waste time. God wants us to put the brief time He has given us here on earth doing works that are constructive.
I'm always amazed at how many people think it's ok to spread unfounded information, create gossip, and other actions that harm many. Divisiveness is not what God wants, and truly I don't think humans really want that either. It's too easy to "just be nice."
One hour. If you consider that notion that has been pondered since the dawn of man..."if you had one hour left to live," what would you do? It's almost overwhelming to think about.
An hour is a long time, yet in the big picture, it's a blink.
Use your "extra hour" wisely today and, if you haven't already...change your clocks!!! The fire departments also say that it's a good time to check the batteries in your fire alarms.
As an aside, on the Saturday nights that the time changed, Frieda and I used to use it VERY wisely. We'd sit up and wait up FOR the time to change...and then we had an EXTRA hour to talk! So, it worked out well for us! We could cover a lot of topics in that extra hour.
I haven't decided what I will do with my free hour. I feel mostly like relaxing today. I do a very comforting and FUN hobby of coloring and painting mandalas. They are geometric shapes and many have deep meaning, even in the colors I choose, etc. I may spend extra time outside...it's GORGEOUS today! There's always a good chance I'll be messing with the animals and seeing what I can get into FUN!
I might take this extra hour for myself to meditate, pray and honor the seasons that are behind me this for this year and look positively at the autumn season and winter months ahead. I cannot say what those times will bring, but I can look at the coming days in a positive light and pray for many, many things. Most of all, I will pray for improvements for Frieda. So many of you are asking about her via emails. Just know that I've been busy taking care of matters at home. Wayne, while trying to "make up time he lost" when he was first injured, has re-injured his leg, so I have my hands full with him right now. But don't think for one minute that Frieda is seeing any less of me and that our work doesn't continue. It does...and it will. Frieda and Anne have a commitment. Many commitments are not valued in this day and time, but nothing will stop the work that Frieda and Anne have ahead...and we're going to go as far with this as the Good Lord sees fit.
If you have questions about Frieda, don't mind emailing me. I answer them all and am always so glad to hear from you. It is GOOD and HELPFUL for Frieda to hear from her friends, so whatever comes to me, I make sure it's read to her and I pass all messages and well wishes along.
It is amazing just how many people love Frieda Hudson and TRULY CARE. I sang at a memorial service yesterday. Afterward, there was a gathering for everyone to visit and be together with the family. I was stunned at how many people that I don't even know came up to me and asked me first about Frieda and then told me how much they appreciate reading my blog. I cannot say thank you enough. I needed to hear it...and you all give me strength, power and courage to keep right on writing. Frieda would tell me that's a good thing.
I am humbled that a simple friendship that sadly had to include a catastrophic event could have touched so many lives in such a positive way. Frieda Hudson would be grinning EAR TO EAR if she could only see these emails "in a stack." It's amazing. And in perfect Frieda character, she'd shrug and say she was happy to be a part of helping out.
Use your hour wisely. Use it for good...don't waste that precious hour. You'll want it back one day.

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