A Word about Spontaneity
If you read my last blog you know that I am in the midst of my Personal Midlife Summer Camp Adventure and I hope by now you are in the process of your own. I have been having such a good time. I know that even though this is a camp that you grow at your own pace yesterday I almost lost an important part of the experience. Spontaneity. Here’s what happened…
As I work from home and on the computer, aside from my morning lizard and bird hunt with my German Shorthair Pointer, (also known as a walk) I really haven’t taken the opportunity to implement exercise on a regular basis into my routine. So part of my “camp agenda” is to experience some of the enormous variety of exercise disciplines available. Last week I took a spinning class, (ouch) and a yoga class. (Really liked this). This week I have planned to take a kick boxing class which I am looking forward to. In order to make the time available I had planned an extra long day at the computer. I had made some very good progress on my list when my daughter called to report on my granddaughter who has been under the weather, which has forced them both to be confined for a number of days.
I could hear the frustration and boredom from them both so I suggested that we go out and get a few new toys or activities for my granddaughter. I had felt that we could probably accomplish this in a matter of an hour or so and then I could continue with my work and still be pretty much on schedule. On the way out of the toy store were two rides for kids that I treated my granddaughter to. When they were over and as I carried her to the car she continued to point back at the store and in that sweet, soft, innocent little voice that melts your heart she said, with a confused look on her face, “ride, ride?” The toy store is about a block from a pizza place we used to frequent that includes rides and games for kids and as I looked at my daughter we both said at the same time,” maybe we should go to the pizza place for a while?”
As we walked into the restaurant with my granddaughter’s little 2 year old face lit up and tiny hands clapping my daughter squeezed my arm and said, “it feels sooo good to be out of the house”. From there we proceeded to melt into an almost magical afternoon of communing, eating and playing and time no longer had any value or reality. I spent one of the most enjoyable afternoons I have had in a while and although it was not planned or elaborate, I know it will be one of those memorable moments for me to keep that warms the soul.
The Encarta Dictionary definitions for spon.ta.ne.i.ty (noun)
1. Unconstrained behavior – behavior that is natural and unconstrained and is the result of impulse, not planning
2. Generation from within – the generating or provoking of activity from within, rather than as a result of external influences
Don’t forget to be open to spontaneous behavior. It is a very big part of that fountain of youth and finding that zest for living.
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