Madison had to have a tooth filled this morning. We've known it was coming, but today was the day! And, because I'm her mom, I took her there, and waited in the waiting room while that happened...
...2 hours later, we left. Her face numb! And, she was laughing about how 'funny' her mouth felt! I was wondering if she'd feel like eating lunch...
Usually, for an appointment like this I bring what ever I'm currently reading with me, but I failed to slip it into my bag. Needless to say, I was at the 'waiting room's mercy' for reading material!
I read through quite a variety of magazines during my wait. Because I don't read many magazines faithfully, I exposed my brain to many different items to ponder! I was challenged to ponder money issues, decorating schemes, RE-decorating schemes, deck and back yard designs, a few fashion things, party planning, diet tips and exercise plans among many other things.
One thing I'm still pondering that I gleaned from this mag time: 'Your most valuable asset in these economic times is your job (if you have one!)'. I left that statement feeling very blessed!
I also learned that a new trend in these economic times is not to flaunt wealth...that's certainly good news...not sure the whole population has heard and grasped that one, but it was good to know that it's a 'trend' at least! (here in the mid-west we haven't ever seemed to be that 'trendy'!)
Oh, something else I read and pondered was about real estate! I used to be a broker...so I sometimes like to read about different aspects of that business. Today, though, I don't miss the stress, or the craziness...but I really loved putting together 'the deal' and keeping up on all the aspects of those transactions. We were pretty strict with photos that we used to promote our listings, and we were pretty strict about the form of communicating details about those listings, everything was pretty uniform. In one article I read about how best to promote your home, or what NOT to do, a web-site was touted as having remarkable 'bloopers' of 'bad' real estate pictures...so, I visited it tonight, and sure enough, got quite a few laughs...it's actually a blog.
lovelylisting.com
Just go there...if you like that sort of thing!
Sometimes, I think we just need a diversion from our regular 'day to day'...and apparently, I needed new fodder for my brain!--It was fun...although, after those two hours, I felt a little like I'd just visited a very intense museum of some sort...I was on information overload!
Pondering is almost a lost art--it takes time--something our culture doesn't like to stop for...just hurry through life...I think it's better to sometimes, just take your time, ponder options, or new ways of approaching the day to day thing we call life. To pondering our thoughts gives them depth...gives them more meaning and purpose...so learn to take time to ponder!
It's good to ponder so pick your topics wisely!
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