Lazy Saturdays
Isn't this what weekends are about? Saturdays especially? Just lazing around and slacking off?
When do you ever get a chance to do nothing? We are so immersed in our busy lives that sometimes it's hard for us to slow down: No time to smell the flowers or watch the clouds drift by.
Do you remember being a kid and spending your summer days outside playing? It felt like summers went on forever. I'd be outside with my siblings and friends from morning to night. I used to be such a tomboy. I'd play baseball, softball, kickball, etc. with my brother and his friends. We also went bicycling and swimming, you name it. We were all part of a club where we would speak in pig latin and the guys would jump out of the patio's windows. Those were the days: Endless days of nothing but play.
How crazy were we that we wanted to grow up and get a job? Don't you look back on those days now and really cherish how good you had it? Your parents took care of you and made sure you had enough to eat? You had a roof over your head? Friends to play with? Siblings to fight with?
I recently stopped by to see a previous college professor of mine and got some advice from him. It turns out he is also a published writer. There are so many people with hidden talents around it seems. He shared this quote with me:
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
This quote was written by John Greenleaf Whittier. The only things you will ever regret are the things you don't do. It's something to think about.