By now you know that “serendipity” is one of my favorite words…and that a great day is one that begins with no alarm clock, a cup of green tea sipped leisurely, followed by a nice long run with my ipod.
I am really enjoying the new “genius” feature on itunes which puts together songs I haven’t listened to in a while. I enjoy music. All kinds of it. It can be so moving and powerful. Today’s compilation was “serendipitous”! I THOUGHT I had selected one of the saved “genius” compilations. By mistake I had pressed songs to play in alpha order begining with “O’s”…what I heard for that hour or so was a wonderful, odd mix! Usually I pick moods or certain tempo music. Today was one surprise after another and ALL “perfect” for various reasons. Right in the middle of my run, I even heard a version of Pachelbel Canon with the sound of ocean waves in the background. It was beautiful fall morning. I almost felt like I was getting my beach fix! Then, as I headed down the last stretch into my neighborhood, “Perfect Day” (Josh Bates) came on. It was a perfect end to a perfect run.
Here are a few of the “P” songs I heard:
Pachelbel Canon
Paradise (Ana Serrano)
Peaches & Cream (John Butler Trio)
Perfect Day (Josh Bates)
And the “O” song I started with? Jason Castro’s version of “Over the Rainbow” with his ukulele.
Happy Saturday. Stay strong.
Yup, today was a good one. Got up early enough so neither I nor my kids were rushed, made us all some protein pancakes (gluten free) and two fruit servings (have to get a leg up with my kiddos in order to get them to 5-6/day!). I was able to SIP (big difference between sip and gulp) two cups of green tea, then head out to run. Just me and Chris. Daughtry, that is. (http://www.myspace.com/daughtry ) Newly added to my ipod. (Which is a whole other story for my technically challenged self.) But, back to me and Chris. What a great a.m. album to run to. His easy rock fit my morning PERFECTLY! The weather cooperated with me, upper 50s—you know against the wind you need a light jacket and with the wind—ahhh. So me and Chris, beautiful morning, and a light breakfast eaten early enough that it fueled my run just perfectly. It was one of those perfect mornings. Blue Jays called out to me the entire run. And, I was fast today. I was faster and it felt good and it was AWESOME. I ran and grinned like a crazy woman. Glad to be here. Glad I can run. Glad for the day. Glad for my kids. Yeah, it was a great run. Oh, and glad for Chris providing great company along the way. Good tunes. Plus, I was home and in front of my laptop by 8:15 and at my daughter’s soccer game by 10:30. Not every run is like that. But when it’s good, it is oh-so-good.
“No matter our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” Dr. Dale Turner
Stay Strong and Happy Saturday!
