Weekend Reunion

With perfect fall weather and a visit from friends what more could you ask for? Well, this weekend was just that with a couple of days under perfect conditions to catch up on all the news from the Valley. We had planned to get together over there but we were unable to make that connection so we reversed the plans and they came here.

Most of our ideas about all the things we were going to do flew out the window and we used most of our time just talking. We ate well by enjoying a turkey dinner which stimulated our memories and across the table  we shared memories of people here and long departed. It is rewarding to have time to look at pictures and  try to remember all the people in the back row and have a inward smile about so and so who at one time or another had a brief encounter which you still remember.

Visits cause you to think of the past and share moments which are or were important to you. Doors are opened and conversations jump from one event  to another without a thought . With friends your guard is down and you feel free to be honest and open. Laughter becomes spontaneous as we relive those shared  happy and sometimes humorous moments. Laughter turns to instant sadness as names of people pop up and we realize they are no longer with us. However these changing  moods and moments continue until you realize that the time you planned to play that game of euchre was long gone.

You go for a walk, linger over a beautiful tree with leaves at their peak of beauty and move on making the connection about how fleeting our lives really are. Without words we see each other as we wish to and feel good about the bond that has been established where everything is beautiful in its own way. I loved that song. Evening comes and after a dinner at a local restaurant we return to the warmth of home and sitting in a comfortable chair with a small glass of Baileys make a toast to friendship and friends and plan to get together again in the near future.

The beauty of life in general is your ability to mesh with the natural order of things and to relate to friends and family. When you are out of kilter with either of these truths than your are missing the real joy of life. Personally I have always believed  that happiness and joy can be achieved with little dependency on things if we have the spiritual strength to become one with nature and its natural causes.