It's an age thing!

"Slow down, you move too fast. You gotta make the morning last...... just kicking down the cobble stones......looking for fun and feeling Groovy!!"

This Simon and Garfunkel song was taught to us in primary school, I reckon it was probably primary 4. Half way through the school term we got a new teacher, Miss Wyse, she breezed in  the classroom carrying a guitar. There was great excitement as it was probably the first time I  and most other pupils had seen a real guitar! To cut a long story short Miss Wise taught us a lot of songs including This Simon and Garfunkel song.

Recently I have found myself singing it from time to time, it is a cheery little tune after all, but I have been thinking about the words and how apt they probably are! Maybe that is where "the age thing" comes in. "Slow down you move too fast...." there are always far too many things to do and not enough time to do them in. We are probably all guilty of that. It is worth it though , just occasionally to sit back and take time to just relax  and appreciate what is all around us, family, friends and all that mother nature provides for us.

Many moons ago, I, and many others I guess, on the working treadmill would find that Monday mornings were something that came round all too quickly and were something to dread. The weekend always seemed to be a long way off! These days though I find that there are never enough hours in the day, never enough days in the week to get done all that I want to! Time always seems to run away, I mean we are half way through May already and it only seems as if it was last month the Christmas decorations were getting put away! It must be an age thing!

Another aspect of "an age thing!" Memory!  How often do you open the door to the fridge and stop and think " What did I come in here for?" or you open up google and think "what was I going to look up?"

I guess it takes to reaching a certain time of life to actually appreciate how much of a valuable commodity time actually is and as for age, I reckon it is something to celebrate not worry about!

For now I best go and kick down some cobble stones and walk puppy dog!

I am not sure what picture goes with this blog but here is a lunch bag I have very nearly finished with a message that I reckon is quite apt.