Sunday morning

Dallas Sunday morning sunrise

I’m ignoring all the things this morning.

I’m ignoring the impending fall work / travel schedule, as well as the PR segment that I’m filming for the local paper later this week.  I’m paying no attention to the farrier bill for Ryon resting underneath my elbow and the gigantic one from the vet that’s on its way toward me via post.  I’m not even going to give another ounce of worry to the white hair that I found in my hairbrush.

Instead I’m focusing on this pale Sunday morning.  I’m curled up on the living room floor with ice coffee and soaking in the early morning light streaming in the wall of windows.  There’s a miscellaneous acoustic jam playing softly in the background, too indistinctly for me to make out any words.  I wiped down the furniture with almond wood polish the previous evening and a hint of the almond scent still lingers in the air.  I suppose this is what they mean when they say to relax and enjoy the moment.  The moment is soft, quiet, and calm.  I could be the only person awake in the world.  If this morning was a colour, it’d be a light peach with glowing gold tinges at the edges.

In another moment, the planes overhead will roar and the rest of the city sounds will break the silence.  The A/C will stutter to life, and a dog across the hall will start screaming bloody murder.  Text messages and emails will ping across, and the Twitterverse will be awash with the current events of the world, both good and bad.

I’ll be capturing this moment in a glass cloche and placing it on a shelf in my mind.  And then in the midst of everyday cacophony, filled with trivial frenzy and madness, I’ll pull it down and take a deep, deep breath of this Sunday morning.


Comments

  1. Ah... that's what I call a familiar view. Sometimes we need to ignore everything we call important when we're in our daily life mode. Sometimes we even need to ignore our white hair though I have to say it's quite a challenge. Sometimes all we need is take in our surroundings, especially on a Sunday morn.

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  2. Yay for lazy Sunday mornings! Or lazy any mornings for that matter. The vet bill sounds like something I would want to ignore as well, I've seen what they are for small animals and I figure they grow in size proportionally with the animal. Ugh.

    I know white hairs are rarely welcome, but I envy you with your one white hair. :)

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  3. I love lazy sunday mornings. Mine wasn't as lazy as I imagined it last night though :[ I wish it was. I actually had warm coffee by the pool in mind but that never happened. Perhaps next week?

    BTW, I love how you use your words to express a lovely lazy Sunday.

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  4. sounds wonderful. we all need a shelf full of memories like that. what am I saying? a house full!

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  5. Sounds like a good start of the day, just how it should be!

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  6. I envy all the travel you get to do for work!! I also envy a lazy Sunday morning. Lol

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  7. Taking a break is so important. Sunday mornings is the best!

    Katrina Sophia

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  8. that was so beautifully written...

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  9. See, I can't leave long comments on your posts because the only thing that comes to mind is, "Holy cow, I love this. She's an amazing writer." And I feel bad saying that every. time. you post... but it's so true !

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  10. Exactly why I love Sunday mornings, and you captured it so well!

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  11. Well, this was the loveliest . . .

    You may be taking the glass cloche off the shelf and breathing it in; I think I may simply return to your blog post. :)

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  12. Your morning describe sounds delightful and so peach(peace)full!
    Xx Ice Pandora

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  13. Sunday morning...so close to monday morning, but so far removed from it.

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  14. Sounds so peaceful! And yes, in those moments you really get a sense of what it means to "enjoy the moment".

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  15. Sunday mornings are the best! And it's really relieving to just focus on the great things and ignore the madness for a bit.

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  16. Don't you just wish every moment is like this? :)

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  17. Ooo what PR segment? So intrigued

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  18. Going through all your posts, I realise how much I miss you - and blogging. Hope you've been doing good.

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  19. so wonderfully written. sunday mornings are the best, and have always been a fave day of mine since i was little. i love the stillness. i'm sorry to hear of your troubles and hope things are better for you.

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