Ravensong Poetry And Writing Blog by Donovan Baldwin

BY DONOVAN BALDWIN

I am retired now, but, for years, I was responsible for stuff, in charge of stuff, and had to stay on top of stuff.

There's a lot of 'stuff' in life, isn't there?

While doing all that stuff with stuff has purpose, I wonder if sometimes we don't lose sight of some important stuff in our lives because we are 'staying on top of stuff'. Up there, on top, that is, it can become hard to see some of the seemingly less important stuff, such as fun, laughter, playing with kids, showing somebody you love them.

Yeah. Maybe sometimes all that 'stuff' we think we're on top of is really in our way...blocking our view.

So, look around at all the stuff you think you have to deal with and concentrate on the stuff that really matters.

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# posted by Donovan Baldwin @ 4:51 PM 0 comments

Saw some pithy/witty sayings this morning while I was still waking up (still am, for that matter).

Some struck me as funny, some as dumb, some just didn't make it to the second layer of brain cells.

One, however, struck a chord. "If a street musician makes you stop walking and listen, you owe him/her a buck."

That just seemed "right" to me. But, I don't see that many buskers (street performers).

Continuing my musings, I began to see, for me, that when someone who doesn't have to tell me, and I don't have to listen, provides something of value that I realize, recognize, as such, there SHOULD be a transaction of some kind. A reward, whether of cash, goods, words...something...should be given in return.

Maybe a pat on the back, maybe a recommendation to someone else, maybe a sharing of the message. I don't know exactly what YOU "should" do because THEY brought you value...but, you owe them something for what they gave you, even if it's just the intention to be a better person, live a better life, sing a happier song, or, maybe, just smile or sing, instead of sending out messages of gloom and doom.

There are people trying to do good for you. Reward them at least by trying to do good for others. Nothing big. Just a smile, a memory, a buck.

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