April Fools Miss the Jewels

Here in Green Country, tulips, redbud trees, and life of all manner seem to be blooming everywhere!  The Jane Magnolia trees in the corner of my new home blaze radiant shades of pink.  Robins, cardinals, finches, and even a few early summer bugs have graced my new abode in droves already.  As I write, it is Sunday, the 31st of March - and tomorrow is "April Fools' Day."

If you're missing the springtime gallery of color, binoculars can help, and especially when atop a tripod.  The above 10X50 is actually a great option for stargazers for whom a telescope is impractical.  The point for this entry, however, is not missing the moment's radiant offering - in any time of day and all the options one might imagine.

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored." 
- Earl Nightingale, Accessed online at:  https://www.brainyquote.com 

Tomorrow begins April, 

and wouldn't it be foolish 

to fail to enjoy and savor every minute?

Jotting with Johnna
Are you waiting for something to line up "just right" before you allow yourself to enjoy life, as if your life will only "really" begin when those conditions are met?  What if you realized that the life you are "meant to live" began the day you breathed your first breath?  What if everything you've endured or enjoyed brought you to become the human you are now, with just what it takes to do that which you were born to do?  How might you approach the next hour if you saw it as your very precious, one and only earthly life?  We know that we will give an account for the ways in which we live our lives - the Bible says so; so what if today is the day all those deposits and withdrawals came into account?  Would you have squandered the capacity you had up until now?  Would you crave another opportunity to entertain butterflies, share the stars with your children, or show someone what Jesus means to you?  What will you do with this one day among thousands?

Remember:  you are so very worthy of a change in perspective that allows you to see the world as for you, to see those around you with love, to see yourself as one dearly loved, and to act in kind...

Stay tuned.  Stay focused.  Stay well.