"HAVE A GOOD DAY."

A GOOD DAY IS:

He said "have a good day" before he hung up the phone and I wondered to myself, has anyone ever said "have a BAD day?"

What "IS" a good day? I began to compile a list in my mind and decided that each and every day one actually LIVES, is a good day.

It's the days where one routinely and monotonously lives their given 24 hours, that saddens me. These are the people who shop on certain days of the week, do their laundry the same day of the week, cook a special meal only on Sunday or when expecting company, have their hair done on certain days, never do anything spontaniously.

These same people only light candles when guests are coming or only use their nice perfume when someone else besides themselves can smell it or use the good china and silverware only when company is arriving. They are "saving" them!

A good day to me is when I awake to sunshine outside my window. Or when I see a rainbow after a rainstorm. Weather related occurences can make or break a good day but I have decided even thick fog is lovely. It's almost romantic and envelops one as if still inside the womb.

Thunder and lightening storms are very passionate and endearing, opening one's senses and alerting us to possible danger. It awakens us from a "dead" sleep to an awareness that God is in charge of His Universe and always will be.

A good day is when the plans for your day have been cancelled and you can pack a picnic to take to a private, tranquil spot few know about. And sleep on an old quilt while watching birds fly high above, drifting off to sleep, daydreaming.......

Or climbing back into bed with one's mate to spend the morning together, breakfast in bed.....

A good day is when a stranger (child) needs help tying his shoe and you assist; or an elderly person acts lonely at the park or Mall and you smile and speak to them, watching their old lined face light up; or a stray dog just needs a cool drink of water.......

Our days are so programmed and regimented that some simply sleep, eat, work and watch television before sleeping all over again. But if one changes that routine by eating breakfast at a restaurant now and then, walking in the park at lunch or sitting on a park bench to read a newspaper or book, cooking supper on a grill outside and eating out there as well; turning off the television in favor of a game of scrabble with the kids or spouse........the list is endless.

A good day to me is hanging the laundry on the clothesline, sunbathing with the sound of silence, walking my dog on the Boardwalk, listening to some favourite old songs, calling an old friend on the phone, taking a picture of an old boat far off in the horizon, giving myself a pedicure, meeting someone fun to have lunch with on an open patio, painting an old piece of treasured furniture, making some fresh lemonaide.....waiting for tonight to watch a favourite TV show.......ironing an outfit for an upcoming fun event........

"Have a good day." Yes, these few and very precious days won't last forever. And when we are too old or too ill to enjoy them, we'll look back and wonder why we didn't do more with our 24/7?

If you only had 50 hours left on this earth, how would you spend them?