Fall Waxing Blood Moon
Saw Ruth Hayden again, today. She has guided us since a stressful period in our finances over 7 years ago. As Kate’s retirement comes closer and closer, Ruth helps us with fine-tuning our retirement budget and preparing our holdings to manage the inevitable ups and downs of the market. Her help is practical and wise. Everyone should have a Ruth in their life.
Kate has scheduled her back surgery. It will take place on October 19th. She plans for 8 weeks of recovery, 4 of pretty low key activity. That means extra care and nurturing. I look forward to it.
The electric fence has become part of our property. I check the l.e.d. two to three times a day and walk the property after heavy winds. Thanks to the fence, Vega and Rigel now run and romp, tumbling over and over in the way puppies will. The electric fence teaches a strong life lesson about freedom within constraint. Once our limits are clear, we are free to act as we are. This seems like an oxymoron, but in fact life has limits at every turn. Like Rigel you may be inclined to climb the fence and run free. Like Rigel you may find that exhilarating.
Consider this, however. She has a secure place in which to play with her sister, get fed and hang out on the couch in the evenings. She risked losing that when she climbed the fence.
Not a conclusive argument and I don’t mean it to be, but it’s worth thinking about.
