Written by Ordinary Extra – May 30, 2023. Field of Flags.
Today was one of those days where the structure is in place, the schedule is accurate, and the necessary piece is the person hitting all the steps along the way. Not hard, but requiring perseverance. You know, just keep putting one foot in front of the other kind of a day.
Then in the humdrum monotony of a day following a holiday weekend you spot something that makes you smile. The sight quickens your heartbeat. And even though the moment lasted only a few seconds, it stays with you (for the better) for the rest of the day. Field of Flags.
I saw the flags in the morning but I wasn’t ready for it. I loved it but I couldn’t enjoy it the way I wanted to. Then I had to pass through the area several hours later and I was ready. Well, as ready as you can be in a very busy area.
These is no question though that this Field of Flags made my day. I love the red, white, and blue. I always have. Then, add all of that to God’s perfect color of growth (green), under a clear blue sky, with a refreshing breeze playing along to set the scene. Well that’s just awesome! Perfect color combination on just about a perfect day of late spring weather in New Hampshire.
Another ordinary extra on a Tuesday in May. Honestly, I am happy that this scene still affects me the way it does. I love our flag. I love a field of flags even more.
I got to see this scene twice today. Remember them. The brave men and women that gave the ultimate sacrifice.
We live in an age where comparisons are being made 24/7 whether we know it or not. Social media, TV, Internet ads, and many more outlets bombard us all with image. Image as in, this is how the perfect product, or the perfect moment, or even any product in the perfect setting, can make life, well, pretty near perfect.
You know what I am talking about. Pictures of how awesome other people’s life is, at least that is how it is made to look. At some level we all get caught up in the “keeping up with the Joneses” mentality. And we think out loud or to ourselves, “Well, my yard, my vacation, my this, or our that doesn’t like nearly as good as theirs”.
So, I am here to spread some ordinary extra moments. These are things that happen in an average day in my little world. Some might resonate, some may not. But the point is, be happy and thankful for what you do have. And sometimes that might just be the ability to think, to breathe, to work, to love, to feel, and so on. There is beauty all around us.
Just an ordinary day with an ordinary extra moment mixed in.
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