Once in a great while during these past few weeks I thought about my blog. My energy was drained, down the sink and into the sewer, and I flushed away the thought along with other daily tasks.
Have any of you ever felt this way? I remember being exhausted during my younger days - after all, teaching and parenting have a way of doing that at times. But never, ever, have I been this wrung out, with nothing left for this blog or other personal stuff in my life.
Perhaps it is my age that gets in the way of all of my involvements, or, maybe, just maybe, I need to say "no" a bit more often.
As I lay in bed this morning, trying to review my to-do list for the day, I felt some of my usual spunk returning and the song popped into my head, "Oh, where or where has my little dog gone? Oh, where oh where can he be? With his tail cut short and his ears so long. Oh, where oh where can he be?"
Well, my life may be cut short these days, but my ears remain long. I will listen to my old body more carefully and make the effort to say no, no, no!
This I do know, I am grateful that my years still allow me to join in the battles that are most important to me, even though I may slow down a bit. I will keep the songs in my heart, and remember that the little dog is around. I just need to reach out and hold him close.
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