Tuesday, April 20, 2010

What I'm Missing


I miss having the perfect spot to reflect.

There is something about being able to sit in a swing and just think.  It's almost like the motion helps clarify what is running through my brain at 200 MPH.  I don't think I could do rocket science, but I could help create world peace ;o)

The other day as I was sitting on a friend's front porch the longing for a swing came back.  I need to find a freestanding one since I don't even have a front porch :o(   Maybe it will help create a calm in my life that is desperately needed.  I can see it now, sitting out front watching the world go by & enjoying a book while the girls are out back playing on the swingset or romping in the grass with Jedi.  Yes, a swing is a must have!

Where is your place of sernity?


6 comments:

Tina said...

We're thinking alike today, MJ :-) The problem is that Mill Creek is 1800 miles away in Annapolis, MD...so I need to find that serenity here. I like the idea of a swing.

Unknown said...

I like porch swings, too. We don't have one. I'd settle for a rocking chair....

Amanda Lee said...

I miss having a place of serenity. I had a pretty vintage glider on the front porch of my old house, and I loved it. But, it was only used in the warmer months (and for hot flashes in the winter). I don't have that here in our city apartment. We do have a landscaped rooftop, with trees and a pond, so the dog and I sometimes go out there and sit, but out there you are never really alone....

HeatherLynn said...

on my front porch swing....the very one you were parked on not so long ago! it's heaven in the form of solitude.

xoxo
~hl~

Jenn Erickson said...

My place of serenity? I wish! MJ, you have me longing for a porch swing big-time! Life has been simply nutty all year. When my head isn't swimming with a thousand different things, I keep hearing the mantra, "Just because I CAN multi-task, doesn't mean I WANT to." Oh, to uni-task...is it too much to ask?

Holly Lefevre said...

I want a swing too...but for now my place is sitting on the step of my backyard deck with a cup of coffee and listening to the birds, the ocean, and the little laughs of my babies.