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Year Three, Day 152: White Rabbit




I saw the little white rabbit again today. Twice. He is so cute! One of his eyes has a black circle around it. And he has a little black stripe down this back. He let me get quite close to take a video and picture.  I am wondering if he was someone's pet.  I don't often see white rabbits in the wild. I put up a post on Facebook. I may also put up a post on Craigslist.  I don't know if he'll come out again though. I'd hate to lead someone on a "wild rabbit chase".

But his appearance makes me happy. I feel like I have been visited by an angel.

Speaking of angels, I am heading to Vancouver tonight after my last student. I am going to spend the night at my daughter and son-in-law's house. Tomorrow I am going to the mall with my daughter and Baby Grace!  I am looking forward to seeing them.

I slept late again today, but once I got up, I accomplished quite a bit. Including 1 hour of piano practice, laundry, and prayer, devotional reading over breakfast.

I am noticing my wheezy cough is creeping back.  It zaps my energy.  I went ahead and made an appointment with my doctor for this Friday. I hope he doesn't put me on steriods again. I worry about the side effects. Although it always zaps my cough!

Other then my wheeze, I am feeling quite balanced today. I love having the extra time in the morning.  I did my hooping on the back sidewalk. It was quite cold, blustery and damp this morning. I don't like hooping in confined spaces, but the beauty of the hoop workout is that it CAN BE DONE ALMOST ANYWHERE! (In other words, no excuses!) :)

Today is day 116 of my daily hoop adventure:





I was starting to worry a bit about finances after the demise of my church secretary job, but coincidentally (or not!),  the pastor from the little Presbyterian church I subbed at a month or so ago, texted me yesterday. They would like me to come back in November.

I am thinking about what I read yesterday in my Joyce Meyer Book (The Mind Connection: How the Thoughts You Choose Affect Your Mood, Behavior and Decisions, Joyce Meyer). She said to focus your energy on your purpose and calling.  I think I would really like to stay focused on everything musical in my life. I did hear about a very part time administrative job that can be mostly done from home.  I am considering this position if it doesn't interfere with my musical career.

I may sound like a broken record, but I want to keep my priorities straight.

My priorities are:

  1. God
  2. Family
  3. Teaching
  4. Piano performance
  5. Writing
  6. Health 

It's hard to put them in order. They are all connected!   We are all connected! I suppose I should put "community" on there, but I am not sure where I fit in, other than a citizen of the US and a part of this world.  I will continue to ponder my priorities and add more as I see fit.

But right now, I need to head to my next student's house. It has begun to rain again. And I heard thunder! I wish I could just spend the rest of the afternoon here in my library office. It is most cozy here!

At least we don't have raging wildfires like California.  They are definitely in my prayers.

I hope that you are all having a happy and safe Wednesday!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita

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