Splashing the Heat Away

Is it hot enough for you? I've read some interesting memes about the weather lately. 

On a church: Satan called. He wants his weather back.

On Facebook: I went outside and ran into Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

On Facebook: Not sure if it's summertime, or if I woke up in Hell.

So, yes, it's hot. Personally, I much prefer being hot to being cold. You can always cool off with a fan, a/c, a cold drink, or a dip in the water. But when you're chilled to the bone, there's no way you can warm up quickly other than standing over a register, which I've done many times in my life!

To make you feel cooler, I'm printing a song I wrote a few years ago. Like a lot of my other songs, it's never been put to music and so it sits in a folder avoiding rejection. Here it is.

            Let’s Splash

                  By Linda Loegel Hemby

 

Honey, you and I are getting old
Our hair is grey that once was gold
We take our pills and discuss our ills,
And wear a sweater to ward off chills.

But I remember, when we were young
When dark skies meant rain
And rain meant having fun.

We’d run in the rain with our heads thrown back, splash
In the puddles and giggle and laugh We’d dance 
Through the raindrops and get soaking wet, I treasure 
Those moments and remember them yet.

 

Let’s relive old moments
And act like we’re young
It’s raining outside so let’s have some fun.
 
I want to be a kid again
Running through the rain again
Let’s do something rash
Let’s take off our shoes, find a puddle, and splash.

I love growing old with you but just this one day Let’s forget our pills and ills and get outside and play.

Let’s relive old moments 

And act like we’re young 

It’s raining outside so let’s have some fun.

 
I want to be a kid again
Running through the rain again
Let’s go do something rash
Let’s take off our shoes, find a puddle, and splash.

Do you feel cooler now? 😀

I'm traveling to Connecticut this week to spend a week seeing my sister Donna, daughter Tammy, and son Mike. Cyndi and Bill are driving so my whole family will be together for a few days.  I'm very excited!

Quote of the day: What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.  Jane Austen

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone on July 25

I am happy (and, dare I say, proud) to announce that a story of mine is in the latest Chicken Soup For the Soul book called Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. My story is on page 154 and entitled, The Challenge. 

The book will be available on July 25. I've read an advance copy and some of the stories just blew me away with how people have not only attempted to do something they never would have dreamed, but also accomplished it! 

Reading this book makes you feel like you can push beyond the limits of your comfort zone, try something new, and never be the same again. And age is not a barrier. 

One woman hiked the Blue Ridge Mountains in her mid-fifties. Another ran a half marathon along a mountain ridge at night, at age fifty. Another woman entered, and won, a senior pageant at age seventy-four. One person skydived for the first time at age seventy. And on it goes, one person after another who had to reach deep inside herself or himself to find the courage to do something new and different and, yes, frightening, and who finished strong and invigorated and ready to try something new. 

My story is about using the time on a cruise to attempt things I'd never done before--horseback riding (in Puerto Vallarta), parasailing (in Mazatlan), snorkeling (in Cabo San Lucas), even skeet shooting off the bow of the ship, and, heaven forbid, trying new foods. All after age fifty and all of which led to more parasailing and eventually skydiving, at age sixty.

We just don't know what we can do until we try.

Quote of the day: Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try. Jack Canfield