Just take a deep breath....

The sun goes down long and red. All the magic names of the valley unrolled - Manteca, Madera, all the rest. Soon it got dusk, a grapy dusk, a purple dusk over tangerine groves and long melon field; the sun the color of pressed grapes, slashed with burgundy red, the fields the color of love and Spanish mysteries. I stuck my head out the window and took deep breaths of the fragrant air. It was the most beautiful of all moments.” 

― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

whew...

we all survived yesterday

either our guy won or our guy lost

no more election ads....

but

in a few days

the TV ads will be beckoning us to buy the most recent favorite toy of the season, jingle bells will begin to play,

the turkey and cranberry sauce will be ready for purchase and

we will be caught up in the midst of 

the 

holiday feeding frenzy...

Life 

is short

stress is high most days

and

we 

move around and live in the chaos

hoping to grab hold of those little miracles called joy 

that come in glimmers and shimmers so quick once we experience one or two---we find ourselves longing for 

more of them.

So for today...

this crazy post election day...

open up the window,

feel the wonder of being awake and alive.

Take a drive out in the country or a walk around the city block

take a moment to enjoy 

the wonder of creation,

breathe in fresh air

pull it deep into the depths of your being

and just for moment

...

when you think nobody is watching...

go ahead...

pull in the breath and dance a happy dance...feel the joy of just being

election over and the world moves on!!!!

have a wonderful day...

go on pull in a fresh breath

and

live!!!

the radical rambler...