Twenty-nine organizations have sent me 2018 calendars. Twenty-nine! Some of these organizations are ones to which I contribute. The others would like me to contribute. Most are significantly worthy … but there has to be a limit.
I am used to getting too many calendars but 29 is a record. I use three – one by each of two desks in my study and a third on the pass-through wall. [The pass-through calendar covers an ugly fixture that I think once connected to a landline telephone.]
People who visit me this time of year can, if they wish, have one or more of their choosing, to take home and hang by their desks and/or cover their own ugly fixtures.
The rest will go to my congregation’s RE program, if they would be useful. Others will be recycled.
What am I to make of all this … all these… all these 29 calendars? Obviously, there are a lot of worthy organizations that need money. But I think it’s more than that.
This year, perhaps more than any other in my long existence, it is patently important that I pay attention to the days – all 365 of them. And make each of them count. To do that, I must pay attention to all that I do – write when I’m writing, walk when I’m walking, pet my cat when I pet my cat, etc.
If we focus on each activity, each activity will become more significant.
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so true, Mim, the inundation of calendars. I don't remember ever seeing so much solicitation via mail. I'm not sure why except that if we contribute to one group, they evidently pass on our addresses. I agree, pay attention to what we do. I needed that reminder. Thank you. Keep on writing. I like your insights. Pat
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