THE THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

 POST # 619

If you or I were to take a blank piece of paper, and begin to write down upon it, all of the things that we  take for granted, my guess would be that that blank sheet would fill up pretty darn fast.  

Yesterday, I awoke at my usual time, and as expected, Silken was waiting at my bedroom door in anticipation of it opening.  The reason that she was there was to tell me that it's breakfast time, Mr. housesitter, so would you please get to it, and prepare my morning meal.

We have a little routine that we go through.  After I turn on the kitchen light, I head over to the pantry to grab a can of cat food for her.  While I am doing this, she is rubbing up against my leg, purring away, in anticipation of the upcoming meal.

I open the can, put exactly half of the contents in one of her favourite dishes, sprinkle some special powder on top, and bend over to put it on the floor.  She wastes no time chowing down, and during this time, I take the opportunity to continue on with my morning chores.  I weigh out her daily kibble, and after that is complete, it's time to head over to her litter box, in order to scoop out what ever happens to be in there from the night before.

Yesterday, after doing the litter box chore, I noticed that it was time to add some more fresh material to her litter box.  It is located right next to her litter box in a separate container.  It's a simple matter of opening the lid, and scooping out whatever amount I need, and it was at this very moment, while bending over to complete this task, that a pain like I've never experienced before, shot through my lower back.  It was so intense, that I almost fell down as a result of it.  Now, I've had back pain over the years, but for the most part, my back is not a problem.  That isn't the case right now.  And so I am hobbling around at the moment, hoping that this pain will subside sooner rather than later.

When I awoke this morning, I thought that things felt somewhat better, but as soon as I got out of bed, I knew that I was right back where I was yesterday.  

So getting back to that piece of paper that I mentioned at the beginning, if I were to start my list right now, I would write down that having a back that is pain free would be one of those things that I have been taking for granted for some time now.  Not any more.

So I will try to get through today, and try to have a good night's rest tonight, in anticipation of feeling somewhat better tomorrow.

The things we take for granted.  Yes indeed.

grateful for every breath,

Paul

The Thoughtful Wanderer