Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Another hot day here then cooling tomorrow. Luckily, our house does not get hot, and our yard keeps cool. Everything is shaded by large to huge trees. I had another call from my younger son about changes to our visit, but I'm now like - whatever. They lost me at about the fourth change. Planning seems to run in our family to a ridiculous degree. My rock solid feeling that nothing is in our control and we had just as well be ready for surprise has not rubbed off on my kids. Enjoy each moment as it arrives, but without any sense of certainty. This may be where my practice helps me, but it also may be age, because my friends have no delusions of control either. Oh, well. I've lived a twisty, turny life full of surprises. Maybe they've had a steadier path. I hope so, but nothing we can do can promote it or provide it. Luck. And luck is slippery.