Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

There is a chill in the air that is making the arthritis in my lower back act up. I walked to the post office this morning and felt achy after. I traipsed down the stairs into the basement and brought out my Halloween decorations, little as they are after giving most to my kids over the years. But I have fake pumpkins (the squirrels eat real ones), a sign for the door that says Welcome My Pretties, a small crow, a black cat with a Halloween hat on, a felt cat on top of a pumpkin, a black plastic kettle where I put candy to give out, and some small pumpkin people and a moon and child with a black lantern. I enjoy Halloween because no presents are necessary, and I love to the kids' costumes, and some of our neighborhoods decorate so elaborately that it is fun to walk around, day or night. A couple of blocks away from us a house has these giant, car sized spiders around and over the front door, and this year some children have painted pumpkins in psycadelic colors. A lot of imagination is at play. My husband and I used to dress up and go to parties, and we made an effort with our kids' costumes. Now I admire how my kids dress their kids - witty and fun. I don't know what they are going as yet, but I am pretty sure I will be delighted.