I recall the fashion when I was young for mood rings. The
ring changed colour apparently according to your mood: in fact, according to
your temperature. What is mood? The word is related to mind or spirit: a
spirited mood would be a brave one.
Moods can
be affected by many things: even weather. Somehow I know what sun and moon are
doing, even within the house. A full moon means a sleepless night. An overcast
sky is lowering; a sunny day encouraging. A walk in light sunshine is calming.
A listening
walk is fine meditation. Realising how noisy our vehicles are: they block out
bees, birds, even barking dogs. Chainsaws with their scything grind; shovels
scraping, mowers rattling. The dog’s toenails scraping the footpath; wind
sounds past my ears; the kids’ ball bouncing.
A fine day
is enlivening. The road mender who came to tell the church the road would be
refinished next week (“a road only lasts four or five years, so we have to work
at it continually”) gave a recipe for life. Our life roads need refinishing
too, maybe just as often. “What a beautiful day,” he said. “Makes you glad to
be alive!”
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