This card was inspired by the 40th chapter of the book "50 Truths Worth Knowing".
Anndee was a list maker. She had them everywhere - in the car, in the house, in her purse. Some lists were for things she needed to buy; others for tasks to do. She had menus, events, and more on the lists... and she loved checking things off of her lists.
Then... oh then. Something amazing happened in Anndee's life. She became a mother. That little bundle of "pink" joy (she only weighed 5 pounds and 13 ounces) suddenly took precedence over lists. Anndee discovered she couldn't change diapers, warm bottles, give baths, find pacifiers, cuddle and snuggle... and keep lists too. Soon whole days had slipped by and she hadn't added anything to a list, nor checked any little box on a list, saying the task was complete.
But something else happened in Anndee's life. One day while she was at an art museum with her daughter, Anndee began to notice things around her. The minute details in the art work - the shadows, the expressions, the gnarled hands. From that experience, she grew to focus on the things around her just for the pure joy of it. She didn't need to worry about a list, or what needed to be done tomorrow, or the day after that. Instead she listened to leaves rustling, she noticed the wedgwood blue sky, she smelled the cider at a roadside stand. And she enjoyed life in ways she hadn't been able to do as she focused on those many lists.
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