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Rudy's Retreat Advice


To you  this photo is mysterious and indecipherable.  To me it was horrifying!  I moved the quilt rack to discover a dust bunnys as big as my fist.  My initial thought-  Rudy failed at his only job.  In reality I had obstructed his access to the corner.  Who knew what "evil" lurked in the corners and edges until it is revealed?

Three lessons I learned from the over-sized dust bunny seem fitting advice for today's  life challenges.  (I'm already in Day 11 of my "retreat", as I call the stay at home order.)

Be thorough. Move the obstacles to reveal the situation. I blocked Rudy's path.  Rudy's not to blame.  Blame really doesn't minister to the current situations.  History will provide the look back fault finding or maybe not. I'm still looking for the unknown child who spread measles to me as a 25 year old on Christmas vacation.over 40 years ago.

Be consistent.  Keep the planned schedule for success. I was guilty of overriding Rudy's schedule because his happy humming interfered with my TV watching. I am determined to adhere to the "retreat" rules for my protection but more importantly for those around me. Lesson learned 40 years ago on a Christmas vacation with red spots, body aches and a fever.  So everyday so far,I'm out of PJs by 8 with a plan for the day.

Keep on Keepin' on. Move forward.  Focus on the goal.  My simple expectation for Rudy is clean floors with minimal effort by me.  We've been given a fairly simple goal- Stay home! How hard can it be?   I can make it hard .Or I can make the best of it.  I have books to read, quilt projects to finish
and now I can make masks!

I admit to being too light-hearted during a very serious and scary time.  I'm focusing on what I can do and having a positive plan and attitude.  I hope you can too.  Or at least smile at Rudy for a few moments.  You'll benefit from the smiling experience!

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