Every time I think of it~

Several years back more than I like to think about- I was lounging around in the living room listening to radio when my mother came in from shoveling snow. She looked at me quizzically & said, “In 24 hours, you won’t even remember what you are listening to now. How about doing something for next 24 minutes, that you’ll remember the next 24 years? I promise that you’ll enjoy it every time you think of it.”

“What is it?” I asked.

“Well, Annie, there’s several inches of snow on old Mrs. Thakur’s walks” she said. “Why don’t you see if you can shovel it off & get back home without her knowing?”

I did the walk in about 15 minutes. She never knew who did the job & my mother was right. It’s been more than 10 years & I've enjoyed the memory every time I've thought about it.