My Front Porch

It's Thursday so that means...Creative Chaos at Ragamuffin Soul!!!

I don't need to go far for creative inspiration. I walk out my front door and sit on my front porch. It's not long till someone comes along. Now I make sure I take paper and pen. And this year I'll make sure I have my camera.

My neighbourhood is a porch sittin' kinda place. This is a porch conversation from last summer. This young man inspires me in so many ways...

He knocked on my door and said he would cut my grass for "5 bucks". He even had his own lawn mower. He works fast and does a great job. He pushes that lawn mower about 8 blocks to get to my street. He trims the hedges, puts down mulch, cleans out the garage, washes windows and cleans my car. As soon as he is done he knocks on the door and asks if there is anything else to do. He just turned 15.

We were chatting on his last visit, the day before his 15th birthday, talking about some upcoming projects that he could do around the house. I mentioned my appointments for exercise therapy to restore my knees and walking ability. I said I wanted to be able to travel and be mobile again. He looked me straight in the eyes and said:

"You can do anything if you believe in yourself."

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