Old and New

What is it about new that I find so stimulating?  I was just thinking this morning as I opened a new tube of mascara and was applying it...how nice it was to be using a new tube...how smoothly it applied to my eyelashes and how CLEAN it was and how I'd like to have a new tube to use everyday.  That got me to thinking about other things that feel so nice new...  New music, a new book, New clothes, new shoes, newly cleaned house, new baby, new car, new acquaintance, new beginnings, newly fallen snow, a new day, spring, newly cut grass, a new school year, new students, ...and the list went on in my mind.  Then I thought.."well..isn't that a bit ungratful..to always be looking for something more than what I already have?  So, THAT led me to thinking about the opposite..OLD....and thinking how much I love and depend on and get comfort from old things... I've a terrible habit of keeping things beyond their use like a piece of clothing that I love and have worn for years.. a pair of shoes that have been so comfortable... I draw cheer, comfort, and pleasure from things like.....a nicknack someone has given me...old letters, cards, and e-mails...my older children...old friends, sisters & brothers and mothers and Papa, grandma...old photos... old acquaintances...old books, aged wine, aged cheese, evenings, weekends, history, etc..etc.  :)  So, I'm grateful for what I have, and look forward to what more there is to enjoy.  Here's to the new AND the old..and the comfort and stimulation that has come into my life by it all.