Joielesin

I know that many teenagers have jobs delivering the paper, but you don’t usually hear about adults keeping paper delivery routes.  But in my case, I decided that it was a good way for me to get some exercise and get paid for it.  So, I have been delivering the paper for nearly five years now, and I enjoy the beauty each and every morning brings.

Today was much like any other day, though it was a little colder than I had expected.  It amazes me how quiet our busy town can be when no one is awake – it is almost eerie.  But the birds were out this morning chirping away and their melody was intoxicating.  It is days like these that I almost wish I grew up on a farm, surrounded by nature instead of the incessant noise from the city.

My delivery route takes me about an hour to do.  I do a couple of residential areas as well as part of a business park.  It is usually a pretty uneventful time, but it gives me a chance to reflect on my week as well as the upcoming day, and it gives me some peace from my stressful job.

Sometimes I also get the chance to observe the wonders of nature on my travels.  For example, this morning there was a pair of songbirds sitting on a sign for a company offering heating furnace repair Escondido and they made me smile.  They brought some beauty to an otherwise prim and proper building.

I don’t know how many more years I will deliver papers, but I think I will continue for as long as I am able.  I have felt a lot healthier since I took the paper route and I think that this quiet time is good for my soul.