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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\tI’ll bet that when you’re counting your blessings, rocking gently as you meditate on all that you have to be thankful for, you’re probably leaving out your seat!<\/p>\n
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Rockin\u2019 Mark Twain<\/p>\n
I’m convinced there’s nothing a good rocking chair CAN’T do. But let’s focus on the positive here, shall we? Your favorite rocker can:<\/p>\n
– be the calm place where you nurse hungry babes and soothe crying children.<\/p>\n
– mend your troubled heart or broken body. What gas bill? What doctor visit? What ear infection? What brave new world? I’m 10,000 miles away; how ’bout you?<\/p>\n
– be a safe harbor for those who\u2019ve come full circle. A two-year study at a Rochester, NY, nursing home found that rocking chairs ease the anxiety and depression of dementia patients. All the pharmaceuticals in the world can’t replace good old-fashioned comfort.<\/p>\n
– lull you into easy meditation or prayer. When you need to NOT think, but it’s too early for sleep and too late to call up a friend for some silliness (“Carol, can you come out to play?”), your old rocker is suddenly an even more perfect fit.<\/p>\n
– be the place where you move … but go nowhere. A place that’ll let you go to-and-fro with your thoughts and dreams but keep you firmly planted.<\/p>\n
– be a great story-telling post. That subtle back-and-forth combined with the warm glow of a yarn about to be spun is the stuff of childhood memories.<\/p>\n
– connect you to your legacy. Who owned this chair before you? Who will have it next? What memories will your family attach to it?<\/p>\n
So when recounting all that’s way cool, don’t leave out your favorite seat! A good rocker, like a member of the family, will always have your back.<\/p>\n
Do you have a much-loved rocking chair? If not, consider making your own<\/a>.<\/p>\n Or the next time you travel, plan a route through the Charlotte, NC airport. Its main concourse is full of white, high-backed rocking chairs!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ll bet that when you’re counting your blessings, rocking gently as you meditate on all that you have to be thankful for, you’re probably leaving out your seat! Continue reading