Learn to appreciate the little things:
I played with the dogs this morning.
Watched the morning sunshine come through the pine trees.
Enjoyed a great cup of coffee with my wife.
…. and right now I an eating some fresh South Carolina peaches covered with vanilla ice cream.
I don't think that I always took the time to fully appreciate little things when I was younger.
Couldn't of said it better
I wrote something awhile back;
An idyllic life
Turns out, we all have it
Thing is, it can come in itty bitty pieces
Like one from wunna those humongous puzzles
Quite easy to miss if yer not careful
Oftentimes they'll not even make it back into the box
Getting stepped on by the dirty shoe of ill feelings
One has a hard time retrieving those
Blaming others for being so careless
Unless one bends, lifts their shoe, and carefully examines their own soul
Wait too long and that precious missing piece will have no where too fit
Oh, and something else;
So I’ve been in this
‘savor the moment’ thing since before retirement (retirement makes it too easy)
And, on occasion, I share my thoughts with my bride
We already know each other like well read books, but on occasion we show each other a new wrinkle,
of which, well, we’ve got some doozies cropping up by the minute, actual wrinkles, real beauts
Anyway
She has this urge to reminisce about old times, not the good old times, specifically bad events, somewhat reliving the moment
Hey, it’s a trait.
We’ve all got traits
I listen
Watch
Wait
Make coffee
Of late I’ve been given to mention how reliving a horrible past brings it into the present, inviting it for dinner,
wasting gorgeous days, perfect nights….etc…etc…blah….blah…blather…blather
but
after a few days of nursing me and my ear issues (putting up with me)….she told me today, she got it
we’re of an age where there just aren’t that many perfect one’s to waste
we did some savoring today, on the way to see the doc…and on the way back, savoring…together