I'm a person who has a TON of big fat huge miraculous things to celebrate...and I do...every single night when I put my head on my Target clearance bin pillow and thank BG (*) for all of the gifts, blessings, and miracles of my life.
But my day-to-day life is also filled with thousands of small things...not life-changing or earth-shattering, mind you, but nonetheless important to me and how I enjoy my life.
Like finally finishing the anti-biotic, and being able to do so with purified ice and water from my favorite amazon sippy cup:
Is this the wisdom of age, Dearies? Or am I finally able to enjoy the smaller (though no less significant) things that make this here life of mine so wonderful? Sometimes I think I get so gobsmacked by the fact that I received a kidney transplant, or was blessed with support that enabled me to start a new life in a new home, or that I survived a surgery and recovery that should have killed me...and then I wake up to an emptied dishwasher (thank you, JB) and a big huge cup of damn good that I can taste again now that this cold/flu/plague has finally started to lift.
So today I'm going to enjoy my little things a bit before plunging in to chores and to-dos. Rich is doing his thing over on campus. (Can I just say that he looks so damn handsome with his new smile and his nice blue blazer and that head of beautiful hair?), and then I think it will be time for spaghetti or salmon for dinner. Slow and simple...but...happy.
Futzingday is upon us! How will you spend your hours and minutes today? I hope it will involve doing something fun and that you'll come tell me all about it!
(*) BG = Big Guy
What a lovely post today! Thank you, Coni.
ReplyDeleteI read A Gentle Madness a few years ago. Loved it. I now feel the need to read it again! I turned 70 in March and I'm feeling like I want to read again all of the books that I've already read and loved!
ReplyDeleteI had my second cataract surgery and for the first time in my life I have 20/20 distance vision. Despite the pre-surgery anxiety and lifelong fear of anything in my eyes, I got through it. Grateful beyond words to see so well.
ReplyDeleteLovely post...made my day. 😍👏👍🌹🌷⚘️🥰
ReplyDeleteI'm finding those special joys and blessings are great but really appreciate what you call the "small" blessings. They are a feel good reminder every day of all I have to be thankful for. I can find myself grumpy too often and have to re-remind myself that the small blessings are bigger and more powerful. Enjoy your blessed day - everyday.
ReplyDeleteYou know that saying about not sweating the small stuff?!??! I think we should be enjoying the small things or the ordinary things because they are blessings as well. Glad you are feeling better, Coni! Spaghetti or salmon sound like delicious meals. Maybe one tonight and one tomorrow! I'm hitting the road for Williamsburg today and attending a 2-day stitching event beginning tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt is the small things that make daily life so wonderful. Anyone can celebrate big things but a truly thankful person celebrates everything that BG ( our BIG GOD) allows. Thankful is how we can enjoy life.🎂❤️
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