So grateful today for a quiet morning… the kids played together nicely, in their pjs, without a tv on. The dog curled up near them and slept, listening to them giggle and talk and I sat nearby in front of my computer with a hot cup of coffee and plenty of time to catch up on my writing.
Wonderful.
~K
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
-- Groucho Marx
~K
To the world you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world. – Anonymous
Think about it for today. Live accordingly.
~K
Uncle Wiggly. Loose teeth. The Hungry Caterpillar. Giggles. Dancing. Rock collecting. Truck spotting. Baby pool splashing. Flower delivering. School preparing. Blocks counting. Song singing. Elmo pajamas. Princess costumes. Kitchen sets. Train tables. Crayons and stickers. Everywhere.
Little moments I will never be able to get back, yet here for today.
All of these little moments… going faster than I’d like. Holding and cherishing them all and treasuring each precious one.
~K
So many times in day to day encounters, I find myself thinking how people would benefit from constantly reminding themselves of this...
“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.” -Rev. Jesse Jackson
~K
"If you haven't got all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don't have that you don't want." – Anonymous
So grateful that I don’t have many things I wouldn’t want.
~K
Driving through town today, I had a million things on my mind. I was trying to remember to slow down, mentally and literally. I had put my cell phone away, knowing it wasn’t helpful or safe to be on it while I was in the car. My mind was going in a million different directions, focusing and worrying on a thousand different things.
Out from the backseat of the car came my daughter’s little voice.
“Don’t you just love it when the sun shines so brightly down on everything? You know, if you look up at the trees it almost looks like they’re spinning.”
Instantly, I was brought back to the inside of my car. The babies in the back. What was most important at this particular moment. And the sun shining brightly.
Thank you, my sweet girl. Thank you for helping me to take notice today.
~K
