Ok, back to the thought at hand. Sometimes, when I am just sitting in the quiet and mostly dark house, I wish for something magical in this life. You know, that moment that some people capture, that "aha" moment when life all makes sense and the bad doesn't seem all bad and somewhere deep down you feel like you can conquer anything.
It is that image, of smiling children, of laugh lines that are amazingly beautiful, that image of something that just brings warmth to your soul and "throw your head back" kind of laugh to your face. I know that I have so much in my life that is good- in fact, just as often my evenings are spent in awe of the blessings that I have and the people who love me and who I love.
I think I am learning that the magic that I seek, is in the everyday. The moments are there, but I miss them because I am focused on what is next... what is on my to-do list, the laundry, the dishes, the homework... and if I could just stop in the midst of it all. If I could find the magic in the folding of laundry... it really is there...I know it because I've experienced a second of it... ever hold up your "babies" favorite shirt and remember what she was like 5 years ago and how much she has grown? Or scrunch up your husbands tee shirt and breathe in the smell of the one you married? See, it is there, but I get so wrapped up in finishing. completing. the end. I just want to be "in the moment" at least once a day... to recognize what is right in front of me.
I pinned this some time ago to try and remind myself. I need to remind myself of this every. single. morning. Because truth is- I love those moments... and I know, they aren't "magic" they are blessings...each one of them.
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2 comments:
You are SO right about that...I think the trick is just little reminders to oneself. :) You're on the right track!
Love this Candy! This is the perfect reminder I needed :-)
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