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blessings, life, life journey, new year, simple pleasures, spirituality, theology, unknown future
…and I didn’t even stay up super late last night (or early this morning) or “party” or get drunk or anything else that might explain why I thought today was Saturday…
Except… maybe…
I don’t have to be at work today – unless my “work phone” rings (I am on call)…
And usually the mornings or days that are this peaceful are Saturdays…
This morning, as I peeled back the foil covering over the little yogurt container (of the yogurt I was going to eat), I saw on the underside of the foil top this quote from Oscar Wilde:
I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.
Simple pleasures… What a thought…
What are some of the simple pleasures in my life?
- A quiet, peaceful Saturday (or in today’s case, Friday) morning…where I can enjoy a cup (or two or three) of coffee, as I sit on my patio in my backyard…watching as my puppy is undoubtedly digging to China from underneath the shed in my backyard… I see occasional glimpses of her body as she passes the opening she created when she dug her way under the shed in the first place…
- Watching my older dog, as he slowly meanders around the yard, and then returns to a cushion to lay down and rest…
- Being able to sit in a chair on my back patio and drink coffee to begin with…
- Feeling a light, cooling breeze on a warm, sunny day, as the new year begins… Well, ok… I live in Florida… warm, sunny days on January 1st are the norm…not the exception!!
- Knowing that I am blessed by God, and that whatever comes in this new year, God will be with me… knowing that I will not ever be alone as I journey through and face the unknown future of this new year…
I think I will see how many more “simple pleasures” I can discover this year…
