A few days ago I was waiting at a stoplight reflecting on life as usual when it dawned on me once again that I take the little things fore-granted. I focus on "me, myself, and I" way too much causing me to bypass all the beauty that exists around me. The little things that help each one of us seem to make it through one more day of hurt are just waiting for us to pay attention to them. Without asking for anything in return the little things offer themselves to us by providing that glimmer of hope and joy we need to take that next step and breathe that next breath. All we have to do is open our eyes. Open them wide enough to allow the most unexpected gifts entrance into our lives to shatter our pain and expand our hearts. So I've taken it upon myself to actively embrace the little things and celebrate them for touching me in ways I can't currently imagine. I'm not sure how often I'll write, but I'm excited to know that I now have a place to pour out words of admiration and appreciation for the little things.
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My driver side-view mirror is constantly a home for a spider or two. I'm not sure why but there often seems to be an intricate web forming from my windshield wipers to the mirror to my door handle. I'm not the biggest fan of spiders so I instinctively swat the web away each time it appears. Yet I wonder when I swat those webs away if I'm actually dismissing my own Charlotte.
I find it amazing how much a song can reflect everything you're feeling and/or wanting to say. When I stumble across one of those songs that speaks words straight from my own soul, I cling to it tightly and press the replay button until I fall asleep. Current song of my soul: "Fix You" by Coldplay
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What are the little things you've noticed lately?
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