Life

It's so easy to get caught up in doing everyday things and forget to actively live every moment. We don't take time to appreciate and bask in the routine joy in the small things. Things like: the little fingerprints on the back of the car in front of us this morning, the feeling of Timothy's leg against my foot as I awoke today, the look of the freshly vacuumed carpet, the smell in Starbucks, the still lovely purple tulips leftover from Saturday's WIC high tea, the squeeze of an old hand as you greet them in their hospital bed, experiencing a great waiter who has your drink at the table as you are swallowing the last gulp, looking forward to seeing a dear friend tomorrow, hearing the sound of your child's voice for the first time in a month, belly laughing at someone saying something unexpected, the dismay as the accountant finds your mistake, the ice resettling in my cup of water, the 2 pounds I lost this week, the package that arrived for me at work(a cleaning kit for my check scanning machine,) the tinkling of peaceful piano from my earbud, having lunch with my husband, the feeling of rain on your face as you run from the building to the car, the anxious anticipation of the audition for the upcoming Fishnet play, sharing a laugh with my husband over the road rage witnessed in the car in front of us that resulted in extensive horn blowing and flying of the birdie flag, the guilt because you have neglected a friend, the fun of getting together for brunch with family at a beloved sister's house, the look of disgust from the cat when woken, the beauty of wearing casual clothes to work on Friday, the burst of flavor from a piece of gum, the sound of the word "weekend." These things and thousands more ARE life. This is how we spend our lives, just...living. J.