Sometimes it's the little things that make life a pleasure. I've been working hard to try to do all the little things I've always wanted to do and simply never bothered to make a reality. Nothing hard or complicated. Little things. Things like making sure I have plants on the patio, a good mix of flowers and (hopefully) food-bearing plants. Actually attempting to compost my food scraps, running every day, eating a mainly vegetarian diet, burning that incense I love, drinking good coffee, turning off the tv and reading a good book.
None of these things are hard to do, or terribly earth-shattering, but the more I make the decision to do them instead of the alternative the more I find the days are happier somehow. It's really true; you have to live your life one moment at a time and not spend so much of it planning for the future. I'm a planner, always have been. To a certain degree this is a good thing. It keeps me moving and growing, always looking for the next thing. However, when I remember to slow down a bit and not miss all the moments in between plans I am happier and the days are better.
I hope I can keep this up. My goal is to remain mindful of the small things you can do to make every day a little special. It makes a big difference.
It's Friiiidaaaayyyy!! And this little gnome is pretty happy about the whole situation. A certain pup and I have to agree. And this is at the end of a short work week, made even shorter by the fact that I got sick yesterday and stayed home from the office. Sheesh, we really need to re-examine the four-day workweek. No, what really needs to happen is I need to be independently wealthy! Maybe that little gnome can help a sista out; he's got to know a leprechaun somewhere or another! 
I've been finding it hard lately to focus my creative energies on just one project or idea. It seems as soon as I start in on one project, another immediately springs to mind and I just have to start in on it immediately. After all, one can't let so many good ideas go to waste, can one? 
The problem with this is that I now have at least three projects going and probably at least half a dozen in mind. Things were beginning to get a little frustrating until I finally decided to work on one small thing that I could complete in a sitting. And so, as you can see, I finally learned how to make a paper crane. However, apparently paper cranes are like potato chips; you can't make just one. 
Now I have a small family of paper cranes at home just waiting to be hung on my yet-to-be-erected prayer tree. They sure do perk up the potted garden though!
Sometimes it's the little things that make life a pleasure. I've been working hard to try to do all the little things I've always wanted to do and simply never bothered to make a reality. Nothing hard or complicated. Little things. Things like making sure I have plants on the patio, a good mix of flowers and (hopefully) food-bearing plants. Actually attempting to compost my food scraps, running every day, eating a mainly vegetarian diet, burning that incense I love, drinking good coffee, turning off the tv and reading a good book. 
I can't wait to make some of the tons of German goodies he managed to pack in that box, but my very favorite part of the whole thing was this:
This morning the puppy and I awoke to the soft sound of rain on the windowpanes. We stepped outside for the morning walk and were greeted with something that hasn't happened in a while.... warm(ish), humid air and gentle rain!! It feels almost like Spring is starting to get here, slowly but surely. I'm ready for it!
Little Things That Make Me Smile
