3BT: 9/9/07
1. Sitting out on the front walkway with my daughter, who suddenly decided that she was an expert in grass and “flowers.” She began picking different blades of grass and weeds and explaining each one’s name and special characteristics. She was so focused on making each one unique and amazing.
2. “Look, Daddy! The sun is so beautiful and orange as it’s setting. Isn’t it beautiful?”
3. After dinner, we went back outside and had a twilight dance on the driveway. She had changed into a pastel easter dress and put on red velvet Christmas shoes. She was the Princess and I was the Prince she chose to marry out of all the princes there. I got to dance with the beautiful Princess while everyone watched. They all knew that she picked me.
Inspired by Three Beautiful Things.
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In Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, the central character dies an early death. Emily is given the chance to revisit a day of her life and is advised by those in the afterlife to pick an ordinary day, warning her that she might be overcome otherwise. Still, Emily is overwhelmed with emotion as she recognizes how wonderful the everyday details of her existence were. Her daily routine takes on new significance now that it is gone. Through her tears, she asks:
Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it– every, every minute?
With this blog, I am trying to fully “realize” my life by documenting the things that I love. I want to appreciate and examine my past and present, as well as plan actively for the future.
I hope to accentuate the positive in my life and in the world around me, with the hope that by focusing on the positive, I will draw more positive elements into my life. Or, at least, realize all of the blessings that I do have.
Bob, the author of this blog, is a 33 year old husband, father, son, teacher, Christian, and liberal.
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