Beautiful Monday
Three beautiful things from today’s minutes included:
1. Stretching out on my recliner to watch a video with my kids. When I asked “who wants to sit with me,” both of them found a way to pile themselves onto me. We were a cozy little pile of movie-watchers enjoying the cuddle.
2. The nightly little ritual that my daughter and I have developed is that I get to tell her “what to dream about” right at the end of her day when I kiss her goodnight. I’ve found that her favorite theme is to be some kind of an animal, usually pregnant and on the verge of giving birth. Tonight, if she follows my suggestion, it’s a horse.
3. My little son had more trouble getting to sleep tonight than usual. After a lot of crying on his part, it felt so good when he finally relaxed against my shoulder for that last hug of the night.
Here are some other people celebrating the beautiful things in their lives: Desert Diva, Chai, and Amelia.
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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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I LOVE reading your 3BT…makes me feel so warm inside. ;-D
Oh, one more thing…THANKS for linking me here. ;-D I TRULY appreciate it!
Have another BLESSED day, Bob!
Thanks for sharing. It’s always nice to find someone that can find the good things throughout the day.
- Chris
I have two daughters and a son on the way. Daddy time is special because we understand that it is fleeting. I pity those who miss this closeness with their children. Great reminder.
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