"...it's the little things that seem to be saving me today."
(Mindy Smith, Down in Flames)
(Mindy Smith, Down in Flames)
I'd only quibble with Mindy in that it's the little things all the time, every day, that keep me buoyant and make me happy.
I'm grateful for the ability to find meaning, joy, and consolation in the smallest measure of things:
the smell of woodsmoke curling out of brick chimneys
flipping through the Ikea catalog
making soup
singing along to Tammy Wynette in the car on the way to work
the sound of ice skate blades scratching wide circles at the rink
a stack of books from the library
a black and white movie from the 1940s
rereading
laundry, fresh and warm from the dryer
cheese popcorn
trivia
the lines in the carpet from the vacuum
reruns of The Carol Burnett show
email
warm socks for feet that freeze when the thermometer goes below, say, 50 degrees (F)
leaves in a vase on the windowsill in the kitchen
9 comments:
I just sat here and smiled as soon as I saw today's photo. And then I read your list, and I smiled even more. Thank you for making my cranky day suddenly so much better.
yes! to cheese popcorn and Carol Burnett! and I will add...getting my fingers sticky with glue and glitter.. :)
I so agree completely!!!
Yes it is the little things,sometimes we forget about them.Today I'm going to remember to enjoy the little things. Thanks for the reminder.
yes, those little graces are the sweet stuff of life. And the more you notice and celebrate them, the more they seem to jump out and be noticed, don't you think ?
Love your list !
i love what you have done here on your blog :) i enjoy your posts. hope you are doing well... looks like you are.
Your photo made me smile too because I just put dried leaf branches in a bowl with pomegranates :)
I love seeing beauty everywhere, even in the decaying leaves.
Wonderful list! Tammy Wynette~you've gotta sing with tammy!
Stand by your man,BOW ba dow...give him two arms to cling to ;)
Have a gentle Friday♥
oh yeah! Love Mindy Smith and I second (or third) the cheese popcorn. I've been obsessed with finding the ultimate gourmet cheese popcorn this fall. If it means having to eat lots of it to find the perfect source, then so be it.
Jeannine, A lovely list. The lines in the carpet from the vacuum, certainly something I'd miss if not looking for the little things. Thank you for the reminder today.
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