Simple things

At times I think some of the best things in my life are the simple and easy things. At other times I feel jealous of what someone else has or what car they drive. I’ve been trying to be appreciative of the simple things in my life lately. Things like the fact that I live in a state abundant in natural beauty and I shouldn’t be jealous of someone going on vacation to an exotic location. Things like the fact that I’m probably the healthiest I’ve been in the last 7 years, I may still be overweight, but my over all health is pretty darn good while I know people who struggle with pain and health issues every day. I cherish the simple fact that I have an amazing marriage and in October will celebrate 13 wonderful years of marriage with my best friend, while I know people struggling through unhappy relationships or people who are so alone that they struggle to keep their head up. I’m trying to rejoice in the simple act of going to bed in the arms of someone who loves me so deeply or waking up every day to the smile of my best friend. So often we can get caught up in who did what or what they bought or who they are breaking up from that we miss the joyful, simple things in our own life. I would never want to miss the smile on my husband’s face when he talks about the fishing trip he just took or miss the video chat from my son’s girlfriend so she can show me the newest ultrasound pictures she got or hear her funny story about the baby moving. Those are the simple things in my life that are the most precious and should be appreciated and valued. I take joy in the call from my Dad on Sunday just to check up on me and tell me how sorry he was I lost at Bingo 🙂 Those are the things that need to be remembered, written down and repeated as stories to loved ones at a later date. Not some silly story about your new sunglasses or an obscure reference to something no one else will remember in 6 months. I’m trying to take the time to be in the moment, enjoy my life and not some one else’s. Sometimes it’s the simple things that make life the best.♥