Everything that she used to take for granted produces a sense of revelation, as if she were a child again. Tastes—the sweetness of a strawberry, its juice dripping onto her chin; a buttery pastry melting in her mouth. Smells—flowers on a front lawn, a colleague’s perfume, seaweed washed up on the shore, Matt’s sweaty body in bed at night. Sounds—the strings on a cello, the screech of a car, her nephew’s laughter. Experiences—dancing at a birthday party, people-watching at Starbucks, buying a cute dress, opening the mail. All of this, no matter how mundane, delights her to no end. She’s become hyper-present. When people delude themselves into believing they have all the time in the world, she’s noticed, they get lazy.
~ Lori Gottlieb, from her new book titled Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed. Chosen as one of Amazon’s top 10 Books of the Month for April 2019.
Photo: via Newthom
BAM.
8 years now on this blogging journey. You here each morning. Like the Sun rising.
How lucky for me – no joke. You’re part of my life now, pal – deal with it 😉
Laughing. And what a wonderful world this is.
It sure is!
The only way to live 👏💃🏼
Gratitude and Flow!!!
spot on.
Wow! Profound!
It is!
I love this, and the photo is the best!
It is!
At the end of the day, it’s the little things that lift one’s spirits.
As long as we notice!
“Yes” by William Stafford
It could happen any time, tornado,
earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen.
Or sunshine, love, salvation.
It could, you know. That’s why we wake
and look out — no guarantees
in this life.
But some bonuses, like morning,
like right now, like noon,
like evening.
William Stafford from The Way It Is
I so love William Stafford….thanks for sharing.
ah-h, that childlike quality we all know…whether deep within or on the surface–Come and Play! the sense of smell…thought someone must have walked by with a delightful eau de toilette (lighter than a perfume), and realized it was from falling blossoms…a little heaven!
Yes!!!
Yes, we must not forget to take time to smell the roses!
Yes!
Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Please, stop and read all of it … ‘Everything that she used to take for granted produces a sense of revelation, as if she were a child again.’
Yes!
Aaaah, thats balm on the wound of the blazing Notre Dame, the cathedral I travelled nearby only less than 3 hours before the fire, when returning on the TGV yesterday….
This is a book I’d buy in a heart beat, the writer has the gift of finding the ‘just right’ and ‘perfect’ word. And the more than super-cute pic does only enhance the perfect citation! Merci
You were there 3 hours before?
I arrived in Paris and took my train from the center from the city to my home. The station is very close to the cathedral, so yes, it was roughly 2 1/2hrs before the fire. Such sadness….
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vol-au-vent/46898324934/
Wow…
What great words to start my day! A beautiful reminder of the delight that can be in the mundane…which reminds me of Einstein,”There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
So true! Love the Einstein quote.
Einstein couldn’t do any wrong in my book!
Me too!
so cute
Appreciation for life and all its wondrous details … thanks for bringing it on today David 💛
Smiling. Thanks Val! It is wondrous.
Hell yeah