Small and Wonderful Things . . .

 

"The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But who gets excited by a mere penny?...It is dire poverty indeed when a man is so malnourished and fatigued that he won't stoop to pick up a penny. But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted with pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days. It is that simple. what you see is what you get." ~Anne Dillard 

A few of the small and wonderful things which bring untold joy into my life. It's the small things in life which truly mean the most. Simple abundance . . . it's the best.   

  

I was reading Susan Branch's latest blog post yesterday and the thought came to me, what a blessing it was to have someplace/someone so special to you that it made saying goodbye so very difficult and how very wonderful it was to have someplace/someone so special to you that made saying hello such a joy to look forward to.  She was getting ready to leave the UK (which is a place she loves filled with people she loves) to go home to her much beloved Martha's Vineyard, her kitty kat Jack, and the life that she loves there.  I am equally blessed in much the same way, with a foot on two continents, each filled with people, and places that hold a special place in my heart . . . that make saying goodbye no matter which direction I face or move towards . . .  very hard.  There are many in this life who don't have a fraction of what I have in this way.  Oh, what a special blessing it is to belong to someone/someplace in such a way.  

   

Our black currant bush is dripping in black currants. We are picking every day. I adore the flavour of black currants. What will I make with these.  We shall see!  

 

Likewise the strawberries. Oh I do so love this time of year when we are surrounded with such tasty abundance.  And we still have the blueberries, loganberries and blackberries to look forward to!  Hooray! 

   

A happy childhood, filled with love and all the things I needed.  I never once went to bed hungry or had to live in constant fear. I was surrounded by people who cared for me, and was free to run through the grass in my bare feet, pick wildflowers and berries, play games . . . sleep under the stars in wonder.  I was educated and fed and clothed and my health was well taken care of, my teeth, my eyes, my body.  I had clean water and plenty to eat . . . . toys to play with and time to play. So many children in the world never ever have a fraction of what I had and took for granted.  I wish I could wave a magic wand and give everyone the childhood that I had. It was not perfect, but it was pretty darned close.  

  

I love and am loved.  I have always been blessed in this way.  God is good.  

  

A childhood dream I realised not once, but five times over and now I get to be a Grandmother seven times over. Its like having all of these little pieces of your heart out there walking around the earth independantly of yourself. When they are really small you get to hold them close and keep them safe, but then they grow older, and older and you have to let them go . . .  but they take a piece of you with them wherever they go, and you just hope and pray that all will be well . . . motherhood is an eternal role that never ends . . . but also a great blessing.    

I've always lived a life filled with freedom of choice . . .  to do or not to do, to be or not to be, to eat or not to eat, to go or not to go, to love or not to love  . . . choice after choice after choice.  So many in the world have no choice. I am blessed that I do.

 

The Dawn Chorus . . . I wake up to it every morning.  Its much better than an alarm clock.

 

  

I have lived and am living a life filled with abundance . . .  and best of all I know this, I recognise this. I don't take any of it for granted and where and when I can, I try to share it with others.  A blessing shared is a blessing doubled. A grain of rice shared between two people brings joy to them both.

And that's the best way to live your life.  A thought to carry with you . . . 

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 *.˛.° ˛°. Connecting to the soul and 

finding peace and happiness

is a process. It is a lifestyle.

It is a choice, it is our attitude 

of happiness.

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In The English Kitchen today . . .  a delicious Bacon & Egg Salad.  Healthy and fabulous!

I hope your week ahead is filled with lots of small and wonderful things. Along the way of your week, don't forget! 

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right where you are! 

And I do too!