Today has been yet another half full glass. So instead of trying to focus on the mundane tasks of raising three small ones, I have tried to see little glimmers of hope throughout the day. Perhaps you can relate? My kids are still small. Two 6 year olds and a 5 year old. Busy defines our life right now as we are trying to grapple with their burgeoning independence and our son's Aspergers. Some days the mountains seem to move out of our way, but others like yesterday and today, the mountains seem to move closer and block our way.
It feels egotistical to ponder my life when the world is literally coming to a standstill and people are suffering all around us in: Japan, Libya, Mexico, Egypt. How dare I even think about myself in such a global climate? The world is so small, perhaps seemingly so, having circumvented the globe more than once. It is a shame that we can't just come together as a people. Not as warring neighbors or allies vs. enemies. And for Japan, I can offer just a ray of hope your way. Hopefully, your nightmare will be over soon.
This is just a small gesture that there is hope for this world:
Back to my plight of filling my glass. Today, I have been having a hard time feeling the happiness effects of a hard first week of working on this project.
So here is a list of things that reminded me to take time to smell the flowers:
- Nutella laced kisses from my little man
- Rocking out in the car to loud music and not caring about the stares at the red light
- Fruit Ninja on my iPod which could seriously rival Angry Birds for addiction level
- Sunny daffodils and twisty tulips on a rainy day
- Cleaning out my sock drawer and finding sweet notes written by the twins last year
- Organizing my computer station so that it is not so crazy
- Hubby home early for the third night in a row (this is an all time record)
- Having my engagement ring cleaned at the jewelers
- Dulce de leche organic frozen yogurt - Stonyfield rocks!
- Finding out someone is actually looking at my blog! Here I was thinking I was writing to the big unknown of cyber-space...
For some reason, this Billy Joel song has been stuck in my head. So I share it with you...
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