it occurs to me that even when we're out of our element, we can take those small moments to take in new things...like the beautiful accents of the waitresses at the italian restaraunt tuesday night - the deep richness of great coffee - the rhythmic sounds of the metro wheels that can rock you to sleep - the clicking on of a light bulb when something finally makes sense. and yes, my sweet brother staying up late to pick me up for the airport. before i had always taken care of getting back and forth - and suddenly it felt good to be taken care of. very good actually.
xo
Welcome back Char! In case you missed the post and the tweets, you won the Fiesta marigold prep set--congrats! Please email me your address at trustyourstyle@gmail.com so I can have them send it out to you. Hoping you will enjoy it!
ReplyDeletexoxo Mary Jo
Hi Char, so glad you let someone take care of you, you need to spoil yourself sometimes. Missed you and glad to see you won something above. congratulations. take care.
ReplyDeletebeing taken care of is always nice....
ReplyDeletei have a friend who needs to be taken care of and she fights it and won't let anybody help with anything....i'm glad you're accepting of having a warm hand help out :)
Welcome home, Char...glad you were well looked after! You were missed around here.
ReplyDeleteAnd if I'd known you were so close to me on your trip, I would have bought you a cup of coffee...
Loved this post, Char. Welcome home, girl.
ReplyDeletebet you are thrilled to be home.
ReplyDeleteand the lighting in that shot is lovely. it reminds me of a turner painting. his lighting is absolutely mesmerizing and captivating.
How did I miss this beautiful sunset last night? Maybe it's the tall trees that surround our house since we ate dinner out on the deck.
ReplyDeleteYes, there's lots of small things that do slip passed us, if we don't take the time to notice them. Glad you took the time!
i missed you..your writing ..your light ..welcome back with rest and being taken care of..
ReplyDeleteOh welcome home... Yes, it's nice to notice the little things. xo
ReplyDeleteyes, i want to be taken care of right now. it's nice when that happens.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home Char...it's the moments that stay with us, those sweet moments that make it all worth while. And being met at the airport and not having to deal with it all is definately one of those sweet moments!
ReplyDeletea beautiful photo and thoughts to go along.
ReplyDeletexo
nice shot..=)
ReplyDeleteWelcome home. I am glad you have someone to take care of you :).
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to be welcomed at the airport by a loving face...you have a very nice brother!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home...hope you get some well-deserved rest this weekend.
Hope you time away was good... looks like you saw somethings with "fresh" eyes. I love it!
ReplyDeleteVery wise words. Sometimes it those little things we can notice, even if we don't have a lot of time to stop and enjoy them, that can make even boring, exhausting tasks better.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
Life is good...
ReplyDeleteI've been feeling a little melancholy today. I'm glad I decided to pop over here and read of your appreciation of the simple things in life. I needed the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI love those moments. I always say that the important things are the simple ones and I rather prefer one of those second or minutes, than something material. It can be you day perfect or even make you happy when you're having a bad day.
ReplyDeleteLove!
xxx
that's what brothers and sisters do: take care of each other...though sad to say some don't.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you belong to the first group :)
Have a nice day char.
beautiful photo...and yes, i agree, there is something so powerful of being out of our element and mindful of that fact - it heightens our awareness if we allow it to. warmly,s
ReplyDeletesighing for all the beautiful moments of our lives. What a poem of a post.
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