A Simple Something

"Be Happy for this moment. This moment is your life."


One day last week while driving through the neighborhood in the morning, I drove past a neighborhood park and spotted a kid on a swing, swinging as high as she could go. What's so unusual about this, you may ask?

 Well, for starters it was an early 9am. There was no one else in the park at that time. And the kid was actually a pre-teen young lady who just happened to be on a bike ride and apparently hopped off her bike to go for a swing, hence the bike parked nearby her. The girl was smiling from ear to ear  and giving her body a kick so she could swing as high as the sky. Ahh, those were the good ole' days when as kids we just wanted to kick our bodies into high gear and swing to the stars.

I loved the fact that this young lady was just on a bike ride and decided to hop on a swing to make herself happy, even if were for just a moment.

Sometimes that is all it takes for any of us, just a simple something to bring joy into our life. A few weeks before summer kicked into full gear, I found a nice quiet shade tree near a lake to quietly sit under and drink some coffee. It was a quiet moment of peace that brought me joy.

Don't hesitate to take time out for yourself and find a simple something to bring you joy and peace.
Sometimes that's all we need!