I love going over to Abby's blog for inspiration. Yesterday I saw this post about her recent visit to Oregonian staple Blueplate. She says, "I felt a bit like I was being transported into another era, a more simple time. But let's be real, things were never all that simple I am sure."
That is so true, don't you think? Nostalgia has a way of casting a rosy glow on everything. And that's a wonderful gift because, in theory, we leave each moment a bit happier, a bit lighter.
Sometimes I look back on life, remembering how things were ten years ago, or twenty five, and wondering where it all went. Missing it and wishing I'd appreciated it all a bit more while I had it.
But, things were never all that simple... I am sure.
And so today I'm focusing on the present, on being present, and appreciating right now.
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this really resonated with me this morning. after going to see 'a christmas carol' this weekend, i found myself almost envious at the amount of squealing/giggling children in the theatre with us. i kept thinking, 'oh if only 3-d movies were still as exhilarating as they once were' instead of just enjoying the moment (and the fact that i understood the little jokes in the movie that went right over their little heads). it's always important to enjoy your current surroundings and appreciate what you have now. thank you for this. xoxo
I love nostalgia; but it makes me so sentimental and almost somber at the same time. I feel like, when I was younger, I wanted so much to grow up, and now I would love nothing more to turn back time, and just be a kid again. To not have to worry about college, or boys, and just be surrounded by thoughts involving what outfit my Barbie should wear today. I suppose you simply just have to live in the moment to a certain extent. :/
when i think of my childhood, I do have so many wonderful memories...it seemed like times were much simpler then, but perhaps not. It is so important to enjoy each and every moment - that way you live with no regrets!
Have a beautiful day! :)
Motherhood has made you so zen. Very Power of Now :-) But it's also so true. I really must be better at this, it's so important to be grateful for what you have in the moment. It makes life so much more enjoyable.
I love this. Thank you for it.
You know, my grandparents made life look so glamourous. They traveled the world over, had the first color TV in their town, homecooked three meals a day (FULL on meals, too) and the list goes on and on.
...but they worked their ever-loving tail off. They grew everything they ate and all meat came from my grandfather's hunting. Can you imagine tending a massive garden in your 70s? Whatever couldn't be eaten now had to be frozen, canned, etc. Non-stop work! My grandfather also had his own electrical/appliance company (hence the TV tidbit), and he worked day and night. I think people of our grandparents' era all had day jobs then went home and worked even harder doing things themselves around the house. It's unreal really how much time my Grandma was able to make out of one 24 hour period. She was never tired! And more importantly, she never complained. It was life and they were loving it, so what really to complain about? I need more of that in me!
amen sister. i am loving this right now. oxo right this minute, deb
Courtney, I love that story! My grandparents were incredibly hard workers, too. My grandfather worked two jobs while getting his doctorate. He'd then come home to my grandmother and their three children, and my grandma would have completely remodeled the house (she did this almost daily, apparently!), and cooked a hot meal for him so that they could eat together before going to bed and repeating the same routine the next day. I miss those stories so much...I loved hearing about how hard they worked and how much pride they took in everything.
I am having a terrible day today and needed this reminder.
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