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Jan 4

Multitude of Delights

“A multitude of small delights constitute happiness”― Charles Baudelaire

“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.”― Charles Baudelaire, The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays

May wonder tug at your sleeve
Interrupt your trance
Awaken your senses
Spark a smile, spilling into laughter
Call you to play
Follow without delay
Multitude of small delights
Present in this very day.

“The present is the only things that has no end.”― Erwin Schrödinger

Sep 19

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No Scarcity of Delight

“Delight is all around us you know, from the food we eat, to the night sky, to the dreams we have. It surrounds us with every moment, you just have to stop and take it in whenever you can.”― Jonathan Maas, Horsemen

The Patience of Ordinary Things
by Pat Schneider

“It is a kind of love, is it not?
How the cup holds the tea,
How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare,
How the floor receives the bottoms of shoes
Or toes. How soles of feet know
Where they’re supposed to be.
I’ve been thinking about the patience
Of ordinary things, how clothes
Wait respectfully in closets
And soap dries quietly in the dish,
And towels drink the wet
From the skin of the back.
And the lovely repetition of stairs.
And what is more generous than a window?”

In abundance.
Simple things.
Ordinary days.
New eyes required, attention too..
On the ground of now.
Windows open wide.
Fresh air of joy.
No scarcity of delight.

“So today I’m recalling the utility, the need, of my own essayettes to emerge from such dailiness, and in that way to be a practice of witnessing one’s delight, of being in and with one’s delight, daily, which actually requires vigilance. It also requires faith that delight will be with you daily, that you needn’t hoard it. No scarcity of delight.”― Ross Gay, The Book of Delights: Essays

Jul 13

Embrace of Presence

“As all mountains stand on the ground,
As all trees root in the soil,
As all rivers flow to the sea,
there’s a substance under all life
that joins us and holds us up.” – Mark Nepo

“When learning how to swim, we feel that we’re sinking, and yet we don’t. In just this way, there’s something that holds us up, a mystical buoyancy under all our problems. Of course, a stone will sink and a heart turned to stone will keep dropping. But not all things sink. So our job is to stay light enough to stay afloat, and to trust amid the turbulence that there’s some element of being that will sustain us, if we surrender to it. This buoyancy of existence doesn’t eliminate the turbulence of the surface where we have to live. But as the air that makes up the sky also fills our lungs, what holds us up is around us and within us. It lifts us when we least expect it, with a wave of being that will carry us, when we’re still enough to receive it. Yet living on the surface, we never know what will round our edges or touch us in a way that will stop our chatter. It might be when our eyes meet at the farmers market in the bright sun. Or after a movie in the night parking lot when we realize that we’ve been looking at the same star. Like roots growing a mile apart in the stream, we’re touched by the same current of life, though we may never know each other. Despite our complaints, the friction of the world slows us down till we receive everything. Though we often feel alone, we’re never alone. And when we feel a sense of being held, we’re coming alive. This is where we’re really going, into the embrace of where we are.” – Mark Nepo, Things That Join the Sea and the Sky

Put down your don’ts
Your shoulds
Your musts
Your have tos
Your can’ts
Your rules
Open and embrace
Dive beneath the surface
Better yet, cannonball
Free falling into fun, frolic, delight
Ease of being
Receive everything
Hidden in right in front of you
Woven into the fabric of this day.

“Life offers its wisdom generously. Everything teaches. Not everyone learns.”― Rachel Naomi Remen

Jan 24

Yes to Joy!

“Find that courageous yes. Fight for that confident no.”― Lysa TerKeurst, The Best Yes

“As we step into the days ahead, whether they’re brimming with plans or full of life’s regular rhythm, may you carry this truth. You are loved. You are loved. You are loved. Not for what you achieve or what you accomplish, but simply because you are here. The person that doesn’t have to do another darn thing. A blessing maybe if you’re a little tired.

Blessed are you, weary one. You who feel the weight of the world’s demands and yet dare to pause even for a moment and wonder, Is there more here than this? Then all this doing and making and chasing and striving? Than the laundry and checklists, gym memberships and morning routines. Blessed are you not for what you accomplish, but for the quiet truth of who you are. A soul already worthy, already loved. May you find joy in this simple act of being. And may you remember, even on the hardest days, that grace is not earned. It is yours to receive.” – Kate Bowler

Bookend of the week
Hard stop.
Inquire and listen
What did I discover?
Who did I connect with?
How did I spend my time?
How did I feel?
Did I laugh?
Did I rest?
Did I have fun?
Did I love well?
Human beings
Being not doing
Pause. Reflect. Notice.
Narrow. Hone. Deepen.
Slow. Savor. Steep.
More “no” to get to the best “yes”
May joy find you each day.
May you let her in.
Big Yes!

“The world will ask you who you are, and if you don’t know, the world will tell you.” – Carl Jung

Sep 30

Delicious Delighting

“The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.” – Julia Margaret Cameron

“The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.” – Isaac Asimov

To delight in this day.
To not “remember when” or “someday when” to diminish the present.
In the mystery, unknowing, ordinary.
Awake, open and inviting.
New day, fresh hope, on the lookout for joy with a heap of fun.
To delight in this very day.

“If you are paying attention, then the day is going to be pretty joyful, and a lot of delight will fill it.” – Greg Boyle

Apr 2

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Yeah, It was Fun!

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” – Dr. Seuss

“As you proceed through life, following your own path, birds will shit on you. Don’t bother to brush it off.
Getting a comedic view of your situation gives you spiritual distance.
Having a sense of humor saves you.”― Joseph Campbell

Off leash.
Open field.
Two deer in the distance.
Chase ensues.
Deer escape.
Pursuit the point.
Fun had, a face full.
In all of the doing.
The checklists and chores.
Obligations and adulting.
Stop.
Go off trail.
Have fun.
Weave frolic, laughter and joy into each day without fail.
May humor, adventure and awe be the mud you roll in today.

 The Sweetness of Dogs by Mary Oliver

“What do you say, Percy? I am thinking
of sitting out on the sand to watch
the moon rise. It’s full tonight.
So we go

and the moon rises, so beautiful it
makes me shudder, makes me think about
time and space, makes me take
measure of myself: one iota
pondering heaven. Thus we sit, myself

thinking how grateful I am for the moon’s
perfect beauty and also, oh! How rich
it is to love the world. Percy, meanwhile,
leans against me and gazes up into
my face. As though I were just as wonderful
as the perfect moon.”

Mar 16

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The Necessity of Fun

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney

“We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

We find how tight we are wound when we pause long enough to unwind.
Vacation, five days away from daily duties, efficiency and task completion.
Fun, play, laughter, reset, rest.
To re-enter the world fresh.
And to put the practice of pause and refreshment into each day.
To carry what is necessary.
To lay down the rest.
To let fun do its work.
Tend to daily joy, delight found in the pause.

“Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.” – Barbara Kingsolver

Mar 3

Dig In, Delight

“The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.”― Isaac Asimov

“Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.”― W. Somerset Maugham

Delight. Delight. Delight.
Emphasis. Steadfast. Keen.
Found in play, lightness.
Hidden in the bucket of ordinary days.
In finding out, discovery, unfolding.
Sacred, holy ground of frolic and fun.
Seed. Root. Bloom.

“Happiness isn’t reserved for privileged individuals. It is a state of mind that can neither be bought nor stolen nor traded; it is a liberty available to anyone.”― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway

“The dog is the god of frolic.” – Henry Ward Beecher

Feb 9

Adventures in the Ordinary

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”― A.A. Milne

Do what you must and more.
“To Do” list, commitments, one thing to the next.
Being present should be at the top of the list.
Pause in between.
Look up and around.
Witness and notice the day.
Partake.
Enjoyment is a worthy pursuit.
Play, have fun, tennis ball fur on your lip kind.
Delight in this day.
Adventures ahead in an ordinary day made extraordinary.

“Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.” – Randy Pausch

Dec 16

Bright Eyes, New Day

“Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.”― Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

“to leap into it and hold on, connecting everything,”― Mary Oliver, House of Light

Regret looking backward.
Worry looking forward.
Sacrificing today.
Be present and steeped in today.
Get the full flavor.
Soak in beauty.
Be a blessing.
Take the “Do Not Disturb” sign off and be interrupted.
Wander off trail.
Take the detours.
Slow down.
Enjoy the scenery.
Play and have fun.
Put on enthusiasm, joy and delight.
It looks good on you.

“Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto”― Dale Carnegie

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