nothing too little

this morning i woke up with a grateful feeling for being given a brand new day - a chance to push an invisible 'reset' button. my mind is swimming with little thankful thoughts. i got to sleep in a little later that usual - i found the strength to wake up a few precious minutes earlier so i could accomplish a little more than i usually do - i felt a little less rushed - a good morning phone call from my husband - feeling less stress in his voice then yesterday. when i opened the window in my shower i remembered to be mindful- to really see what my eyes were looking at & not just from memory. the calmness of the ocean - the differences of blues in the ocean & the canal - the way the sun touches the tree-tops. i got to pack a lunch for zane- so he wouldn't have to eat something frozen- feeling like a good wife- remembering to bring aidan the bananas & the o.j. that would go bad before we consumed them. dressing in a tank top & not bringing a sweater - it's officially spring in florida - having time to pick up dirty clothes off the floor - satisfied to be leaving the house a little less cluttered - leaving the house on time - knowing i wouldn't have to push the speed limit to get to work on time - no cars in front of me on A1A - just open road - a very rare occurence. zane turning off the radio last night so when i turned my car on it would just be quiet - no temptations. quiet thinking time allowing good thoughts to keep pouring in. thinking about the verse - pride goeth before the fall & meditating on this for awhile leading to more good edifying thoughts - thinking about good conversations from yesterday with someone i don't normally connect with effortlessly- feeling hopeful about the future of this relationship - empathizing with my best friend - knowing we're on the same page - we get each other without even trying - a text message received to confirm this - knowledge that zane is coming to see me soon...

"There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible." - Samuel Johnson