Tempting though it is due, tonight I'm not going to write about Luka, though I have included a photo of him in this entry. The other photo is of Sammi and Crash, two of other three dogs who've been in my life. They were such loves. But I digress...
Several years ago, my mom gave me and my sister each a pretty little bag (see first photo) containing ten pewter tokens engraved with various words and phrases that she felt were worthy of reflection (second photo-- may be hard to read the actual words): Loyal; believe; gratitude; guardian; delight; hope; follow your heart; discover; explore; and wisdom. Though I have taken out the tokens occassionally and thought about what the words on them mean to me, I've never actually put those thoughts on paper. Now seems like a perfect time to do so.
The word I'm going to address this evening is "delight" which is defined as "something that gives great pleasure". Please note that the following list is by no means all-inclusive or in any particular order:
* Luka (big surprise, I know);
* Dove milk chocolate;
* Diet Coke (I have a one-a-day habit);
* rocks (whenever friends of family travel anywhere and ask what they should bring back for me, I always say-- and mean-- rocks. I love to think about the events leading up to their creation. Plus, it makes me giggle to think about how confused an archeologist will be 100s of years from now when she finds rocks in "the nation's midsection" that previously had only been found in the Persian Gulf region and Australia);
* spending time anywhere in the Great Lakes region (I have LOTS of rocks from Lake Huron);
* s'mores for breakfast (but only if the marshmellows are roasted in a fireplace or firepit);
* reading aloud the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. (he was doubly blessed as a phenomenal wordsmith and a riveting orator. I highly, highly recommend a trip to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. For more information go to www.civilrightsmuseum.org);
* Shasta Daisies and Black-Eyed Susans together in the same flower bed;
* Burt's Bees beeswax lip balm (I try never to leave the house-- ever-- without it);
* all four of my grandparents (I've been lucky enough to know each of them very well);
* my friends' children (and my friends, of course!!);
* my mom and sister (duh!!)
* recycling (makes me feel like I'm doing something to reduce the size of the footprint I'll inevitably leave behind when I die);
* writing;
* touching and smelling the herbs at my local botanical garden;
* baking pumpkin pies (there are more spices in this pie than most and combining them is so much fun);
* flannel pjs on a cold winter's night;
* Luka sleeping on my bed (but only when it's cold);
* picking apples (and then making apple crisp).
No doubt as soon as I hit "publish" I'll think of 1o0 other things to add to this list, but you get the idea. Apparently my life is quite delight-ful.
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