Enjoying the moment
It's a funny thing about writing, sometimes there's nothing there and other times, you can't stop the flow. Business has been a little rough on me the last couple of weeks, and when I get stressed, I tend to play my guitar for a creative outlet instead of write. Unlike writing, I don't have to think when I play the guitar. Now I could download some of my guitar playing on here but then I would loose what few readers I have for sure!
This morning, as I sat reading my coffee and drinking my morning paper, I couldn't help but notice how peaceful the world seemed to be. The eastern sky was a glowing orange as the sun began to peak up over the Sierra's. For a few minutes, I put the paper down and just gazed into the dancing flames leaping up from the artificial logs in my fire place. From the far end of the house I could hear the shower running as my son went thru his morning ritual of getting ready for school.
"Life is good", I thought to myself. These really are the good old days. Someday I will look back on this moment and remember how good I had it. But I don't want to wait for someday, I want to have that feeling now. I want to experience nostalgia as it's happening, not just as a memory. As I sat contemplating on the beauty of the moment, I realized that life is always going to have problems and challenges. The trick is, to realize the beauty going on around you and inside of you right now, in spite of the problems in our lives.