There is something in the simplicity and quietness of peace that makes me fall in love with just being. The reason I enjoy Saturday and Sunday mornings so much is because I can wake up early without the disturbance of many people around me (it seems that most people sleep in on the weekends). When I wake up, I feel this immediate burst of energy and am ready to begin each day with just me.
This Sunday morning, I love and appreciate life more than I ever have before. I was in a near-death situation not long ago. Although unfortunate that this happened, my eyes have been opened to the smallest, most miraculous things in life that I may have often overlooked. The cup of coffee I have on my right side is slowly diminishing, rather than quickly as it would be during a busy work day. I am careful and cautious to enjoy every single sip of that coffee and truly enjoy its taste. This delicious cup of coffee truly makes me happy and puts me at peace.
How silly, you must think. Drinking a cup of coffee more slowly than usual is a part of enjoying and appreciating life more. But it is. You see, when you take the time to understand everything that you eat, drink, see and do, you begin to appreciate your life more. Taking your time with every day activities allows you time to formulate thoughts outside of the activity you are doing. You think more philosophically, if you will, about your life and what is most important to you. You have conversations with yourself through your thoughts. You continue this process of figuring out who you are as a person. You look at what you have to be grateful for. You look at your past experiences and connect them with how you ended up at this very spot you are in right now. Taking your time and thinking more in depth about what your daily life involves promotes self-awareness and more importantly, self-love.
As I am sure I have discussed before in this string of blogs, I advocate the thought that the more you love yourself, the better able you are to bestow that love upon others. Therefore, if you take your time in life and develop a love for who you are as a person, and you embrace that, you will certainly appreciate and love those you have in your life more genuinely. From what I have experienced in these two weeks after the near-fatal car accident, I have seen myself spending more time conversing and hanging out with the people I care about the most. I have a developed a love for these special people that I've never had before. I can view and appreciate the impact that they have had on my life, because they are the people that have helped shape me into who I am at this very moment. They are my guardian angels, and I don't know what I would do without them.
I love my life and I love everyone that is involved. I am incredibly grateful that I have been given another chance to live my life as I see fit. I have been given another chance to wake up early on the weekends and enjoy the peace and quiet of the internal conversations I have with myself. I have been given another chance to sip my coffee slowly and appreciate its aroma and taste. I have been given another chance to share my thoughts with the world in this blog that started off as a mere project. Most importantly, I have been given another chance to express my love and respect for those of you reading this - my family, my friends, and complete strangers who take the time to read this. All I can say is thank you.
This Sunday morning, I love and appreciate life more than I ever have before. I was in a near-death situation not long ago. Although unfortunate that this happened, my eyes have been opened to the smallest, most miraculous things in life that I may have often overlooked. The cup of coffee I have on my right side is slowly diminishing, rather than quickly as it would be during a busy work day. I am careful and cautious to enjoy every single sip of that coffee and truly enjoy its taste. This delicious cup of coffee truly makes me happy and puts me at peace.
How silly, you must think. Drinking a cup of coffee more slowly than usual is a part of enjoying and appreciating life more. But it is. You see, when you take the time to understand everything that you eat, drink, see and do, you begin to appreciate your life more. Taking your time with every day activities allows you time to formulate thoughts outside of the activity you are doing. You think more philosophically, if you will, about your life and what is most important to you. You have conversations with yourself through your thoughts. You continue this process of figuring out who you are as a person. You look at what you have to be grateful for. You look at your past experiences and connect them with how you ended up at this very spot you are in right now. Taking your time and thinking more in depth about what your daily life involves promotes self-awareness and more importantly, self-love.
As I am sure I have discussed before in this string of blogs, I advocate the thought that the more you love yourself, the better able you are to bestow that love upon others. Therefore, if you take your time in life and develop a love for who you are as a person, and you embrace that, you will certainly appreciate and love those you have in your life more genuinely. From what I have experienced in these two weeks after the near-fatal car accident, I have seen myself spending more time conversing and hanging out with the people I care about the most. I have a developed a love for these special people that I've never had before. I can view and appreciate the impact that they have had on my life, because they are the people that have helped shape me into who I am at this very moment. They are my guardian angels, and I don't know what I would do without them.
I love my life and I love everyone that is involved. I am incredibly grateful that I have been given another chance to live my life as I see fit. I have been given another chance to wake up early on the weekends and enjoy the peace and quiet of the internal conversations I have with myself. I have been given another chance to sip my coffee slowly and appreciate its aroma and taste. I have been given another chance to share my thoughts with the world in this blog that started off as a mere project. Most importantly, I have been given another chance to express my love and respect for those of you reading this - my family, my friends, and complete strangers who take the time to read this. All I can say is thank you.
