Simple pleasures...mmm-mmm :-)

“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.” Babatunde Olatunji

Are you living in the present, the past or the future? Many of us let life pass by whilst waiting for things to be 'perfect'. Your life only ever happens 'NOW' - in every moment - not next week, month or in 5 years time. We live and create our lives in this moment and yet why is it that so many of us postpone today's pleasures for tomorrows dreams? The 'I'll be happy when' approach to life seems crazy really - when you consider that all you ever really have - is now.

Indulging in simple pleasures is a great way to celebrate our 'present' and indeed - life. The little things we do each day to experience life through our senses make each moment count.

Scooping froth off your cappuccino and savouring it spoon by spoon
Eating your croissant by peeling it, layer by layer
Licking melted ice-cream as it runs down your wrist
Stroking silky or velvety fabric (ok - slighty pervy but ohhhh so nice!)
Making a wish as you blow a fairy (the plant variety!!)
Taking the long way home to enjoy the scenery or break routine
Watching water wash around your feet at the beach
Squishing sand or mud (!!) through your toes
Sinking into a silky hot bath and watching the steam rise in mysterious shapes
Gazing at the moon or counting shooting stars whilst laid in the grass
Smelling and admiring flowers that you pass each day
Watching a bug navigate your arm, through a jungle of giant hairs
Luxuriating in bed just that little bit longer, and feeeeling how good it is!


Once I passed a small city park in Sydney early on a summers day, and watched in amusement as an elderly man, perched on a children's swing, enthusiastically soared higher and higher through the air whilst his aged dog sat watching - looking extremely bored. The man beamed from ear to ear as age slipped away.

This week as I coaching a client by phone in the park (that's my simple pleasure - working outdoors in the sun!!) a prim looking Clifton lady removed her shoes at the edge of the grass and walked barefoot through the soft clover to the other side, barely masking her pleasure!

It's so important to 'grow your good' by finding ways to feel better everyday. Find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Discover the wonder of everyday things that you don't normally take the time to notice or experience. Enjoy this film - it epitomises exactly that. A musician friend introduced it to me a while ago and I found it sooo inspiring!;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2bcPIXl8kc

Enjoy the week and get celebrating with simple pleasures!

I'm off to enjoy the rest of mine - mmmmm....coffee and cake - and sunshine!!

Jxx

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