Notice. notice. NOTICE! So far today:
• Woke up naturally today; you know when your body gradually goes from a sleep state to an alert state and no jarring electronics were involved. Love sleeping in. Love how weekends allow me to spend a few minutes in bed experience the coziness of blankets and sheets against my skin. Noticed it. Acknowledged it. Enjoyed it even more.
• Opened the window, noticed how great the fresh air felt and smelled. Noticed it. Acknowledged it. Enjoyed it even more.
• Stepped into the hall and was created by 2 cats. And noticed how lovely it was to loved by them as they rubbed their little warm bodies against my ankles. Noticed the love. Noticed the soft warmth. Noticed it. Acknowledged it. Enjoyed it even more.
• As I walked to the kitchen, I wondered, YIKES do we have any soy milk? Or is gonna be one of those days where I have to drink black coffee. Big sigh of relief when I saw the box in the fridge. Gratitude. Acknowledged it. Enjoyed it even more.
• Thought I’d clean the litter box while I waited for the water to heat for my coffee, but when I went to check I saw that someone else had done it last night. Gratitude. Acknowledged it. Enjoyed it even more.
• It was already getting warm, so I tossed some ice cubes into my coffee. Perfect. The cold cup felt great in my hand. The tinkle of the ice against the glass is truly beautiful. So beautiful that I took some pleasure in swirling and listening, and also in watching the pretty images of the ice floating in the milky coffee. Noticed it. Acknowledged it. Enjoyed it even more. I paused to think how luck I am to live a life with ice–so many people live their whole lives without. Gratitude.
I’d only been awake for a few minutes and was already noticing that life is great.