“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” Emily DickinsonIt's almost dusk on the last night of the fair. The livestock were silenced when their dinner arrived. A while later, lights flickered on and rides colored the sky with neon rainbows. In the distance bands were playing hits from the 70’s and 80’s. A slight breeze cooled the evening carrying with it the scent of corn dogs, funnel cakes, nachos, and cinnamon buns. Little girls were practicing cart-wheels and younger children chased balloons. Their parents sitting in the food court visiting. Teens walked hand-in-hand making their own memories, while older folks enjoyed rock-n-roll songs of their youth. I had a brief de'ja'-vous. Where had I experienced this moment before? It came and went so quickly. But rather than give it even a minute of attention, I returned to the present and drank in the evening, taking a deep breath and savoring the moment.
My memories are a joy and a comfort; they recall some of the best times of my life. But still I have to focus myself on the present, to make a new memory. I have to choose, to put away the cares of yesterday and concerns of tomorrow...to see, smell, feel, hear, and experience this moment to the fullest. I don't want to miss today.
Are you taking advantage of the simple pleasures each day brings? Are you even looking for them? What one change can you make right now to add gratitude to your day, today? Lord, thank you for the simple pleasures in life. Amen “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 What are your thoughts? Libby Note: Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1896), an American poet, gardener and accomplished baker. Few of her 1800 poems were submitted for publication in her lifetime due to the extensive editing publishers insisted on for conformity to the accepted style of the day. Not until 1955, when Thomas H. Johnson published a collection of her work as The Poems of Emily Dickinson, were her poems available in unedited form.
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