Blog #527: Bitter, Sour, Salty
The cutie hiding in the blanket?
Meet an awesome little dog named “EMi.”
She’s a “relisher.”
A “relisher”?
“It’s one who sees and celebrates life’s simple moments.”
EMi does that.
Let me share how breakfast and dinner play out.
After every meal, EMi goes into “That was freakin’ amazing!” celebration mode. As soon as she leaves her bowl, she seeks out a blanket, the bed, couch or carpet…and does a crazy “back-dancing” celebration.
Every ounce of her little 10-pound body is wiggling on her back with four feet in the air.
She’s tasting the relish.
So last night…
I’m watching her meal-celebration for the 5,000th time…literally.
But as I watched this time, my “Hmmm…” clicked on.
To me…
it seemed like just a simple, ordinary dinner.
But to her…
it was the greatest dinner of ALL-TIME.
And now here comes my epiphany:
“She knows how to relish a moment. Do I?”
So this morning…
I decided to consciously make the day a day of noticing MY moments.
Acknowledging them.
Soaking them in.
Tasting the relish.
I lived TWELVE today.
I’m sure I’ll get even better at seeing what I’m looking for.
What we look for is what we often find…right?
So my big blog-ending question is this:
“Why does tasting the RELISH even matter?”
Well…
What I discovered is…
When I tasted the relish…I felt the JOY.
And truthfully, honestly and sincerely…
Who wouldn’t love to feel a little extra of THAT every day?
EXTRA Thoughts…
Two extra servings of relish:
Serving #1:
Life tastes…bitter, sour, salty…
when we fail to savor the relish.
Serving #2:
Relish your moments.
It’s the birthplace of your smile.
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Thank YOU…for reading.
Thank YOU…for being here today.
With gratitude…
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