Day 7 - 2 -- Mind the Small Things

While working around the house today, I worked away on a mental review of the past decade. It wasn't a tally of how many of this, that or the other I encountered, but more a look a the overall direction that things moved. There were highlights such as the birth of this blog, career achievements and building of wonderful friendships. With that came some deep lows -- the loss of dear family members - blood and chosen. Realizing the balance of gains and losses provided perspective for the years. It wasn't all bad nor all stellar, but as a dear friend has said, it is the mundane in-between times that we treasure -- the stuff that we often ignore on our way to the pinnacle. Being mindful of where we are at any given moment, can provide an appreciation for those things we often refer to as 'small' -- but they aren't. That is my challenge to me and to each of you. Be in the moment as much as possible. There is such beauty and peace to be found there.

Thinking of a song for the topic, dredged up a title from the distance recesses of my mind. It says what I had been thinking -- that we need to just keep moving forward even when the road isn't smooth and multi-laned. Enjoy!

Keep on Keepin' On -- Curtis Mayfield

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