Resetting the Compass – Day 10
Minute particulars. I came across that phrase this morning and liked it. I liked the way it sounded. I liked the way it was being used. It was a rather unique way to restate “stop and smell the roses”. “Minute particulars” – all those beautiful things that cross our paths each day, but in our rushing around, we miss seeing and appreciating them.
I tried writing this early this morning and then realized I didn’t have any minute particulars to notice until I went through the day. In yoga I so loved the cracking open of the window. The cool air starting at my toes and finally reaching my face. Then, going to the supermarket I loved the sheer joy of pushing the cart to the car in the warm 50 degree sunshine – on January 10th. Next came my warm shower, clean clothes, and the best part of the day – lunch and afternoon tv. Today I sat in my chair, with the warm sun on my legs and just appreciated my livingroom and the fact I can spend afternoons there. None of these are earth-shaking moments and most happen everyday.
“Life is full of “minute particulars”, and we have to choose: do we recognize them and give thanks for them, or do we continue to let them have no positive effects on our lives at all?”
~ Tom Walsh
What an easy, no cost way to boost our spirits and bring a little “feel good” to our ordinary days.
And so, as another day goes by, I will become more aware of the “minute particulars” that cross my path each day this year, and….I have written.
What a great post! thank you for sharing! appreciate it!