It came to me somewhere between mowing the lawn and taking the hedge trimmers to the wisteria today that I am happy.
It’s the sort of happy that makes you so damn glad to be alive that the feelings of joy can’t really be contained. The sort of happy that makes you stop and count your blessings and just be.
These moments are admittedly rather rare for me so I’m taking the time to get this one down on the page. And maybe someday when I’m sad, I can look back at this and remember this bliss and contentment.
I’m not normally happy to be doing yard work because, well, it’s yard work. But today is a perfect sort of day, with the brutal edge of summer just starting to get blunted by the cooling hand of fall. I’ve always loved the changing of the seasons, but this year I found myself wishing that the whole earth would just turn under my feet and bring with it everything I love about fall.
And now the trees on the mountains are blazing up in colors and the air carries with it that certain crispness that I associate with fresh-picked apples and skies so blue it takes your breath away. I feel energized by the changes going on around me, as though some creative part of me has come alive.
Work isn’t just work. It has meaning and rhythm and purpose. Even yard work is meaningful today.
I’m grateful for so many things, but near the top of that list must lie gratefulness for these moments of brightness, when my world feels whole and I am glad to be in it. When I can see how even the little things are treasures beyond compare.
Today, I can laugh at all the things that worry me on other days. Today, I can embrace everyone with a whole heart.1 Today, I am happy.
- Figuratively. I don’t do hugs. ↩
Glad to hear things are going so well. Things have been pretty good over here too.
I was going to comment in the appropriate post below, but comments were closed. My question is: on what server is the derping happening? I have been feeling the call a little, and I kind of want to level a baby hunter anew, since I never did so following Cata and never experienced a lot of the expansion.
That is good to hear! I keep semi-tabs on FB, but not very well.
All the derping is going on on Moonrunner. I’ve been working on my own baby hunter and it’s so strange not having range issues now. Hope you do come hang out! More and Graceless can probably let you know the particulars of where/when we play.
Found you guys. I am stalker extreme! You may have a baby Yngwe sighting in the next couple of days. Not sure when you guys play, but I will be on when I can. Except for Fridays and Saturdays of course.
Woot woot! I am on all the damn time, so I’m sure I will see you around. Seems like everyone else derps around on their own from time to time as well. Sunday evenings are our one set time to be online, but I’m probably going to miss it this week as I have nephew turning four. At this time, I believe I am the only person in our little group with invite privs, so I’ll hope to catch you soon.
I would love to think maybe I contributed to your happiness by letting you appreciate me for a week but I’m sure it’s actually due to the relief you felt when I left. :P
Either way, I’m just glad you’re happy. You do live in beautiful place for it and fall is the best season ever. I <3 you no matter your mood, but reading this post makes me smile so much.
Shut up.
I’m happy you’re happy I’m happy.