How many of us take pleasure in the fact that we can simply walk down the street, enjoy the fresh summer air and look at the gardens as we stroll by? And at the end of the day we can wash our faces, brush our teeth, and climb into our warm, cozy beds. Most of us don't really appreciate these ordinary, day-to-day things but they are -- in fact -- miracles. A ton of people who have touched our lives (friends/family) will never experience those things, ever again.A few of my favorite things:
-sand squishing through my toes
-my niece's smile
-capturing light with my Canon 40D
-capturing shadows with acrylic paint
-a backrub
-the smell of the rain
-the memories evoked from a photo
-free museum days
-looking up at the sun through a palm tree
-reading Three Cups of Tea
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Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp'd tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
... Prospero, "The Tempest", by William Shakespeare
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Enjoy your lives, cherish your family and friends, appreciate all the things you have -- no matter what their value. And remember to value yourself too, because you really are unique -- one of a kind.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
... Oscar Wilde
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