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August 14, 2008

Simple Pleasures

  • Nature
  • Children's laughter
  • Surfing
  • Manual labor
  • Fresh air
  • Holding hands
  • Quiet
  • An afternoon nap on a rainy day
  • A good cup of coffee sipped outside in the stillness of early morning
  • Family
  • A nice fire
  • A good book
  • Laughter
  • Sharing
  • Helping
  • A stolen kiss
  • Doing what you love
  • Being lost in the moment
  • Petting an animal
  • Finding a purpose
  • A warm blanket, a comfy couch, a cold day and a good football game
  • Realizing money is not the measure of success
  • Realizing simple pleasures

Feel free to add yours...

Posted at 12:14 PM |

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The Mother

Velvet Fudge Sauce over anything

A difficult crossword puzzled completed

Waking up healthy

Dreaming, especially while awake

Standing barefoot in the surf (against the wind so my hair isn't in my face)

Spectacular lightning show

Coming home

Writing a perfect paragraph

Watching my children blossom

Snuggling with grandchildren

The smell of a clean house or just laundered sheets or just mowed grass

Laughing

Posted by: The Mother | August 15, 2008 at 08:25 AM

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