i've been spending much more time with lillie lately (and less time gathering), and we have been having such fun. playing lego star wars, painting, being outside, computer games, reading, cooking, being...it's all part of spending time with a remarkable little girl. we made granola tonight, and while i was stirring it in the oven, she was playing with two of her toys, jasper the dog and kimono the pony. dressed as princess leia, she was having such fun, conversing with the two of them out loud, and i looked at her and felt pure, incandescent joy. my whole body and heart were glowing, just alight with happiness and love. what a moment.
i've felt this often in my life, moreso since lillie came. the joy that her lovely soul, sense of humor, and ways of being in the world all bring to me is indescribable. i feel so lucky.
do you have moments of pure, incandescent joy? please share...life is good!
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I feel joy when I'm on a nature hike. I experience a wonder at the intricacy of the specific and the whole, of its being and its process.
I also feel joy when I'm thinking, and my thought develops a new awareness or understanding.
Me, the time I set aside with my old dog is quiet and sweet. She's so inactive now and so instead of long walks she once took me for, I lie on the floor and remind her of times like when she rescued kittens or was famous for saving her friend Sparky caught in the fence by summoning neighbors... I treasure her so.