RANDOM AF! It doesn't take much to make me happy

This weekend is a prime example.

Saturday, the six of us spent most of the day together, more or less. I was content to clean and do laundry and become completely entrenched in The Staircase, a true-crime series about a man falsely convicted of his wife's murder. It was fascinating. Besides the emotional rollercoaster of the documentary, I was quite satisfied with the day. I was productive, but not too productive (that happens when I drink too much coffee). I was surrounded by my family, and even though the kids mostly ignored me (my daughter did once ask me where her phone charger was), at least we were all under the same roof. The boys played PubG. The girls played Overwatch. The dog and the husband were close by my side. It was a good day.

And today, Tyler Joseph's so-called "suicide day," I enjoyed some time outside. I wrote. I watched more TV. You may say, "That sounds boring as fuck." And I will say, "Exactly. And stop cussing. Shame on you."

I know there is a whole world outside that I have never seen. Sometimes I lament the fact that I may never get to see Machu Picchu, or visit the Isle of Sky, or go all those awesome places that appear on my laptop's screensaver. But most times, this is enough for me. My beautiful family. My home, haphazard and full of dog hair (Where does it all come from? My dog should have been bald 100x over!). My backyard, with its sad little flowers and random volunteer dill plants. My job, with co-workers I adore. My city, quirky and full of characters. My life, mundane as it is. I am so very fortunate to have this much.

I know change is coming. Change is inevitable. But my 40-year-old self has learned to appreciate what I can today. I will appreciate this very moment, and this one, and the happiness I find in each. I will deal with change as it comes.

J. L. Dodd

“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.”
― John Burroughs, Leaf and Tendril

Links:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/simple-life