What do you cherish?

I've been home for 2 days with a stomach bug. I think it's a bug. Or maybe I'm just sick of something and I manifested a reason to sit quietly at home. Honestly, I don't care why. What I care about is taking advantage of time alone to be with my thoughts and feelings. Late in the day, the patio door was open wide enough to let the cats move freely between in and out. The sun was setting and a breeze was making the wind chimes sing. I lay on the couch under a down blanket letting the breeze hit my face and the wind chimes sooth my soul. I watched the tree branches dance in the wind and teeny tiny bugs get swooped around with the gusts. It was a perfect moment in time. It reminded me of being young. I used to take loads of time to be. From a very young age, I relished the fresh air, watched the sun on the water, smiled at the shadows of leaves on the sidewalk. I've always known that nature is the most gifted artist and she never fails to take my breath away. She makes me grateful to be alive. I don't take enough time to just be these days. And the funny thing is, full awareness of breath and life can happen in an instant. I don't have to sit in meditation for parts of hours every day. I consider that torture. Instead, I give myself permission to walk outside and let a sound or smell or a visual cast a smooth blanket of beauty on me. I give myself permission to be satisfied with the smallest moment that reminds me I'm alive and I'm fortunate and I'm enough.

What do you cherish in the smallest, most quiet moments of a day?

Many, many blessings ... Susan