Sometimes it doesn't take a lot to appreciate the simple things in life. For example, one day, I was fetching my two boys together with their cousin back home when I noticed that there was a slight drizzle. Evening is yet to dawn and there's still light against the maroon shade sky. I candidly announced to the kids, "Actually, when there's still light like this and there's a drizzle, you can usually find a rainbow"
"Really?!" "WOW! We have rainbows in Malaysia?" "Let's see if we can find one"
And within seconds of searching, there it was....a rainbow. It was faint and took the kids some time to find the rainbow but after a lot of straining and 'There there there!', the kids craned their necks to catch as much of the rainbow as they can.
Something so simple yet so beautiful. I can't remember when was the last time I saw a rainbow (before this time) and yet it's a part of nature that's just awe-inspiring. You should see the kids after that....glowing as they announced to everyone else "You know what, guy? We saw a rainbow, man. Really cool, huh? It was a very big but faint rainbow. Almost cannot see it there wan and I cannot see all the colors but it was still very cool"
See....you don't have to be David Copperfield to help the kids see something magical. There's magic in the very world that we live in.
When asked what’s my one single favorite thing to do in the world, I would usually name a whole list of things that I love to do when my work is not screaming at me. Something that takes my mind COMPLETELY off of everyday tasks and relaxes me. Take a guess what it is…. If you say ‘ reading ’, yes, I love reading (especially soppy love stories with lots of sex scenes, please. Hee hee hee ….) and I also love mystery novels but it’s not the first on the list. If you say ‘ playing the piano ’; yes, I love playing the piano. Creating forms a huge part of my life and whenever I play the piano (as inept at it as I am), there’s this tiny little girl inside of me jumping up and down with glee, clapping her hands. It’s my childhood dream to be able to play the piano! And thumping on the keys gives me a sense of satisfaction when I hear the music. If you say ‘ writing ’; You’ve got to be kidding me! You mean I don’t write enough as it is? Case closed. If you say ‘ playing with my kids ’; Yea...
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work! work! work! and endless work!
but yeah, that's the thing, sometimes we just have to enjoy the simple things in life, you know. FORCE ourselves to slow down and not just barge on with work. There's more to life than just work, right, cuz???
Amazing. Last rainbow I saw was a Clown wearing a bow playing in the rain.
Marsh...Monday 3pm wanna go Atria?
Killer
BUONA DOMENICA UN CARO SALUTO
DALL'ITALIA :-)
LINA
i saw rainbow and it made my day. hardly see any these days.