Sparkling Heels
I spent this afternoon trying to see the good things around me, after reading a friend's blog. There were glimpses today, but it was a hard day nonetheless.
There were times when I was able to look at a situation and see the positive.
There were times when mounting frustrations finally came to a head and gaskets were blown.
Trying to look at situations where I feel like I am surrounded in a dark covering - trying to find those little sparkles of hope, of positive energy. In some cases I am able to still the sparkle and in other cases I am still searching.
Looking for the sparkle.
The smile in my daughter's face as she shares with me her excitement of being called back for a lead role in a school play. Excited doesn't even truly capture the essence of what she is feeling right now.
The smile on my son's face and his laugh, as his sister acts crazy so she can meet her quota of making him smile and laugh at least once each day. Tonight's was a good one.
Today, those have been my sparkles. My moments where everything else just fades a way and I am consumed in that moment of pure happiness.
My goal for tomorrow - find at least three sparkling moments. Whether it be related to my children, to my family, to my friends - three sparkling moments. If I can find two sparkles today in the midst of everything that happened today - then I should be able to find three tomorrow. I've got my net - I'm ready to catch them.
"We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand...and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late"
Marie Beyon Ray
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