The Consensus Is . . .
The consensus from all of you who've commented on my recent existential wandering seems to be that being able to find joy in the moment is the way to approach life. As is living in the now instead of dwelling in the past or worrying about the future. Now you may be thinking, Well, duh! Of course that's the case. And you're right. It does seem pretty obvious when you think about it, but sometimes I need to be reminded of the obvious.
Another thing that came up in the discussion was the importance of giving. Just plain old giving of yourself to others, not necessarily money or huge amounts of time or other extravagant things. Simple gifts of common kindness.
And so I would like to share that I've been finding joy in the sweetness of the cherries I've been eating lately. They are really delicious at this time of year, don't you agree? Each time I eat one I try to focus on the flavor and the sensation in my mouth and it's wonderful.
Also, I gave my son the gift of not getting extremely angry with him when I found out he lit a paper towel on fire just to see what would happen and then dropped it on the kitchen floor and burned the vinyl. I can't say as I found any joy in the fact that the floor is ruined, but I did give him the gift of not killing him for doing it.
And now I'm going to enjoy the music I've decided to put with this post. I hope you will too.
Morcheeba--"Enjoy the Ride" mp3 off Dive Deep (buy)
Broken Social Scene--"Fire Eye'd Boy" mp3 off Broken Social Scene (buy)
Kate does that for me sometimes. I am quite good at being a fucking idiot
and mostly I get hell for it. And then, just sometimes, she smiles all
silly-like and gives me a big hug. It's weird, but it's nice. And rare
enough that I know I can't really count on it and therefore get careless.
I don't think my mom found joy when my sister did the same towel-on-fire
thing on our stove back in 1967. We had moved into a new house with an
electric stove, and my sister didn't seem to understand how fire could come
from some glowing coil. Luckily, mom smelled something and ran to the
kitchen to douse the experiment before it got out of hand.
matthew--yes, the unexpected moment of niceness can do wonders to diffuse a
situation--for both parties! i think you're right about the bands, as well.
the ones i hear from or who post links on their sites seem to be very
pleased, which makes me pleased in return. :)
I love that picture of the cherries. They always cheer me up, eating them
or even just pictures like that. I can't wait for the Farmer's Market on
Sunday so I can get some!
I have a cherry tree in the garden. About once every five years I get to
it before the birds and when I do we have buckets and buckets of cherries
to enjoy. I'm keeping a very close eye on it this year and will report
back.
bugger, still crash, oops, right this should work as a new account. if the
birds eat my cherries i'll let the cats eat their babies, that'll teach
them.
greer--the thing that really gets me is that he's old enough to know
better. and why didn't he drop it in the sink?? :)
adam/crash/you can be whoever you want to be-
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