I was scrolling through on Instagram today and a picture that Ez took caught my eye. It was of a beautiful tea towel from Paloma’s Nest with the words “Be glad for this moment” printed on it. Similar to the saying “Be happy for this moment. For this moment is your life.” which you may have heard before. Glad resonates with me more than happy for some reason, and those words perfectly describe how I felt when I took this picture on the beach in Carlsbad, CA a couple months ago. We sat on this beach every night so the boys could run in the waves as the sun set. Our favorite kind of holiday!
But, since we aren’t going on holidays again anytime soon, I need to remember that it’s not just those moments that I need to be glad for. They are the easy ones to enjoy. It’s the everyday, mundane, and sometimes trying moments that I need to remember to be glad about. Because those are precious too. “Relax into the joy of life” as Brené Brown would say. I’m going to print out this poster and pin it up in my office to remind me.
I hope the week is treating you well so far, with many happy moments!
On a side note… I ordered a Starbucks mocha every day while we were on holidays and they were unbelievably good! I have yet to taste one that even comes close here in Vancouver! Does anyone know if the water changes the flavor? If so, I may start getting water shipped up from California to my local Starbucks. 😉 Tell me I’m not the only one that has noticed this…
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Good thought to start off Tuesday, Rosa. I will keep this in mind all day!
It’s funny, after heading to Seattle for the past two weeks, we’re stuck at home and I am kind of sad we have no plans to go anywhere anytime soon. My thoughts were exactly that …… enjoy this moment! I was gardening, that can’t be bad.
Oh how very true, and I needed this reminder today. Thank you. xo
You have reminded me of a very important message. It’s so easy to get caught up in the everyday and forget that everyday is exactly what life is all about. Enjoy these amazing moments, but don’t lose sight of what’s important. Thanks Rosa! I hope you have an amazing week… 🙂
I’m glad you posted this 🙂 Love.
I love this! Just this very morning, my girlfriend was telling me how much Brene Brown has touched her. So I watched Brene’s TED talk again on vulnerability. Thanks for the reminder to enjoy the moment … enjoy now!
Gorgeous picture and sentiment – thanks for sharing. Pinned it!
This is beautiful, Rosa. Thank you for sharing. It’s so easy to get caught up in the moment and the busyness. I needed to be reminded of this!
Really good thought. I agree. You may not always be happy, but you can always be glad.
Mantra of the day! Feeling so sour this week, and there is no reason for it. Time to be thankful, cheer-up, and enjoy Spring. Thanks for the reminder 🙂
This is so true. I’m a work in progress, but it gets easier. Even our evening trips to the dog park can fill me with happiness sometimes.
Yes, so true! Thanks for reminding us what is really important. 🙂
love this saying. I need to print something like this to have up in our studio as a reminder when things get hectic.