R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Thoughts

" I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which something very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures following one another softly like pearls slipping off a string."
Lucy Montgomery, Canadian writer

It's often those beautiful, "ordinary" days that are the best. A Saturday where maybe we just stroll through the farmers' market picking out perfectly ripe tomatoes or peaches grown on a farm not far away and taste juicy watermelon that is out for sample. Maybe we buy a bunch of home-grown simple flowers to set in a mason jar on our kitchen table. Maybe its just having a minute here in the middle of the summer on a Saturday to read a book we have discovered or just do the crossword puzzle out on the porch before it gets too hot. And one of those ordinary days might include some simple food we love like extra-crunchy peanut butter or toast and an ice cold glass of milk... or maybe some natural granola with a handful of ripe blueberries ... delicious and healthy. Today, let's just ease back and enjoy ourselves. Don't fret. Don't worry. Just enjoy the simple gifts of today ... there's nothing better than that.

"So I commend enjoyment for there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat, and drink, and enjoy themselves ..."
Ecclesiastes 8:15