I am staring at a glass; to its left, three sugar cubes and a silver spoon: to its right, a biscuit wrapped in silver foil; inside it, a frothy latte, getting colder by the minute.
I have been sitting in this coffee shop for about twenty minutes, and I’ve spent most of it staring at my glass. My mind is numb; my limbs feel numb too.
The past few weeks have been challenging; a lot of things stormed into the foreground, sweeping with them the illusion of normality I sometimes find reassuring. Life seems to happen when you least expect it, like a steady beat in the background music of a coffee shop, where you find yourself staring at a glass. Vaguely aware of the songs, noticing the silence in between tracks, retrieving memories, connected with the notes that make up the songs. I love this beat. I genuinely appreciate life, and I realise that with the good, you have to take the bad as well.
I take one of the sugar cubes and hold it between my thumb and index fingers; bring it closer to my face, equal distance between my eyes and mouth. I extend my hand and throw it in the glass.
Finding the magnificent something in life is a conscious decision; a necessity. I do not forget why I started this journey, even when times get demanding.
You can see sunshine, even with teary eyes.
Love,
G
I have been trawling through the numerous unimportant emails to find notiification of your blog and have been dismayed not to find one. Today’s notification came almost as a sign . Keep determined and focused as you say the easy journey passes quickly and we often forget the path that took us there.
thank you so much for this reply Sharon, it really meant a lot…
What a simple and beautiful blog entry. Thank you.
-Connie
I feel you… words so simple and straight to the heart.. touched my heart soo… I guess the gaps inbetween in life makes us rethink who we are what we are..
there really is a ‘magnificent something’ in life, not every day necessarily but it is there and if you don’t find it, hopefully it will find you!!
Absolutely agree! we just have to make sure that when it finds us, we have our eyes open to see it!
a lovely, reflective moment.
“I genuinely appreciate life, and I realise that with the good, you have to take the bad as well.”
Thanks for the reminder of this simple to realize yet hard to live out truth! I pray that whatever is shaking your world at the moment passes soon!
Thank you very much Julio for your kind words, it really touched me.
That was lovely and touching. Though I have no idea what prompted it, I didn’t need to. I understood and found my way to where you were to share a kindred moment. Bless you.