Still Makes Me Smile

Bon Jour Mes Amis,

Something I wondered about when I moved was if things that were highlights of vacations here would lose their appeal and become mundane in living here.  The other night Jak and I were jogging down the beach when a dolphin surfaced so close to shore.  It was 20 feet away from us, if that.  I assume it was feeding periodically coming up for air and flipping its tail around.  I came to a complete stop and stood there watching (to Jak's annoyance) for at least five minutes.  With a huge grin on my face.  Nope, the novelty has not worn off.  The beach and the ocean and the dolphins still make me happy.

As I was watching the dolphin I was wishing I had my camera and it made me think.  The times when the clouds are beautiful, the sunset is spectacular, there's a vivid rainbow or Flipper is so close he could high five me with his tail, I don't ever have my camera.  Maybe this means that the best things in life are just meant to be experienced and enjoyed.  There are so many times I have looked at pictures I have taken and thought that the captured image just doesn't do the real thing justice.  Now, for those of you that peruse my blog just for the pictures, don't worry I'm not giving up photography.  My point is more that if you find yourself witnessing something picturesque without a camera handy, no worries, just use the moment to soak it all in.

This week in an effort to pick up some extra hours at work I went from being scheduled to have 3 days off to having only one day off.  As I said, I pick up extra hours when I can so I'm not complaining.  I am, however, tired.  Of course I will persevere and my paycheck will reflect my efforts.  When next week's schedule was posted I again found myself considering some wheeling and dealing of extra hours until I realized I'd only have one day off again.  That's when I backed down on that and reminded myself about healthy boundaries and that "no" is an acceptable answer too.  That is a work in progress.

Until next time...
Peace, Love and Keep on Truckin',
Hope