Every Day Blessings

Hi Everyone.  Today is not about decor crazy or new summer flowers or a new yummy recipe but about a very special story.

If you have a few minutes sit down and read this lovely story and think about this teacher's words and then go out and enjoy or notice something small, simple and cherish this moment in your life.

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Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America - If you remember,   

she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and 

helped take down the plane over Pennsylvania that was 

heading for Washington, DC back on 9/11. 

  

She said it's the little things that she misses most about 

Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came 

home, and her children running to meet him. 

  

Lisa recalled this story: "I had a very special teacher in 

high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly 

of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared 

some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the 

late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the 

classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she 

moved a few things a side on the edge of her desk and   

sat down there. 

  

With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused 

and said, 'Class is over, I would like to share with all of you, 

a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very 

important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, 

love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows 

when this fantastic experience will end. 

It can be taken away at any moment. 

  

Perhaps this is God's way of telling us that we must make 

the most out of every single day. Her eyes, beginning to 

water, she went on, 'So I would like you all to make me 

a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on 

your way home, find something beautiful to notice. 

  

It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a 

scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of 

someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze 

slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the 

morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently 

to the ground. Please look for these things, and cherish 

them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these 

things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put 

here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for 

granted. 

  

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our 

books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, 

I noticed more things on my way home from school than 

I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think 

of that teacher and remember what an impression she 

made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those 

things that sometimes we all overlook. 

  

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch 

hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. 

Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice 

cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we 

did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do. 

  

If you like this, please pass it on to a friend, 

or quietly reflect on this for yourself. 

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, 

but by the moments that take our breath away." 

  

HAVE A GREAT DAY! 

The nicest place to be is in someone's thoughts. 

The safest place to be is in someone's prayers, 

and the very best place to be is.... 

right here in the moment.

I enjoy each and every one of your sweet visits and comments to my blog.   May you find a simple little "stuff of life" today to make you smile.

Have a great rest of the week.  Enjoy the beautiful week end to come.  Join me back here on Saturday for a new blogger for you to get to know in Spotlight.

Kris

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