Fleeting moments

Day 1306 - Monday night and it's almost midnight. Time to go to sleep before another long day. But every passing day brings with it new clients, new and more activity at the store and it makes me very happy. Every day brings with it new promises and new possibilities in every aspect of my life and I love that. I try to live a little better, do something good for my soul every day and enjoy every day as much as possible. Each day is a fleeting gift that will never come back. And our days here are numbered so we better make the best use of what we've got. I feel that my life is full to the brim with all the goodness around me. I am so blessed. And I am so very thankful for that. 

The right timing

Day 1305 - I started reading the book "seven spiritual laws of success" again, years after I last read it. I am in a very different place on my spiritual journey now and so I see and understand very different things now. It is a very interesting experience to revisit something years later and look at it in new eyes. So I believe everything happens for a reason. It was not a coinsidence that I picked up the book yesterday. It was just what I needed at that very junction. And so I started my morning with practice for the first law. Meditation in nature. I did not meditate now for a very long time so my mind was racing as I was trying to bring it to stillness but I know that this is how it all starts and if I'll stick to it the calm will come. It's just funny to observe the endless chatter in my mind that during the day I am not so aware of. So I'll try to practice silence and meditation in the next few weeks before moving to the next law; this time I want to be part of the change and not just read about it and understand it but not witness it.
I am thankful this book came back into my life in the right moment. I am thankful for intervention I don't understand but want to be part of.

Following a dream

Day 1304 - Saturday of rest after a very long and very satisfying week. and, as always, it gives the energy for another very long week which I hope will be good as well. We are in an uncharted territory and I have to admit, it is a very exciting ground to walk on. Of course, it raise the bar tremendously for next month to surpass but I'll worry about that when the time comes. Right now I enjoy the see the numbers climbing and to see us getting closer and closer to black. I don't want to jinx it so nothing more about it, but I am thankful for what ever comes my way. For many months I believed in this dream when it was so far away; we started it from scratch, no reputation, no special knowledge and in a very small and challenging field just a dream and the guts to go for it, and it's so very special to see it slowly materializing. I am so very thankful for that.

An alert

Day 1303 - my mom called me yesterday while I was at work to tell me that she is at the ER after a suspicious ECG and few more symptoms. Few hours later she called to let me know they are keeping her there for the night. Today they discharged her. But it's one more reminder that they are getting older and their time here is slowly coming to its end. It's a reminder not to fall asleep on our watch; not to take anything for granted. Not with them and not with anyone else. Our days here are numbered and a day that past and we didn't make the best of it is a day wasted that we'll never be able to replay. So we better do it right.

I am thankful my mom is doing better and I hope she'll stay like that for a very long time. Amen.

Keeping the faith

Day 1302 - today was our best day in the store so far. In one day we had the income of a third of a month. We keep saying that it has a great potential; that we created something so very special and we just have to reach the right people. We know all that but it takes time and patience and it is very frustrating to see this store and have days that barely anyone comes in. And than we get a day like today that affirms what we thought. A reward for our hard work and our unwavering faith. This store will be a beacon for mystic and crystals lovers from all over the north part of our country.
 
I am thankful beyond word for this day, for this demonstration of what we have in our hand.

A lovely evening walk

Day 1301 - Wednesday is my walk back home day. It's good after so many hours sitting in the store to take this half an hour walk. It's summer here so even at 9 pm it's still warm and very humid so by the time I get home I'm quite sweaty, but sweat is temporary and the benefit of this walk are long lasting. I'm too busy during the week to do more workout so I take every chance I have to do something. Like Friday walk on the beach or this night walk. And I'll try to do more whenever I can.

Celebration

Day 1300 - another big milestone. This blog is 1300 days old or translated into more meaningful numbers it's 3 years, 6 months and 22 days old. I might have mis-counted a few numbers but anyway you look at it, this is a serious achievement. True, there are days when only the commitment keeps me going. But there are days I can't wait to write; so it balances it out. And today, as tired as I am after my class, I allow myself a little celebration.

Life is in the details...

Day 1299 - this morning we decided we are a little more hungry than usual and we had enough time to make a real breakfast with salad and eggs and cheeses, the real deal. It was so lovely to sit outside in our little patio, between all our plants and hear people in a hurry while we had all the time we needed. We work long hours and we are never home before 8 pm so a relaxed morning is something we should strive for. For some reason it never occurred to us until today that we can have more than just coffee. The important thing is that we finally got it. And sure enough, a healthy breakfast led to a day full of energy where I was not falling asleep at the early afternoon as usual. And now I cannot wait to repeat this treat again. I see it at so many junctions if life - the real joy is in the little things, in daily activities when we do it a little differently and not really in the extravaganza activities. And it's so much more accessible and so much more right to look just around us and find that joy instead of traveling to the end of the world in the search for the lost and missing pleasure and fun in our life. Life is in the details, what else.

Just do it

Day 1298 - some days I really have nothing special to write and it's so tempting to decide to stop writing this blog but I made a commitment and I am gonna stick to it especially when it's challenging. So I had a very good day at the store and in days like that its so easy to start believing our dream is materializing in front of us; but I know we cannot sit on our laurels, I know we still have a long uphill battle. Still it's nice to see the stream of clients and appreciate the verity they bought today. So the fact I don't feel like writing has nothing to do with the reality of my daily life, just a mood, maybe laziness and this is where commitment clicks in. It doesn't really matter whether I want to write or not; I just do it.

Day 1297 - I drive  to the big city to see my daughter and my little nephew who was born four months ago and I didn't see yet.

A sea shore fun

Day 1296 - a long walk on the shore is a welcome change to our routine. The weather was perfect and the water beautiful. The afternoon and early evening hours are just the best time to do that. So for almost two hours we walked while singing songs and then we went to our favorite cafe and stayed there for four more hours. What a lovely way to spend Friday eve.

Venturing out

Day 1295 - I held a booth in the mall again. Now that I only work at the store I can do that and I think it was a very good thing. I had a pretty good day sales wise but even more iportantly is the fact that I could talk with by standees about the courses we offer and some might even join. I see a very big difference in the behavior of people on Thursday eve and Friday morning. They are not so much in a hurry and are ready to engage in conversation and since this is the main reason I am holding a booth there it means I am much more effective on a Thursday. It's a very long day but totally worth giving it a shot.
 
I am thankful for a good and productive day. I am thankful to be able to go to sleep a little after midnight before waking up to a new mall day. I am thankful for everything I have in my life; for my life.

Talking

Day 1294 - we were sitting outside and talking tonight. And when we checked the time we realized it is 1:30 am. It's gonna be a very short night!! But instead of complaining I am actually happy with that fact - I have a partner I can spend a whole day with and we still have so much to talk about and not get board. I know how much this is not a given and I am so thankful for that.. .

Day 1293 - a cease fire started this morning at 8 am. Sadly, with heavy bombarding on us just before the set time. But it started and now we have to wait and see if the negotiation can take it from we're the military action stopped. I sure hope it will and the war will be over. Since its Tuesday I had my numerology class and I used the trip to go and get a hair cut after almost two years I didn't do that and I have to admit, I like the result. So here we go, life is slowly getting back to normal for most of us but for sure this is not the case for the families if the 65 fallen soldiers and the families of the injured ones. It is also not normal for all the people who lost their houses.

Day 1292 - today is the eve of the to commemorate the distraction of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem more than 2000 years ago. It is a day of fasting and praying for religious people, which I am not. But all businesses have to close at 6 pm. And so we got a short day and had the pleasure of being home way before sunset.