15 Things I Find Simply Breathtaking
Posted by Jeremy in gratitude, philosophy, simple living
Today, I wanted to take a quick minute before we jump in the pool to reflect on a few things that I am grateful for. Not the normal, Thanksgiving Day list of gratitudes, but simpler, less noticed pleasures of this life. While my family, my faith, and my country rank above this list, I thought this would be fun.
Some of the simpler things I am grateful for:
- The calming song of the wind chimes hanging from the oak tree along our driveway
- The sway of the seed heads in the lawn when I've let the grass go a little too long
- The day after it rains when I can see the ocean from my living room (we live about 15 miles from the beach)
- The cool ocean breeze that makes it all the way to us and up our hill
- Watching my middle child hunt for and catch lizards
- The smell of charcoal and lighter fluid on my clothes after charbroiling my favorite cut of beef (marinated tri-tip)
- Watching Mt. San Jacinto pop up on the horizon while driving north on the freeway
- The rich, creamy goodness of a ripe avocado
- Waking up holding my new baby girl to her wide-open eyes, just staring at me
- Corn-on-the-cob boiled in a metal bucket full of sea water over an open flame
- The versatility of the potato
- Watching the next few months' harvest grow in the garden
- Newborn baby bunnies
- The smell of onions and garlic caramelizing on the stove
- Walking outside under a full moon through a cool evening breeze
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