Somedays

Sometimes we are so busy looking for the extraordinary that we lose out on the ordinary everyday experiences that brings us the most joy
Like the fact that we woke up this morning
Some of us did not
That we get to see another day
Some of us did not
That we get to go out and do life all over again
Some of us did not
That there is so much joy in the everyday - the fact that we breathe in and out so we are alive
We can see
Hear
And feel
Some days we are so busy trying to be important that we overlook the important events that are happening around us every single day
That the earth continues to revolve around the sun
That we have good air to breathe
That gravity keeps us grounded and gives us dimension
That we have access to our full senses
Some days we want to be the most clever person  around that we forget to be clever and live in the moment
To be grateful for the moment we find ourselves in
Whether it may be dark or light
Because each moment is helping us to be the person we are
To enjoy the rain that comes to nourish everything
Followed by the sun to warm us again and to dry away the rain
To help the plants to grow
Providing food for us to eat
Water for us to drink
Some days we are trying too hard to be rather than just being
Rather than just standing in the sun and observing the beautiful flowers, the birds and the bees
Rather than standing outside at night and looking up at the vastness of the sky full of stars
At the clouds passing by the moon
At the place we chose to live out our human days
Some days we want to be so perfect that we end up doing nothing and then wonder why the day has passed us by without accomplishing anything
Forgetting in order to know perfection, we have to to know failure
That perfection is fleeting because we are human and prone to make mistakes
It is these mistakes that help us to know whether we are on the right track or not
Allowing us to know when we seek perfection all the time, we stunt our own growth
Some days we think we know it all only to discover that we know nothing
And that fact should not surprise us nor should it frighten us
Because in accepting we know nothing
We open ourselves to learn more
To experience more
Rather than believing there is nothing more to learn
Nothing more to know
We understand everyday brings us a new experience
A new way of seeing things
If we don't blind ourselves by believing we know it all
When in fact we know nothing
Some days all we need do is say to ourselves as my quote of the days says, " I am in the perfect place at the perfect time. I am always safe."
And if we do, we will realise that we are always where we are meant to be
There is no need to over analyse anything but to accept we are always where we are meant to be
We need not worry about what is happening over there
All we need do is concentrate on the here and now
Safe in the knowledge that it matters not what life throws at us because whatever it may be, it too will pass.
And the experience will only stand to make us stronger and more learned.
So on those days when we are struggling to begin, all we need do is just begin and let whatever is meant to unfold unfold. Because we can never expect life's bests when we are not giving it our best. When we choose not to be a part of life's rich tapestry, we lose out on the everyday gifts that life brings to us
Particularly when we are too busy looking for the extraordinary rather than relishing in the every day ordinary gifts that come our way