Returning

The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts:

and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.  
Montaigne

I have been away from this space for awhile.  After determining that this sickness would not go away on its own, I went to the doctor and was prescribed some antibiotics.  I feel somewhat better.   I am someone who has always been sensitive to medication and so the antibiotics have given me some less than pleasant side effects which keep me feeling low energy and not myself.

I am glad to be back in this space and returning to a more conscious noticing of joy in my life and my experiences.  I do have a confession to make - I still focus more on the negative experiences, the things that went wrong, or could go wrong, what other people think, and all the things I need to do better.  However, I am determined to plant more seeds and blooms of wonderment, beauty, joy, laughter, light and happiness in my mind, my heart and my soul.  I am grateful today for the support of those around me.  My family who have cooked dinner, done the dishes, taken my daughter to school and picked her up, played with the two darling girls outside so mommy could rest and genuinely showed they care.

I am grateful to be trying to live in the moment and experience the buoyancy of thoughts of the future.  What thoughts carry you forward, make you smile, keep you joyous?

P.S. The picture today was taken in Italy, thoughts of which make me very happy!