Joie de vivre (French pronunciation: [ʒwa də vivʁ], joy of living) is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life.
Isn't that just great!? I love that; cheerful enjoyment of life. Is there anything better? To really and truly ENJOY life?!
That's one of my New Years resolutions; to live in the moment and to enjoy the moment. Enjoy the mess and the noise, the chaos and the craziness. It's not going to last forever.
I was in the library with my kiddos and niece, and a kind old gentleman commented on how fast they grow up, how fast we get old. It's true. Time is our life, and it passes so quickly. I want to make the most of it, cherish the moments and not be so distracted with things that don't matter that I miss what is important.
These are such cliche sayings, but they are true:
I was hoping to write more, but my "little moments" need me, so I'm going to put my actions where my words are. ;-) I'll try to pop back on later to finish this post.
You are so right, I was looking back over all the old christmas pictures and I was amazed at all the fun thing we did, making cookies, making crafts, decorating, just hanging and it gave me a happy feeling, the things I used to do. So ever since then I started saying yes to most things people ask me to do. Want to go to the movies, yup. Want to go to lunch, yup. The mall, yup.
ReplyDeleteI am going to start doing, not just resting or waiting.
Have a great day, mb