Sometimes It's The Simple Things In Life That Pull Us Through!

Today was a firecracker type of day as I was off the last two days to celebrate my wife's B-day with an extended family hot air balloon ride.  I must admit that it was much more fun than I had originally imagined.

So in an effort to be relatively in the know as to what was going on at work, I took a 'peak' at e-mails last night and knew I was in for a challenging day.  Sure enough, it was just as I thought - Challenging!   So much so that I have to fly to the east coast in the next few days.

With all of this stress, all throught the day I looked at the photos (thanks smart phones) of the balloon ride and reflected on how relaxing it was.  The photos served as yet another reminder of what is truly important in life and how powerful LOVE & LAUGHTER is.  It seems so often we allow the simple yet important things to play background to the sometimes the more drama-full events that occupy our lives.

I of course understand that many events by their very nature will cause a heaviness which in turn occupies our focus.  But even with that does it mean that we can't share & enjoy a smile, laugh or hug? 

So after my hellish day, my sister & I got into a text exchange, yeah I know texting is on the decline, but we are at the age where the mantra of - if it ain't broke don't fix it really comes into play.  So we began texting about our sons activities and she informed me that it had taken her a bit of time to type/send me a text (less than 160 characters).  I responded to her in the following way: 

"You better use Siri next time...on second thought you are better off typing...LOL"

This silly text had us both laughing, me on the bus and her at home using the hunting/pecking method.  While this text was very simple, the laughter released endorphins which eased much of the stress we were both holding.

The point of this entry is simply to remind you to find the simple things in life to reflect upon when you are in your desert experiences.  I do my best to find things to make me laugh when I am stressed.

How do you handle stress?  Are you able to enjoy the simple things that happen in your everday life?

Proverbs 17:22 says "A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones."

Blessings,

-d

P.s. I do use Apple products - just not their phones :)