Maybe I should be blogging about my experience with writing, but to be honest, there are so many brilliant blogs out there on the subject, and written by real literary authorities that I wouldn't be contributing much.
What I really want to write about today is small details in life. We hear too much moaning nowadays. The prices, the service, the traffic... and yes, I'm not saying that these things aren't a pain, but I'm trying to look at all the positive things that surround me. All those small details we forget to notice as we run to school, go shopping or push ourselves into a stuffy underground (OK, finding pleasures here might be pushing it a bit too far, or even weird). But if we start taking more notice of our surroundings, we can draw snippets of happiness from those small pleasures, and after all, lots of little happy moments may add up to make a big treasure.
So here are a few things I like:
- I like the waxing moon against a brightening blue sky with the early morning light.
- I like to hear the cheerful (or demanding) tweet of a Robin welcoming me back home in the winter. A flash of red hopping from one branch to another.
- I like standing with my back to the fireplace and having to give a step forward when it becomes too hot.
- I like noticing how the cake has risen in the oven and anticipate the taste by the smell (just before my very annoying oven burns it; then I know exactly how it will taste).
- I like the excitement of children the night before their birthday or Christmas.
- I like reading something I can't remember having written and feeling quite proud of it.
- I like happy endings and books that leave me with a smile after I've finished it.
- I like the evening sky tinted in vivid reds, purples and oranges in the winter.
- I like opening my window in spring and hearing the distant sound (and distant is the key word here) of children in the school playground.
I could probably go on and on, but now it's your turn...
