Beautiful Day

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Submitted by Jeremy H. on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:21pm.

Beautiful Day 

 Objectives/Plans…

 

¨      Sleep in past 8:00am

¨      Drink lots of coffee

¨      Not be in a hurry to start the day

¨      Spend all day with my girlfriend and dog

¨      Fit a movie in at some point

¨      Have dinner with friends

¨      Keep things positive

  

            These were the plans for last Sunday. I saw that the weather would be fair and that my girlfriend and I didn’t have any major plans going on. I took this opportunity to construct a “Beautiful Day” of my own.

            If I recall correctly I woke up around (or slightly before) 8:00am. I then made a full pot of coffee and sat around watching TV and reading the paper. It was wonderful. About mid-day, we decided to take our dog down to Capital Lake and go for a walk. The sky was blue and the sun felt warm. Even the people we ran into or said “hello” to seemed to be in a good mood. After about two hours of walking and resting by the water, we headed over to my girlfriends house to visit with her mom. Although it was a short visit, it was nice to stop by unexpectedly and see her. After getting home and freshening up, we had dinner at the Oyster House with friends who I haven’t seen in some time. We also managed to fit that movie in afterwards.

            Overall, it was a very pleasant day. Having the mindset of a “Beautiful Day” just seemed to make everything that much better. The only thing that I would have changed was my emotional reaction to some poor dog owners at the park. I managed to let my emotions get the better of me before thinking about the situation. Other than that though, it was a really great day. I enjoyed the experience of consciously appreciating the day and making it beautiful.


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Your beautiful day was very
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Submitted by Chelsea H on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 9:28pm.
Your beautiful day was very simuliar to mine. It is funny how most of us just had a simple day that seems very ordinary. I think in our society we tend to over do and over extend ourselves... I cannot deny that I am guilty of this. But taking the time...to just take some time... sounds like it was really enjoyable for you as it was for me! What a nice day outside it was on Sunday! What dog park did you go to??

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MMMMMM....coffee
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Submitted by Jeanne K. on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 1:41pm.

I have to agree that coffee was  also a very important part of my beautiful day.  I think it's the ritual aspect of preparing it and savoring it that brings such satisfaction and also knowing that you have time to linger and are not in a hurry to go anywhere in particular. We tend to overlook the importance of ritual in Western society.

Sounds like you had a lovely day.   I'm noticing that no one really did anything specatcular on their "beautiful days".  just took the time to do the things we like with the people we love.  What else could you ask for?


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