Moments D661: How do you.....

.....make a heart as an emoticon.  Yes, this was a serious question today from Chica.  She was so cute and shy when she asked the question.  It totally cracked me up.  Easy for me to see this as today's moment to share with you.

AND, in case you are wondering (at least for those of you who don't know how to create a heart emoticon, it is  <3.

That is a "less than" sign (<) and a three (3), side-by-side.

Fun?  Yes!

Silly?  Indeed!

Moments enjoying a simple question from a co-worker with a huge grin.  

Moments knowing that now she knew how to create a <3, Chica was going to be spreading much love!

Moments D519: Home

Sometimes it's just really nice to be home.  Home without any pressing tasks or distractions.   That sense of tucking in and ignoring the rest of the world.  Tonight, I did just that and today's moment comes from that sense of content and calm of just being home.

After a challenging day, it was great to get home and zone out.  As I sat on my love seat with dinner post workout, I had both cats join me.  One on either side of me.  We watched an older episode of Dexter together.  Well, that's not true.  They slept and cuddled into me and I watched Dexter.

As I sat there looking around my living room, pausing to appreciate the love of my cats, I realized just how happy I was to be home.  After all home is where the heart is supposed to be, right?

Today I felt that in that brief moment on the love seat with my loving cats.   Home is where my heart is.

Moments pausing the chaos of life around you.

Moments appreciating the roof over your head.

Moments D58: Follow Your Heart

Today’s moment was advice offered from a new friend (and coincidentally this advice was shared again with me later today by two of my nearest and dearest).

It’s really simple advice. Why isn’t it simple to follow. I stop to ponder this. I really truly believe it boils down to fear. (Did you see my blog post from Tuesday?)

Before the “doubt-monster” attacks, my heart soars at the thought of simply “following my heart”. Why can’t it be that simple? Once you strip away the fear what is left? OPPORTUNITY.

I know I’m regurgitating a bit of Tuesday’s blog post, but having had the “Follow Your Heart” tossed casually (and NOT so casually) at me, I had to explore it once again.

So today’s moment: Follow Your Heart. Keep it simple, but make a game plan. No one said you couldn’t plan when you follow your heart! (Hey, once a planner always a planner!)

Moments - D33; Greetings

Today was my newly aged (6 years) nephew’s birthday party. I arrived with my brother to the Loblaws cooking party a little later than the rest of the party goers. My two nephews were already seated at the big table and as I walked in they both looked up and hollered out to me. ”Hi Aunt Jen” - it was perfectly synchronized even though they were at opposite ends of the table.

Yes. That moment warmed my heart today. I enjoyed every moment I spent with them at the party (making pizzas and decorating cupcakes) and then later at home playing some games.

Heart warming moments.

Moments - D7 - New Wondrous Foods... and MANY moments!!

Today has been a special kind of day.  It's been filled with many magical moments.  I can't just choose one to share.  Why should I?  So, what I AM going to do, is share the ones that stood out and list some of the others.  I don't know why I was so flooded with moments, but hey, I'm going to love them all!

So - the first magical moment:  A loving email from a dear friend of mine.  She reminded me of being a light to others and how inspirational that can be.  It warmed my heart and it was a beautiful way to start my work day.

The second magical moment:  Another email from another friend.  She's been finding a new path.  SHE IS ON FIRE!  And she reminded me that I helped to keep the spark alive.  This filled my soul with such happiness.  She is an amazing women and I am CERTAIN she will find her path again.

And then the day brought moments of smiles.  Being told you are beautiful and kind and generous will do that in a day.  I don't know why I was flooded with love, but I promise the universe that I will take this love and energy and amplify it back to those most in need.

The next kinda-cool-I-need-to-share-moment has to do with a new wondrous (to me!) food.  You may (or not) know, I'm a bit of a foodie.  I've tried many, many different things over the years.  I have never, in my time on this earth, had a fresh almond.  Today a co-worker introduced me to these furry, tart, tasty fruits.  The almond flesh is tart.  The almond "pit" is sweet.  It's DELIGHTFUL!  It's a short season (according to the blog I found about them), but I am hoping I will be able to find some at the St. Lawrence market!

How INCREDIBLE.  Really!  I never knew that such a thing existed!  They were delicious.  Here's a picture:

And better yet, I found this other blog that talks about them in great detail.  Please do go read about them.

Yes - a new foodie moment.  A lot of love moments.  My day felt complete.  But I was wrong.

This evening brought a connection of old souls and great discussions of the workings of the world around us.  An impromptu moment between an 8-year old and her Mom.  "Mommy - I love you"....just as I walked past.  A confirmation of fun plans for the weekend....and then a surprise visit.  I didn't have the productive evening I had planned for myself, but I find myself closing out my day with a warm glow from all the beautiful moments.

So tonight I pause and thank the universe for being so generous with me today.  I am thankful for all the beautiful souls in my circles.  I promise to cherish them every day with MANY more moments to share.