It has been a long time since I posted. We have made it through the chaos of Covid. Time passes so quickly. We lose people to death, we forget to take a moment to just breathe, to remember the simple things. Beauty surrounds us and we tend to overlook it, always looking for something better. Materialistic ideas overshadow the natural beauty that God has created.

A sunset over the ocean, a rainbow after the rain, a clear blue sky, green foilage in the spring to bright reds, yellows, and oranges in the fall or a full moon in a starlit sky. When was the last time you stood still and looked at any of these?

The sounds of crickets, birds chirping, wind rustling the leaves, or a frogs croak on a warm summer night. When was the last time you stood still and listened?

Cotton candy, an ice cream cone, watermelon, a cookout/bbq, or cobbler. Sweet tastes of the seasons. When was the last time you stopped to savor the taste?

Fresh cut grass, fragrant flowers, sweet perfume, scented candles and fresh laundered clothes. When was the last time you breathed in and lingered in the scents around you?

A slight breeze, a raindrop on your skin, warmth of the sun on your face, the salty waves on your feet, or the wet sand between your toes. When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel?

We go through life, not living but doing. As we become adults, we forget and leave behind the child like innocence that allowed us to see the world around us. We work, we pay bills, we move through life. We don’t dance through like we once did, we don’t giggle at silly things most days, we aren’t silly and imaginative, we aren’t bold and full of awe at something as simple as a dandelion blowing in the wind as it carries our wishes.

We need to remember, for soon enough life will fade, we will be someone else’s memory. Make those memories count not only for them, but for you.

Simplicity, powerful when we remember why it was all simple at one point. Breathe and don’t forget to stop and smell the roses, pick the weeds and make a wish; that child in you still wants to run in the rain, splash in the puddles and giggle without a care.

Angel Evans

06/22/23