Glittering magical moments

“Life is made up of moments, small pieces of glittering mica in a long stretch of gray cement. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t happen. We have to teach ourselves how to make room for them, to love them, and to live, really live.” ~Anna Quindlen, A Short Guide to a Happy Life

One of the lovely things about aging is that we can view the highlights of our lives through the lens of retrospect. At first, we might focus on the major milestones — weddings, graduations, births, exotic vacations, trophies, and career promotions.

But all said and done, the moments I treasure most are the “small pieces of glittering mica” that Anna Quindlen mentions in today’s quote. For instance, I recall summer lazy summer afternoons at the local park with my little boy, watching freight cars roll across the train tracks …. and the evenings my husband and I talked until the sun dipped into the horizon on Lake Michigan. What moments in your life shine brightest? Are you making room for more of them? ~CL