Comments on: Little Moments

By: Melody Bakeeff

Melody Bakeeff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:49:16 +0000

@valleycat1 – I totally agree! I am saddened that my daughter has to grow up in a world where instant contact is the norm. Not that it doesn’t bring good things, but society has a way of finding and exploiting the bad! Used to be your boss could only bug you during working hours or when you were at home. LOL Now if you don’t pick up your cellphone you get in trouble, even with friends. I don’t answer while driving – deal with it! :D

By: Kcli

Kcli — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:21:36 +0000

Trent you have a beautiful appreciation of life (and a GREAT blog). I can see you live your words.

Thanks for the daily nuggets of wisdom!

By: Tyler @ Dividendmoney

Tyler @ Dividendmoney — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:22:45 +0000

I’ve been trying to practice being grateful more often.
I am certainly guilty of being caught up in the chase of trying to do more, see more, work more, earn more…
I need to practice being grateful for what I have.

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:58:06 +0000

I agree with Trent, though I might have worded the conclusions a little differently. All these little moments – the sweet one, the wonderful ones, as well as the more trying ones – are what life is, not what makes it bearable. I don’t know why our culture has bought into the idea that everyone has to be overscheduled all the time – occasionally it can’t be helped, but it shouldn’t be the norm. Once I realized that being overscheduled or overwhelmed was a choice I’d made, I began to reduce the stress by getting rid of what stressors I could and delegating or sharing the remaining responsibilities, rather than just thinking I had to learn to cope with the stress more effectively.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:08:54 +0000

*shouldn’t

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:08:04 +0000

I find that I’m quite happy reminiscing about my travels, and I think they’ve helped me grow as a person. (Also, I love planning and dreaming of “Where to next?”)

Yes, it’s important to be grateful for the little things of everyday life, but it shouldn’t come at the cost of trying to minimize the big moments in life either, just as the little things should be lost due to the big moments overshadowing them. They both bring joy and happiness to our lives, so enjoy them all.