Return to Innocence

So here we go, day one again.  I was telling my boyfriend about this blog last night on the phone and how I had been reading over my old posts as a reminder.  He called me a nerd...lol.  I laughed and reminded him this is one of the things he loves about me to which he agreed.  He admitted this was something he would never think to take the time to do.  Personally, I'm glad I have decided to revisit this part of my life.  As I write I am happy, calm and a smile comes to my face just thinking of the little things which made me smile today.  Nothing spectacular, nothing earth-shattering, just pure moments of joy in a day filled with sleep deprivation, the busy-ness of things to do at work, and an excruciatingly long drive home in bumper to bumper traffic.  As I try to recall the times I genuinely smiled today it's nothing but those simple things in life which come to mind.  Troubled youth at yet another difficult time in their life, singing their little hearts out as if no one is listening.  Using the one universal language in this world to self-soothe and unknowingly create a moment of joy in another person's life.  I think of the lo-o-o-ng drive home where I too did nothing but sing my own little heart out to pass the time.  Not caring if the occupants of the surrounding vehicles thought I looked silly, just enjoying one of my own favorite things....music.  The beat that has my fingers tapping on the steering wheel, my heading bopping up and down, and the sound of my voice bellowing out the words of a complete stranger which seem to speak to me so deeply.  Arriving home to the smile on a young boys face, who's own joy is captured in the return home of his mother; the hug I get from him when I come up the stairs and the eager stories I hear about his day;  The sound of my phone ringing, knowing it's someone who loves me completely and unconditionally...calling to see how my day was, share his own tales, and telling me how much he misses and loves me.  These are the things that made my day today.  May you all enjoy the little things you experienced today in the hectic and busy world we live.  Singing as if no-one is listening, dancing as if no-one is watching, and telling those you care about exactly how much you love them.  Think of it as a return to innocence, a child who sings to hear their voice, dances because they are happy, and don't shy away from their excitement of seeing those they love.