Your Spaces In Between

How to appreciate each moment in life

I have a cup of vanilla peach tea and homemade coconut granola in the tea corner in my garden. -Photo by Trista Signe Ainsworth.

“The important things happen by chance. Only the rest gets planned.”
― Jeanette Winterson, The Gap of Time

Something quite magical happened this week. I devised a new schedule, and life opened up new spaces for me to experience. It was as if time-shifted, and there were more opportunities to find pockets of joy.

When we have a roadmap for life, it allows us to be free.

A teacup full of huckleberries I picked in our garden. -Photo by Trista Signe Ainsworth.

A deep realization washed over my being. If I had a plan to follow each day, more opportunities arose. Going step by step, my dreams are taking shape.

I now feel a sense of peace about my days.

A homemade rustic sourdough loaf flavored with oregano. Golden leaves are beginning to fall in the garden and the lawn is greening due to the recent rains.

Once my list is complete, I go out with a cup of tea and sit in my tea corner. Feeling the breeze on my face, soaking in the sunshine, and hearing the birds sing is my reward for work well done.

The spaces in between the to-do list are ones I capture in my eternal memory. Those are precious to me.