Sigh of Contentment… Sunday night

Do you have ever have one of those moments when you realize - for one brief moment - that all's right in your world? As I put the last load in the dryer just now, and looked around the kitchen, I have to admit, a sigh of - dare I say it? - contentment came unbidden to my lips.

The dishes are washed. The house is filled with the enticing aroma of home made Bolognese sauce simmering in the crackpot for dinner later this week (and several dinners after.) The bills are paid. And I'm even going to have time to sit and read the Saturday and Sunday newspapers with a nice hot cup of ginger lemon tea by my side. Sigh.

I know that Thanksgiving, with all its traveling, turkey roasting, cranberry sauce making, etc. is just around the corner. My monkey mind wants to jump in and remind me of all that will need to be done in too few days from now.

BUT WAIT! There I go again, getting ahead of myself. I force the monkeys back in their mental cages. Stop. Take a breath. And remember that Right Now is a moment to savor. Just sit, enjoy, and relax.

Now, forgive me Coca Cola, but this is the Pause that Refreshes me!