Sometimes All I Need Is A Hug

I read this quote and it touched me because I have been alone a fair amount of time while I am healing and I have little personal contact with people.  My little Valentina came down for a visit last night and when she left we just hugged for a really long time... it felt great.  I miss all her hugs, she gives me many through out the day.

Hugs from people that I love are so amazing, they have the power to calm me down or make me incredibly happy.  They always invoke good and uplifting thoughts and feelings.  Some of my fondest memories are being with someone that I love and just hugging... feeling each others hearts beat.. not having to say a word.

Sometimes as the quote says, there are no words... only a hug will do.  I have been majorly lacking in that department, right now... all I need is a really good long hug, where I feel safe just to let go...

I think Valentina will be home in a few weeks, I plan to make up some of those missing hugs... plus enjoy some of the present and not worry so much about what might or might not happen in the future. 

Some hugs I have had in my life have been so amazing that if I close my eyes, I can almost feel those arms around me.... those are good memories. 

I cherish my past, I accept my present and I dream for my future ♥

Enjoy The In Betweens

”In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.” - Sid Caesar

While I have been off on medical leave from work, I have been centered on goals I want to achieve, some of them are short term and others long term.  I am trying to remember that reaching the goal, although wonderful; is not what brings us long term happiness or success.  How we live and get to the goal is what brings us true joy. 

I feel for myself that I sometimes forget to enjoy the small day to day happenings while I am looking forward to whatever long term goal I have made.  The quote above reminded me once again how life is lived between each goal... and how I need to slow down and start enjoying them more, especially since I don't want to live my life looking back on just the goals I completed. 

I have been feeling distanced from everything... even with all the technology we have in this world, I can still feel this way.  I never truly appreciated how blessed I was when I could just get up and go whenever I wanted to.... today I have to arrange plans with other people just to be able to make it to an appointment.  At least this is only temporary... there are people that are in this situation all the time.  

I want to do something to give back, maybe just volunteering an hour or two here and there to help someone out, make that one of my long term goals.  I think it will be a good thing to slow me down and remind me to enjoy the moment.  This time off has certainly showed me how I was living from one goal to the next, not a great way to enjoy my life.  I plan to enjoy the in between...

I cherish my past, I accept my present and I dream for my future ♥