I love my percolator. I know. I know. Most everyone out there has drip coffee or pressed for the great drinks. Which, I do love. But, my percolator gives me the whole coffee experience. I open the coffee, get to smell it, spoon it into the basket, add the water, plug it in, wait and then......the perking starts. I love the anticipation of the sound of the perking and the aroma that permeates the house. And, I love the moment when the perking sound whooshes to a halt and the coffee is ready. Then, a pretty mug with lots of half and half and it's not just a cup of coffee, it's an experience. It's wonderful. The cup warms my hands. I sip it delicately so I don't burn my tongue. Delicious. Memorable.
This is probably why I am not so enamored with coffee at places like the bank. You know, with a big tureen with a spigot and paper cups with powdered cream. It's coffee. Often, it's even a good kind of coffee. It is lacking the fullness of the coffee experience.
Life's biggest pleasures can be the littlest things if we just take the time to make them an experience. To truly engage in the moment. To savor the adventure that is found in the smallest of things. We focus too much on what the results of the experience will be. With coffee this means simply waiting for the caffeine infusion to do it's magic and make us sane.
It's like a vacation. It's great to go. There are innumerable things to do. To see. To enjoy. But the whole experience begins way back with the dream. With the hope. With the desire. Then the searching and planning. The looking forward to the event. The getting there. The little things that happen along the way. The serendipitous events that we never planned. The sights. The smells. The funny things. And yes, the ultimate destination and "the plan".
Your life journey is much like that. You have to have the dream. The hope. The vision. But it's not all about the results nor the destination. It's about the road trip. It is about the process. The whole experience brings more living to your life.
Most people miss it because they never dream or hope or push for something a little bit exciting. That's sad. Look for it. Look for ways to make it happen. Push towards it. That dream. That goal. Even if you never ever get there, it makes each day more satisfying and fulfilling.
Live the whole experience. Don't settle for less.
blessings,
rhonda
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