The "little things"

As I get older I am finding more and more that the little things that are really important in life.  Don't get me wrong here I am not talking about the little things that get us down, too little ( forgive the pun!) time left in life to worry about those.  I can say this as I have declared (in an earlier post) that I am just on the other side of middle age!

The little things I am talking about are the things that happen each day that we take for granted.  The fun joke in the office, the smooching with a cute kitty cat, the appreciative look on a dogs face when you have over filled their dinner bowl.  Then there are the other little things that mean a lot more.  The sharing of a glass of wine with friend on a sunny afternoon covering all sorts of topics; some frivolous some quite profound.  Taking it a step further I have come to appreciate the small gestures of kindness which made a "shitty" day last week end on a really positive note.  These small gestures should be treasured and not forgotten and it reminds me that I should really be doing more of these for people.

So a thank you to those people that have showered me with the "little things" they are greatly appreciated and it has reminded me to keep up the process myself.

As the title of this post implies a "little" thought.

Friends (Friendship Part 2)

Following my previous post on "friendship" I thought it time to post a short update.

For some unknown reason I have felt a bit out of sorts for the last couple of weeks.  Not sure why and in the scheme of things it is not really important.  What is important is that during that time I have been able to reflect on the importance of friendship.  Not only my friendships but friendships of others.

Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend a wedding and not just any ordinary wedding but one that was a little "old school" and unconventional in this "modern age".  What was evident is that it was filled with love and also friendship, some new and others longer term.  Also evident was the fact that many people helped contribute to the day and they contributed out of friendship.  Guests brought flowers for the bouquet, other friends took the photos and most important a friend of the couple performed the marriage ceremony.

Closer to home, friendship is very important to myself and I treasure the small gestures my friends make to myself and to their other friends.  This has made me want to be a better friend back to them and also to do small gestures to others - pass it forward so to speak.

The gestures don't have to be grand.  They can be as simple as offering to drop you off or pick you up front he airport, feeding a pet whilst someone is away on holidays or something as simple as leaving a chocolate frog on a keyboard at work.

This is a short post but one where I want to say that I cherish my friends and all that they do for me and also I cherish the opportunities to do the small genuine gestures of friendship back to them.