Yesterday was the perfect day for just being.
I sat in my favorite yellow rocking chair while the sun was beating down on the front porch. I listened intently as the birds chirped and the dogs barked, and even the occasional put-put-puttering of a few early fishermen out for their maiden voyage. I peeled away my sweater to enjoy the warmth of a surprise of Massachusetts March afternoon while I rocked and rocked away. It was a perfect day for just being.
I sipped a glass of iced coffee made just right. Brought out my journal and my favorite colored pencils and pens and wrote and colored and doodled away the time. I found the perfect card to cheer up a friend and took my time writing my most sincere words to tell her I care. And I rocked some more in my favorite yellow chair. Yes, it was a perfect day for being.
I read a few pages in my book, jotting notes and quotes that I don’t want to forget. I chuckled as a few photos of my grandkids came through on my phone. I hummed a tune as I eyed my first blooms just poking out of the leaves nearby all as I rocked the afternoon away in my favorite yellow chair. Indeed it was the perfect day for just being.
Throughout the month of March I will be participating in the Slice of Life Story Challenge with the community of writers over at Two Writing Teachers. Each day I will post a draft of a story detailing a small snippet from my life. This will be my sixth year participating, and each year I marvel at all the small moments I would have missed in my life if not for this challenge. I am grateful to Stacey Shubitz, Betsy Hubbard, Beth Moore, Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski, Melanie Meehan, and Amy Ellerman for hosting this wonderful event!
iblessings 
This sounds like a wonderful day! Some of my favorite days are the ones in which I can just be. It’s a great time to stop and smell the roses and reflect upon what has been going on in life!
Thank you Jill. Yes, a good day to reflect indeed
It seems like you had a perfectly beautiful day. It is so challenging to stop doing and just be. I’m happy you had this day to just be.
Thank you! It was rare but felt wonderful! Why don’t we do this more often?
What an awesome quote, “The perfect day for just being.” It should be painted on a canvas somewhere. May this be another such day!
I am happy you captured such a great day for being. It is heartwarming to spy tiny shoots coming to life. Love the photos too.
Little blossoms appearing bring such hope to me during these typically muddy days
It was the perfect day for just being. This is a beautiful line I’ll carry with me.
Those words popped into my head this morning as I was starting to write. Meant to be!
Allowing ourselves to just be, is a great gift. I wonder how long you were able to make yourself sit still?
I actually spent the entire afternoon there. A rare but precious time that was needed and appreciated.