Squeezing Every Bit Out of This Precious Life
Spacious reveals from life in the slow lane — May 2024
“…Seizing the present moment, squeezing every bit out of this precious time we have on this earth, living deeply, wisely, and fully, with reverence and love is all we can do.”—Dani Shapiro 1
This quote by author Dani Shapiro seems like a fitting way to introduce my latest one-second video of life in the slow lane.*
It also describes how I felt when I came upon this peony the other day:
And again a day later, after it had rained:
What could be better than a month filled with flowers at various stages of bloom and time spent with friends and family.
What could be better than precious time spent with our daughter in New York City and on Mother’s Day; birthday cakes and lobster feasts with friends; and a wistful return to a coastal point of land in Maine where we were married nearly 39 years ago.
As you can see in the video below, my month of May was every bit as dreamy and squeezable as it looks.
What are you squeezing out of life these days? We’d love to know!
Ahhh 🌺😎🦞🏡
Music: “Sweet Lorraine” by Stephane Grappelli
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*New to my monthly recaps of life in the slow lane?
I make these short one-second slices-of-life videos (to great music) at the end of each month not just to mark and remember the precious fleeting moments of my life, but as a way to wake up the senses. It helps me connect with the beauty that surrounds us, the goodness in people, and the magic that happens when we let go of attachment to outcome and revel in what shows up.
You can learn more about my longtime daily photo practice here:
Excerpt from Instagram Post by Dani Shapiro
This May is the first time for 5 years that i’ve been free to attend all the end of the school year spring events of our grandchildren. School programs, theater performances, baseball and more baseball at different levels. After being my parents caregivers, and them living with us for the last four years, they are both gone now and life is different. Of course there’s grief and loss, and a whole new set of responsibilities I’m facing with settling their estate, but this year I can make choices on how I spend my time, so I’m squeezing everything I can out of this short blip in time while I can.
I want to know tomorrow if the employment contract will be extended. What will be the scope of work. Will Fridays be free...