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Gratification. Joy. Delight. Pleasure.
It seems to me that to many people claim to have lost these feelings and emotions. When you grow up, all to often it appears that we lose sight of the simple pleasures of life. When a child moves through life, they seem to be so much happier than an adult. The secret seems to be the fact that they take delight in just living and experiencing.
My nephew had his second birthday this past Saturday. It was refreshing to be around him and to watch what it was he gained joy from. It was the simple things. Grabbing the sprayer on the end of the garden hose and 'washing' the side of the house. Pushing his brand new bike around. Sitting on his grandfather's lap and regaling him with tales of things that were important to him.
As we age, we seem to forget the pleasure that can be obtained by the small things. The feeling of grass between ones toes. The gentle sound of waves breaking against the beach. The joy of just being in the presence of someone we care about. Lately, I have tried to focus on the little pleasures in life as much as the 'greater' means of gratification. Life just seems to be so less stressful. Not that I don't have things I could be worrying about, I just try not to focus so much upon them. Instead, I try to focus more on the simple little pleasures that just being alive can bring.
Let that inner child out to play as often as you can.