It doesn’t matter who said today’s quote, Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, or anyone else from the Hundred Acre Wood.
It is the smallest things in life that take up the most room in our hearts.
A plate of sweet corn with melted butter. A summer evening that stays light out until well after 8:30. The sound of kids playing in the backyard. A dog sound asleep on the front porch. The White Sox game on the radio. A text from a ShepKid that says, “I love you dad xoxoxo.” An old friend stopping by for an Old Style. The smell of freshly cut grass drifting through an open window.
When I was young, I thought life was built around the big moments, but I have seen enough life now to know that it is built on ordinary Thursdays in June.
Most of our lives are not spent standing in the spotlight. They are spent sitting around kitchen tables, standing in trading pits, mowing lawns, driving kids to practice, attending church, and breaking bread with people we love.
The older I get, the more I realize that happiness rarely arrives with a second line band or cheerleaders. Happiness often arrives quietly and unannounced.
It shows up in a flashback, conversation, a memory, a laugh, or a familiar voice on the other end of the phone.
Maybe that is why the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts. They are the things that make our lives happy.
Not the selfies and usies that fill our smart phone, but the ordinary moments that fill our souls…
… and June Thursdays, that will bring gusto and astonishment.
Okay you Chalkheads, keep your hearts full and those thighs and cheeks powdered up with GoldBond today.
