In addition to six more weeks of winter (ugh) I've seen multiple blogs today with variations on the theme of Groundhog Day (the movie, with the idea of living one day over and over again).
One question posed was pick one day of your life that you'd relive over and over. My answers to that question were pretty cliched. The day before my Mom was diagnosed with cancer, our last day as a happy, innocent family. The day after Dan and I were married. One of the days of our Grand Canyon raft trip (any one, they were all great). The night Dan woke me up to see a moon-rainbow, soon after we'd moved to our first house we bought together.
But I was even more fascinated with Gretchen's challenge - what if you could design a perfect day, that you wouldn't mind living over and over again, what would it look like? Her Q. gripped me especially as I look at only 7 more months of work life before I do get to design my perfect day in my retired life.
My perfect day would be sunny and not too warm (of course). It would have a little work and a little play, a little social time and a little quiet time, a little exercise and a little rest. It would start in the morning watching sunrise while sharing a pot of coffee with Dan. After breakfast we'd be "out and about" - taking a walk to explore the town we're in, going to a farmer's market, or maybe for a swim or row. Then it would be back to the boat for some quiet time, reading or blogging or drawing or listening to music. In late afternoon we'd cook an interesting meal and share it with friends, or go to a restaurant with friends, or just have friends for wine and cheese. And finally we'd wind down with a cup of tea or some other bevarage, and compare notes on the day before cuddling down to sleep and looking forward to the new day.
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I don't know if I could pick one day, or design my "perfect" day. Oh, I used to have it all planned out. And then, I had kids. Each day is an adventure, each day they grow, and, well, I'm not sure what my perfect day would be anymore, mainly because I'm enjoying each day in my life so much, it's too hard to pinpoint just one... if that makes sense.
We watch Groundhog Day every year for Groundhog's Day, and I never tire of watching how the character Phil grows throughout the process.
Hmmm... might have to think on this. And, of course, I'd probably have to have one for each season... :)
I think Gretchen's point, if you do go through the exercise, is that your "perfect day" is likely quite attainable - a triumph of simple living. And if all of your days are already an adventure in happiness, you're there! Hmm, one for each season sounds good to me!
I would have a hard time picking one day from my past to relive. Like you, I might focus on the day *before* something bad.
As for designing my perfect day, I'm either really easy please or pretty contented because I get some pretty good days on the weekends and my days off. There are even some workdays that turn out pretty good!
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