You’ve heard them, the sayings reminding us to take it all in. Savor every moment. Enjoy the little things in life. Well Noah had one of those moments recently.
It was a Monday. The end of a long day for both of us. I’d just picked up Noah from school and drove the 4.5 blocks home. I started my usual chants as we pulled in the garage, “Grab your back pack. Don’t forget your library book. Can you grab those wrappers and put them where they belong Noah? Our car is not a garbage can.”
Now it is quite normal for him to hear approximately 2/3 of what I’m telling him - on a good day. But today was worse than usual. He dashed out of that car quicker then I’ve seen before and ran straight into the house.
Nature called.
As I’m going through the mail in the kitchen I can hear him peeing in the bathroom. Yep, I could. Because the vast majority of the time, it is just too much work for him to close the bathroom door. So as he’s using the facilities, I hear him say, “Aahhh...living the dream”.
No joke. While he’s peeing. He. Says. “Aahhh...living the dream”. Who says that? While they’re peeing? Noah does. And all the while I’m laughing out loud and wondering where in the world he picked this up from. I also found it quite charming that this boy can be so in the moment that a good pee is “living the dream”.
It seems he truly does savor every moment and enjoy the little things in life. And through this rather comical example, I challenge you to savor every moment, enjoy the little things in life.
And next time you have to use the restroom, just remember, YOU are living the dream!
