Things I Like

The older I get the more I enjoy the simple things.  It has been a very busy and tumultuous two week period.  Yesterday was the first chance that I got to slow down in quite some (since January).  Track season is over and the lazy, hazy Southern days of summer are here.  So, I began to think about things I like and things I look forward to enjoying this summer.  For example:

1. I like hearing the cicadas chirping day and night.  It reminds me of one of the summers that I lived with Grandma and Grandpa.
2. I like smelling freshly mowed grass.  It is simply a sign of summer.
3. I like laying in bed at night and talking to my wife while holding her hand.  I have a sense that, despite what happens, it will be OK because I have a partner that will stay by my side.
4. I like watching my boys excel and succeed.  There is just something about it I can't describe.
5. I like watching people (from a distance) engage in conversation.  I wonder what they are saying and I like that it when they seem to enjoy each other.
6. I like watching little kids dance.  It often times is spontaneous, and innocent, and from the heart.
7. I like music.  It inspires, and motivates, and can stir the soul.
8. I like taking a shower.  Especially after a hard day's work.  I feel rejuvenated and refreshed after a shower.
9. I like taking a ride in the car with my wife.  It becomes like our own little world and our little getaway.
10. I like reading and writing.  Through books I have earned an "informal' education and the written word is timeless.