It is Saturday morning, 9.48am. The household is lazy lying in the bed. The calendar is clean, there is nowhere to rush to. There is no perceived emergency to attend to. Even though our 8 year old sleeps in a separate room, we make sure she gets to sleep with us at least once a week.
My wife was the first to get out of the bed and went downstairs to make tea for us. As she got out of the bed, the little one quickly turned over towards my side and tightly cuddled me and went back to sleep.
As I cuddled this tiny munchkin while looking out of the balcony adjacent to our bedroom, I thought, may be, there is another year or maximum 2 years left until I can experience this simple joy! She is going to grow out quicker than I realise!
There are so many such tiny moments of joy we get to experience only a few times during our lifetime. Watch out for these moments. Be vigilant, remind yourself and slow down to cherish these moments.
As I soaked in that beautiful moment of cuddling and looking out of the balcony, not only I experienced immense joy but I also realised the extreme brevity of human life.
Embrace the cuddle!
Until next time….
totally agreed
For our eldest that last cuddle was when he graduated from primary now he just give a hug but no cuddles in bed
Thank got we got 2 more who fill that gap may be for a few more years