Yesterday afternoon, I wanted to hula hoop, walk Loca, go to the grocery, and finish a few projects that I had and instead, I just took the two chairs that T puts together to recline in in the morning on the screen porch and brought my Sunday New York Times and lit the candle and sat there and read the paper while I looked out at the already almost overgrown garden.<\/p>\n
I curbed the desire to want to weed, to want to get the clothes out of the dryer, to do any number of projects that would keep me active, busy, on my feet, engaged, and settled in for just one thing. <\/p>\n
A friend of mine is married to an Eastern European woman and we were both acknowledging how in the cultural differences one of the standouts is their ability to enjoy. The Germans have a name for enjoyment – it’s called gemutlich – which is actually the act of being cozy, comfortable, and at ease in a social setting. <\/p>\n
The pleasure I found was more about solitude and quiet as I had been in a social setting for the entire weekend, but it was definitely cozy, comfortable and relaxing. <\/p>\n
Americans have so much to learn about reaping the rewards – we spend a lifetime working for them – but so little time enjoying them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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