Dwell Joyfully in the Luxury of Enough

Satisfaction with one’s life changes a resting place to a place of rest.

To be happy with everything, not longing for more, different or better is the key to feeling at home.

One does not ‘find’ a home, one makes a place a home.

“A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success after the reason for which we sought it has passed.”

It’s very gossipy and lots of office politics. Tonight, I came home and just held my baby girl so tight. It was the best part of the day.

But you know what? All complaints about my job aside, in this economy, I’m very happy to have it.

This pic is an ode to Petrnotail who is such a beautiful mustachaed girl and this past weekend I dedicated my yoga practice to Arktoi, who is such a yoga babe and I am always grateful to Cdngirl2 for being my online Mommy friend.

It all means more to me than you’ll ever know.

Got up at 4:30 am to take a flight home after 2 weeks of business trips. Went to pick up my daughter at her grands, then another flight. What a long day.

But I got a few things done. Wrote a letter unvolunteering myself from a committee that I’m too exhausted for. I called an old professor and thanked him for inspiring me. I spent an hour with my daughter reading, and laughing and braiding her hair. Put the bambina to sleep and ordered in sushi for me and my husband, who was working late.

I didn’t catch up on thank you notes. Or put away my bulging suitcases, or call the airlines to bug them about the suitcase they lost. I didn’t return calls to anyone annoying although my voicemail was full of messages from people who work my last nerve.

I just did what I could. And for once, it felt like enough. Especially holding my daughter as she fell asleep. Especially having a healthy dinner ready for my husband, even if I didn’t cook it myself. I also ordered online a bottle of wine to be sent to a friend who’s just lost her job, toasting the road ahead of her, confident that she will find new work and new adventures.

My to-do list is still a million miles long, but tonight, I go to sleep feeling like my best was truly good enough.