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My partner and friend in the creation and writing of this blog is in the process of celebration as I write this. He hasn’t given me permission to talk about what he’s celebrating — and that isn’t necessary for this article. Suffice it to say that he is experiencing a momentous occasion.

It is interesting — as I thought about him this morning, I also came to the realization that much of real life tends to happen between these celebratory times. While moving from one moment in time to the next is seldom considered a significant occurrence, it is during those in-between times that we are most in tune with life’s most profound, albeit simple joys. Between birth and death, triumph and sorrow, beginnings and endings, we enjoy innumerable experiences that often happen unnoticed.

These times are just as worthy of celebration. Whether you celebrate them or not is up to you, of course. If you just think about the fact that you’re alive and well on this planet today. Is that something that’s worthy of celebration? For many of us, I’m sure that’s the case. Being able to spend good time with your friends and family — is that worth some extra attention? It can be as simple as good cup of tea, or a gorgeous sunset, or finding a great book — these “little” things could also be a cause for celebration.

So, how do we go about giving these “in-between” times a bit of special attention. I think it’s just a matter of not taking our lives for granted.

I read a newsletter by a wonderful woman, Theresa Romain, who advocates taking a moment each morning to write down 10 things that we’re grateful for. That sort of activity can help us not to let these important “in-between” events slip by unnoticed. Oftentimes, I have to remind myself to just slow down and smell the roses, or notice the people who are affecting my life, or feel the air change as the humidity we’re experiencing these past few days slips away to the east. There are so many of these wonderful moments that deserve their own celebration.

The in-between times are when life happens to us between the pauses that we take to honor our milestone occasions. Without the in-between times, there would be no “big moments” to celebrate.

At any rate, congratulations on your “big moment”, Bentley!

~~~ DBL-R