My word for 2018 is focus, which requires paying attention to the moment – the now. So, this year, I’ll be taking note of experiences I may have missed, without focus. Many may seem to be BGO’s (blinding glimpses of the obvious), but hey, I might have missed them.

Here’s this week of NOWS:

a chicken salad picnic with Tom (he makes The Best chicken salad);

watching ‘fanning’ turkeys from our Grove Park Inn windows;

feeling even more snow on my face, in April – in NC;

how sharing dinner with a stranger changes that relationship;

the NC Arboretum;

spotting two Teslas parked beside each other;

‘the original Asheville meditation plate‘ created by Sondra Hastings (and available at http://www.mtnmade.com) ;

the lightness and power of having complete trust in and commitment to my life partner;

making.eye.contact;

grateFULLy accepting surprises;

stopping counting mayflies at 478;

sharing crumpets and lemon curd with a soul sister;

the rich conversations about faith that the movie Come Sunday has stirred in my life; and

gratitude for my faith.

What NOWS did you experience this week?