Happy Weekend
8:23 PM
I'm currently recovering from a minor outpatient surgery. My blog posts in the next few days will be erratic since I'm unable to use my left arm and am dealing with post surgical pain. I'll try to read your blogs from time to time whenever I am physically able to and will most probably keep me company along with books and movies to watch in bed as I recuperate.
I wish you all a happy weekend!
XOXO,
Arni
Carpe Diem: Gift of the Present
4:16 PM
I found the shop sign during a stroll in Auvergne, France. I stopped. I took the words in, thinking that this was exactly how I envisioned 2012 teaching me. The value of the present.
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -Mahatma Gandhi. I was given the gift of the first phrase during a near death encounter in a car accident a few years ago. Since then, I have been conscious that in any given moment, life can be taken away. I spent the next few years chasing my dreams and learning as many things as I can master. I was held short of not being able to appreciate the places I've seen, the things I have accomplished. I felt empty.
A Morning Walk in Saint Jacques des Blats
3:01 PM
We parked across the street and walked to the village of Saint-Jacques des Blats. The sun was bright. I watched my husband and his parents headed for the hills as I remained glued staring up at the church tower standing prominently above the sleepy atmosphere. Everything seemed closed at 11AM on a Friday. The sound of a tractor crossing this square surprised me. I stepped out of its way to let it pass as the driver greeted me, "Bonjour" with a nod. I answered back, smiling. I'm always touched by the genuine politeness in the countryside.