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Are you taking something for granted?
May 16, 2005
I LOVE BATHS!
There is nothing better than soaking in a deep tub full of
hot water, stretching out to relax the muscles, bubbles,
candles, music and perhaps my book and a glass of wine. I
am relaxing just thinking about it ....
In my ideal world this sort of bath should be taken at
least once a week.
We have a bath where I live currently. It is not all that
deep, too short to stretch out in, not big enough for two
people to share and so I quickly decided it was not a great
bath and have only used it a handful of times in the last
18months. After a hectic week my husband would say "why
don't I run you a bath to unwind in?" and I would say "No,
I don't like that bath much... perhaps another time".
Last week my husband and I put a deposit on our first home
together (very exciting) ... it is an old home which will
need renovating and it has NO BATH. In context of all the
work to be done the bathroom will be one of last things we
renovate. Suddenly I find myself with only limited days
left to take a bath ... even a short, slightly
uncomfortable one ... so what did I do on the weekend ....
took a bath!
This bath that I have complained about suddenly seemed
quite lovely to lie in, deep enough and possible to relax
in if I didn't mind getting my hair wet. Suddenly I have an
urge to have as many baths in this "not perfect" bathtub
while I still can.
Why am I sharing this with you? Well, the bath struck me as
a good parallel to many things in life we take for granted
or don't make the most of. Relationships, jobs, open
spaces, good health etc. Unlike the bath we often don't
get warning that these things are about to depart from our
lives. We suddenly find that something changes in our life
and we wish we had appreciated it more while we could.
Take some time this week to really engage with people and
places that you enjoy. Don't wait for them to change or be
gone before you appreciate what was there.
Meanwhile I am going to run another bath!!
Have an inspiring week!
Linda
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