Everyone that knows me well, knows that Thursday is my MIA day! It is the one day of the week that my mom and I "catch up". We rotate dinners between her place and ours. So every second Thursday, I get the night off from cooking :) We have been doing this for years now and it is a tradition I am in NO hurry to give up. We stick the tunes on, talk a lot about a lot and a lot about nothing, drink too much wine, eat whatever delicious food has been prepared by either one of us or by us conjointly and simply throw caution to the wind as a whole haha!
The older I get, the more I reflect on how important small moments like this are. Time spent with those that are truly a part of our heart. The people that WANT to hear our random stories, share a slice of our day and honestly WANT an active part of our lives.
It made me reflect on a few years back when some friends and I used to do "dinner club". There was a group of about 8 of us and every week we would rotate the chef. Each week, the chef would prepare the menu and invite everyone to their place. Each of us would contribute a small sum to the cost of the food etc. Those were some of the most FABULOUS evenings! We would do all SORTS of fun things... themed evenings, dress ups etc.
Apologies in advance for the bad pics. Those were the days of crapberry lol
Through nothing other than "life" and general circumstance, none of us have seen one another in YEARS now. We all live in somewhat of a "whirlwind" and I think we often forget to take a moment to REALLY appreciate the value of such jovial moments - you know, the ones "filled with fun and nonsense". It does not matter who they are spent with, just that we begin to see their worth and importance in the greater picture.
Yes, all our paths wander, and we may NEVER connect directly with some people again... but that does not render the moments spent with those individuals any less worthy... be it a one off occasion, days, weeks, months years or a lifetime! They are all facets which continue to add to our album of experience.
I have learnt so much from ALL of the people that were and ARE present in my life and I am eternally grateful for each and EVERY moment, every encounter - good or bad. At each present moment, they were ALL in love.
Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx
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