Today my youngest turns 3! It was certainly a perfect moment 3 years ago when I first set eyes on him. Many more special moments followed - his first smile, first words, first tooth. On this "big day", there isn't a fancy birthday party, themed birthday cake nor hordes of children or friends celebrating with us in style. But simply being together as a family, holding my son close and watching him play with his favourite toy makes this a perfect day.
Scrappers find our craft so meaningful because it is all about documenting our special experiences - with family, friends or ourselves at a defining time in our lives. As part of our memory keeping, we take photographs of ourselves, our children, the places we visit and use these in our layouts and holiday albums. That was such a wonderful holiday, we say... or... look at how much our children have grown... As we scrap we hold on to those perfect moments, just for a little longer. We want to continue enjoying the precious memories (and record them for our loved ones to share) ... when we knew he was the one, when we walked down the aisle, when we held our first born in our arms, when time stood still in a beautiful city...
To many of us, though, these moments seem few and far in between... Till the next birthday party, the next holiday... when we drive our dream car, move into that dream house, when our children graduate from college or marry... we doggedly go through the motions of the everyday, waiting for and working towards the next moment of perfect happiness, perhaps defined by some grand achievement or monumental gain.
In his memoir Chasing Daylight, Eugene O'Kelly, faced with his imminent death, gained a deep appreciation for every little experience. He realised that a perfect moment was "a little gift of a moment or an hour or an afternoon. Its actual length was never the issue. The key was that you had to be open to a Perfect Moment."
The next time your child grabs your hand, a cool breeze blows on a sweltering afternoon, you take the first sip of coffee on a sleepy morning or... see a friend walking towards you in the distance - remember to take a deep breath and revel in that perfect moment.
Sheon
In his memoir Chasing Daylight, Eugene O'Kelly, faced with his imminent death, gained a deep appreciation for every little experience. He realised that a perfect moment was "a little gift of a moment or an hour or an afternoon. Its actual length was never the issue. The key was that you had to be open to a Perfect Moment."
The next time your child grabs your hand, a cool breeze blows on a sweltering afternoon, you take the first sip of coffee on a sleepy morning or... see a friend walking towards you in the distance - remember to take a deep breath and revel in that perfect moment.
Sheon
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