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Life Is Huge!
The Immense Power of Little, Everyday Moments
When was the last time you really loved your life? Your answer may be something like, "When my baby was born" or "When I finally got the promotion I'd been working toward." The problem is that such "big moments" are rare. How do you experience those long stretches in between? Do you revel in a perfect cup of coffee, a great haircut, a paid-off credit card, a purring cat curled up on your lap? Does the mere existence of your warm house, well-stocked fridge and healthy child bring gratitude? Does the fact that you've survived pain and grief and hardship – and even grown from it – inspire joy?
The sad truth is that most of us don't live this way. But according to best-selling author Susan Jeffers, author of the Life Is Huge! Laughing, Loving and Learning from It All (Jeffers Press, 2005), we can. It's simply a matter of opening our eyes and really (no, really) looking at the wonders around us.
"Life is absolutely overflowing with huge, pivotal, awe-inspiring moments," Jeffers says. "But we tend to sleepwalk past them without noticing, or worse, we resent them. In Life Is Huge! I include a story about how I used to hate going to the supermarket. But one day I decided to use this dreaded chore to practice the art of 'looking deeply.' And what I saw was absolute, mind-boggling abundance. I saw that the supermarket is a gift, a miracle, and I stood there crying in the aisle. Look deeply and even the most mundane experience becomes, well, huge."
