ideal (adjective) 1 most suitable; perfect. 2 desirable or perfect but existing only in the imagination.
Yikes. Perfect. That's raising the bar.
How about just thinking about what makes you (or could make you) happy right now, and realizing that at least some nugget of that is in your world right this minute?
For instance ... I came home tonight after a 13-hour day to learn that my partner's aunt, who's been ill for a while now, passed away this afternoon.
Not ideal at all.
Yes, she's out of pain, but now the grieving begins for those who've been watching her fade away over the past few months. I've known Lorna for the last fifteen years, and despite her woes, she was one of the happiest people I've met.
Last September, at her youngest granddaughter's wedding, she asked me to get her a glass of wine. She was having cancer surgery the following week, but delayed the surgery until after the wedding.
"White or red?" I asked.
"Red, please."
"Merlot or Pinot Noir?"
"I don't give a shit, just pour me something."
And that was Auntie Lorna in a nutshell. May she rest in peace.
She will be missed, and I'm happy to have known her and grateful that she went out of her way to make me feel a part of her family.
Count your blessings, my friends. The more we pay attention to them, the more they'll come into our lives, taking us closer to whatever it is that we define as "ideal."
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