My husband and I were having a conversation about daily thoughts and little life lessons. He asked if I had any that occurred on a daily basis. For Dave it was closing the cereal bag inside the cereal box. He could remember being at his best friend’s house, his second home, and closing the box top to put the cereal away. His friend’s dad stopped him - showed him how to crumple and roll the bag inside first to keep the cereal fresh. For years, every time Dave put away the box of cereal, he would think of that moment with his best friend’s dad.
He shared another story about shaving. Each day when he stood in front of the mirror to shave Dave would recall his high school history teacher, who had a full beard, explaining to the class how he did indeed shave (his neck) every single day.
For me - every time I brush my teeth I picture a babysitter I had when I was nine. I can still see her sitting on the edge of our claw foot tub, showing me how to make tiny circles with the tooth brush. There is rarely a day that goes by with out recalling that little life lesson. Along the same lines - every time I my tooth paste tube starts running low, I picture my dad showing me how to fold and roll it from the end forward.
Sometimes, it might not be a lesson - just a thought. For a friend it was his brother’s military ID number that popped into his head every single day.
These are such insignificant moments - but at the same time they have life long effects! Who could predict their relevance?
So I ask you - what are yours? What little lessons did you learn randomly that stick with you even today? What strange and seemly unrelated thoughts do you have on a daily basis? Please share!
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Okay, I think my little life lessons border a bit on OCD and I try to stop doing them, but I can't. I remember my dad saying once that my brother and I needed to rinse the milk out of our cereal bowls before we put the bowls in the dishwasher or the milk would go sour and smell before he or my mom ran the dishwasher. I think my dad is a little OCD, too, come to think of it. Another lesson my mom taught me and which I think about every single freakin' day is to make sure you dry your hands after you wash them, because if you don't dry them, what's the point in even washing them? To this day, even if there aren't paper towels in a public restroom or I've forgotten to put out a hand towel, I'll dry my hands on my pants! Sabrina, I love this post because it makes me think of what my own children are going to take away from me and my loopiness! You know? Now I'm going to think of the cereal box and the bag inside every single freakin' day!
Too funny! But that is the way it works, isn't it? You never know what's going to stick -just have to hope its more of the good stuff!
Sabrina this is something I had not thought of as a small life lesson and it may not be what you are looking for but this one comes to me everyday. Long before we became friends (first I was the enemy) my, at that time, future sister-inlaw told me I should be more careful applying my makeup. We were having Christmas dinner and I had been invited so trying to impress everyone I guess I dressed up in my best black dress and my pearls, hair and makeup done to perfection, or so I thought. Everyone else was not dressed up so I immediately felt uncomfortable. Later on in life Gail ( my sister-inlaw) and I became best friends, like sisters, so I took that tiny bit of advice to heart and everyday when I look in the mirror I think of her and try to do a "better job" applying my makeup. We lost her to cancer when she was only 44 but everyday I make a small connection with her because of that one comment.
That's exactly what I was talking about! Those tiny moments that keep coming back to you. Things that seemed so trivial in a way - but are lasting! Plus, I think it makes it even more special that you keep her with you in that little way every day! Thank you for sharing this.
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