Something totally unexpected happened last weekend

[LSFL]

I played some soccer with a few of my kids and grandkids and in laws. Of course I didn't last as long as they did, but as I settled into the porch swing and cracked open a cold frosty one, something wonderful occurred.
As I watched my family frolicking in the lengthening shadows and listened to them laugh and shout out incredibly arbitrary and self serving "rules", I suddenly realized that I was happy. Everything I have worked for my entire life coalesced in one perfect evening and I found peace.
We may seem broken on the outside but I really believe we may just be good again someday.
I hope you all find a shiny moment to lift you up my friends.
Peace.

[furtheradu]

1. Thank You for sharing this!

Beauti FULL! 💖

[panader0]

2. That happens to me when I crack open a cold frosty one too.

Seriously, I know what you mean. Those moments are golden. My four kids are grown and gone, all doing well. And all of them called me on Father's Day, making me mist up.

[AllyCat]

3. Thank you! This is a great reminder of how to enjoy the moment!

Peace to you!

[Freddie]

4. Had a moment like that a few years ago

My mother died at 84 after being in poor health and discomfort for many years. A couple days after the funeral I was at my daughters house. My granddaughter, then 2, was running around the yard kicking a ball with her dad, squealing and laughing as little kids do. It was a perfect sunny June day. A wave came over me as I watched them that Mom was OK now, happy and in peace, watching her great-granddaughter play.

[dem in texas]

9. Mother Hen

My late mother-in-law loved to have all her family gather at her house; sons, daughters, wives, husbands, grandkids and great-grand kids. She'd sit in her rocking chair and laughing and smiling, She'd say that she felt like an old mother hen with her brood. She loved every minute of those visits. My mother-in-law, Beatrice, was such a great lady and she made the best biscuits in the world.

[Fla Dem]

5. Cherish those times when you feel all is right with the world.

A very nice telling of your shining moment.

[IronLionZion]

6. You unlocked the code

You found the secret to life! Congrats!

[BlueTexasMan]

7. Been there

Thanks for your story. I got a powerful feeling of joy in your telling of it. Peace and love to you and yours.

[kag]

8. I think...

I think that as long as people like you and me and others on this forum and around the world remember that feeling, and remember to be grateful for our blessings, our freedoms, our families, our health, etc., that we, as a nation and as a species will continue to "find peace" as you so eloquently put it.

I think one of the most obvious differences between Obama and the Orange Turd is that the former recognizes moments like the one you just described, and knows to be grateful for them. The latter will never be at peace because he sees no value in such moments, even though they are truly the ONLY thing we ever have that actually HAS true value.

Happy 4th.

[Stuart G]

10. Thank You for sharing..no text