Writers Workshop Thursday – Happy Sheep!

I am not going to lie to you. The reason I picked a topic about ‘joy in the moment’ is because it is hard for me to find. I am pessimistic…I like to call it very realistic but P and others just shake their heads at me. I am working on it…occasionally…

I can find joy when I look for it but I have to REALLY look sometimes.

There is something small that I find joy in every time I see it.

I pass a farm driving to and from the office and with the spring come these.

There is really not much cuter than baby sheep. Have you ever watched them? Their joy is contagious. As I am driving along, I actually hope for a red light so I can stop and watch them cavort in the field. When they were first let outside with their mamas they were a little timid. They stuck close to their milk supply and looked around a little. As days went by they started noticing other little sheep their size. Then they started playing with each other, not in groups but a couple would get together and start jumping around on their still wobbly legs. You could feel their joy in just being alive. And they are so white, they almost sparkle! I think if it were dark they would twinkle.

A few weeks go by and all of a sudden they have formed a posse and are tearing around the field together. No worries, no cares. For some reason the 30 seconds I get to watch this, opens my heart and clears the clutter from my head. There is sincere joy in that sheep field and I got to experience it for a moment. That is a treasure.