It's so Easy to take the Little Things for Granted...

The everyday, the mundane...  A general feeling of peace...
Cool wind on face...  Clean breaths of fresh air...

I watch the chickens in the yard resting in quiet repose...
I'm reminded of a time when it wasn't so...
I'm reminded when the chickens feared for their lives on an hourly basis...
The time they were methodically being hunted down one by one by a wily bobcat...
Always on edge and always alert...  The stress and the fear of not knowing when it's time...

I remember during those times, even the chickens found fleeting moments of rest and repose...
Those chickens looked so peaceful, as if time slowed down temporarily to really savor those rare moments of peace...

I hope to become better and to remember to continue to savor the precious little moments that I often take for granted...