"In the end, what affects your life most deeply are things too simple to talk about."

But I will try... Sitting out on the deck in the mornings savoring a cup of coffee... lying in bed on the weekends while John and Samantha are out in the kitchen making pancakes... watching Samantha sleep... being surrounded by family and friends... coffee... taking a family walk on summer evenings... bird watching... listening to Samantha read... watching Samantha play with the doll house that was mine when I was little... standing in line with Dad for ice cream and watching Samantha and Mom sitting outside talking... when John smiles... sitting in our back yard around a fire in the fire pit... sitting on the front porch watching the world go by... listening to Samantha order at a restaurant... the smell of a hazelnut candle throughout the house... sitting in the brown chair looking out the open front door... watching Samantha make Lincoln Log houses... listening to Samantha talk to Hally the Hamster... watching "Cops" with John on Saturday nights... concerts in the park... cooking for a gathering and being in the kitchen while guests talk in the living room... being the person you imagine yourself being... the smell of cookies in the oven for Samantha... doing puzzles with Samantha... not saving the best for last... everyday rituals like coffee and email... an over sized comfy cardigan... the smell of lavender in my garden... reading on the deck in the evenings and listening to the birds sing... napping in the hammock... sitting and watching what's going on around you... knowing that you already possess all you need to be truly happy in life... painted toenails... the feeling you get watching a scary movie... daydreaming... hugs from John and Samantha... reading my old journals... falling into bed exhausted after a busy day... decorative soaps in the bathroom... the glass bowl of rocks I collected in the creek at home... hiking in the woods with Samantha... taking a deep breath of fresh air... basking in the sun like a cat... discovering something new that you love... watching Samantha draw on the driveway with chalk... going to plays with Samantha... finding a new trinket in an antique shop and buying it as a surprise for Samantha... the smell of the pool in town... hearing "you've got mail" when I turn on the computer... walking around town in the evenings... hearing a song and remembering a moment in the past when that song had been playing... the smell of the natural food store...