"It's like being kicked up the butt by a rainbow......"
But one that has made me smile, many many times this week.
My beautiful friend, Adele, gave this pearler to me, via email, upon describing her utterly heavenly sounding child free morning of pampering followed by a blissful nana nap.
And to be frank, that kind of kick up the butt by a rainbow is what I need right now.
And then I realise that these metaphorical spirit lifters come upon us all the time, as long as we just watch out for them, or remember to feel and appreciate them.
A hug from a friend, a really good proper hug, that says "I get what you are going through" is an example.
A parcel left on your doorstep containing a beautiful scented candle (accompanied by a fairly welcomed and bossy instruction on how and when to utilise said candle!) is another.
A funny text when you are just about to lose it.
An email out of the blue.
A compliment that is so genuine and simple that it actually rings true.
A grin.
A happy 45 minute sprawling but funny and intimate conversation.
Are you with me?
All those nice things that make your world feel, well, just nicer and a bit easier?
They are the things that make me feel like I have been kicked up the butt by a rainbow.
Tell me, everyone out there in blogland, what makes YOU feel like you have been kicked up the butt by a rainbow?
For me it is a hot coffee and a good friend.
ReplyDeleteLove that image too, both of them in fact. I want to get me a pair of those sneakers!
Laughing until I'm crying!!!
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Watching my daughter giggle, her dimple peeks out and her eyes sparkle.
ReplyDeleteSeeing my son swishing down the ski-hill, giving himself up to the sheer thrill of speeding down the slope.
I love it! I might do a whole 'kicked up the butt by a rainbow' post. TOMORROW, because I've already hit today's quota.
ReplyDeletereading a 'pearler' of a post like this one. I think kicked in the butt by a rainbow is gonna stay with me forever.
ReplyDeleteAnd what's putting a smile on my dial is the thought of sharing it with my Mr 3 :)
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I'm laughting - very visual... now seeing a rainbow flipping out a couple of colours to give someone a shove!!!
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ReplyDeleteFor me, it's an unexpected phone call from a friend when I've been thinking of them; my little boy singing in his cot when he wakes up in the morning; settling on the sofa with a gin and tonic for a chat with my husband when the kids are in bed.
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ReplyDeleteWelcome Marilyn!
ReplyDeleteGuys, you have no idea how much I enjoyed writing the above post, and how much I love reading all your comments. Thank you!
I could sure use being kicked up the butt by a rainbow.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is like a kick up the butt by a rainbow. xx
ReplyDeleteI love that phrase! I hope you don't mind if I use it now and then. :-)
ReplyDeleteHelp yourself Al. It is now in common usage in this household.....helps me remember not to get hung up on stuff.
ReplyDeleteLikewise!
ReplyDeleteFab expression! And I personally will take any type of compliment, the more the merrier!! x
ReplyDeleteI've gotta say given the weather here in Melbourne at the moment that one of the things would be the smell of petrichor - and you'll have to look that word up to understand what I mean :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard that expression but I do think it is wonderful! Cute old post :)
ReplyDeleteNow that is a classic, Lucy! Witty, yet evocative. Bravo you. J x
ReplyDeleteI love it, I will use that phrase often I hope:) Jen
ReplyDeleteFinding that people are actually reading my blog posts ! Thats what gives me a lift - I still can't believe my mindless waffle and chatter attracts an audience !
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