Moments

As I walked home tonight, I came across a cat that was sat at the edge of a garden. She looked at me with total serenity and peacefulness...I could swear she was smiling at me! And you know what? In that brief moment of 'communion' with that animal I was lifted and a smile broadened across my face. It was a moment of pure bliss. And it occurs to me that these moments are to be found everywhere in our daily lives, if only we stopped and paid attention more often. These small moments of grace are strewn all along our paths, waiting for us to notice them and to let ourselves be uplifted.