What Matters Now is: by Sam I. Gellens

Good weather
My dog’s company
An appreciation of even the so-called smallest of blessings: a hug, a smile, a simple expression of caring and support
Being able to give as well as receive
Making new friends and reaching out
The pleasure which comes from reading all manner of books and learning new words, phrases, and expressions
Maintaining strongly-held principles, values, beliefs while simultaneously remaining intellectually and emotionally open
Not fearing the future in terms of health and illness, but emphasizing the day which is at hand when the sun rises