For me, it is having my morning time. It is worth getting up early for this, although today I slept until 8 and didn't head outside with breakfast until 9. That's the fringe benefit of teenagers. You can sleep later, finally.
I like to sit outside with my breakfast and read and have my own little slice of peace and quiet before the day really gets going. On weekdays it is coffee or coffee with toast, but on Saturdays, I celebrate the weekend with some bacon and eggs, shown here.
For the longest time, I didn't get out and enjoy my back yard. I'd look at it and think that the wood needed cleaning and refinishing (it does) and that I needed to replace my plastic Adirondack chairs (I do). I wouldn't feel like I could really enjoy things until I had them just right.
Guess what. If I had decided to wait until conditions were perfect, I'd have a long wait. It's the same with enjoying time with your family (waiting until you can afford Disney instead of just spending time together in the here and now), with your dreams and desires (I am finishing my first book on a computer that's on its last legs. Still works, though!), with your personal self (shop now instead of five pounds from now).
Take time to enjoy the here and now, whether it is with yourself or those you love. And don't say you are too busy, because busy people especially need this. Realize that you are a human being, not a human doing. Take some time to just be.
And if you can just be and eat bacon and eggs, even better.
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