Daily BB Meditations — May 17
The First Ball Field Hot Dog
It wasn’t gourmet.
It wasn’t perfect.
But the first hot dog of the season, wrapped in foil and soggy from steam, tasted like a feast.
It wasn’t the food itself —
it was where you were, who you were with,
the slow luxury of not rushing anywhere.
Buddhism
Happiness rarely lives inside the thing itself.
It blooms from the presence we bring to the smallest experiences.
A hot dog at the ballpark is a reminder:
Joy is made, not bought.
Daily Takeaway
Taste today’s small pleasures fully.
They are enough.
Journal Prompt
What simple joys in your life deserve more mindful savoring today?
How can you practice being fully present even in ordinary moments?
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