Unexpected

adj. - Unforseen. Without warning. Unplanned. Surprising. Unanticipated.

Like my day, I find myself doing something unexpected; Dwadling over a quote, which would have been better served truncated.

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Pleasure like joy, laughter and faith is the greatest when least expected. Unable to stop smiling, moments merge into memories that linger longest and I keep Csikos up well past her bedtime. Time slips by, etching faces, expanding horizons, shaping destinies; Scents, feelings, sounds, touches, gestures, voices, images; some hazy, others loitering with intent; those that constrict your heart mingling with those that let you soar. Fingers trace familiar faces; lost cheekbones, remembered smiles, hideous coiffures, mortifying dance moves, shared grief, determined hate. Children morph into adults. Unrecognisable yet constant as unbidden reminisces flood your thoughts. You and yours.......