I want a promotion. I would love thick, wavy hair. I'd really like a "hot" show horse. I want more closet space!
There are a lot of things I want, but may never get ... at least not anytime soon, but I try not to dwell on them. Instead I choose to focus on some of the simple pleasures in life that make me smile.
I was thinking about that the other morning as I was taking a hot shower. I literally had to force myself to step out of the comfort of the thick steam to begin my day. I just love my morning shower!
It made me think of all the other every-day things I take for granted that bring me joy. I decided to make a list of them as a reminder to appreciate the small stuff as much as the large.
Time with family is what I value most, but I purposefully focused on the little things that brighten my day. Here are just a few of the items I jotted down:
- Indulging on dark chocolate
- Sipping oakey Chardonnay
- Sleeping late on weekends
- Watching my dogs play tug-o-war with their rope toy
- Stretching out on the couch with a new novel
- Thumbing mindlessly through women's magazines
- Watching "Glee" on TV ( yes, I'm a Gleek ... and I like "American Idol," too!)
- Planning a trip
- Talking on the phone with friends
- Gorging on pasta topped with rich, creamy sauce
- Stepping off the treadmill after a good work out
- Finding a great buy at the mall
- Thumbing through old photo albums
- Wandering bookstores
Don’t sit around waiting for “big moments” in your life to make you happy. Instead, think of all the smaller moments that make life enjoyable.
Believe it or not, Benjamin Franklin, offered up similar advice over a century ago. He wrote: “Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.”
What are your simple pleasures? Acknowledge and enjoy them!
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