Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Happiness in the Simple Things

 Today I went out briefly to run errands with My Guy. My mission was to purchase a brighter shower curtain so that my bathroom isn’t too dark, get a shower curtain liner, pick up a storage box for photos, and have lunch at Panera Bread. After all was done and we were driving home, My Guy observed someone walking on the sidewalk and commented, “He is so happy just walking and eating his donut.” Unfortunately I missed the man because I was driving. He continued to say, “It’s amazing how something so simple and small can make someone so happy,” which led to a discussion of happiness.

We had a great conversation about how some of the most seemingly insignificant things can bring so much joy and happiness to an individual. It’s all in our expectations. He added that many times we miss these opportunities because we look for or expect big events or planned experiences to define our happiness, never taking the opportunity to enjoy the small ones that we experience every single day.



We don’t know what that man’s story was, or why he was walking and eating a donut on a main street, what his day was like, whether someone purchased the donut for him, or if it was the first time he’d eaten all day. All that could be seen was that he beamed with joy and was happy at that moment. These opportunities are available to us every single day no matter what is happening in our lives. As we continued our ride home we held hands, and were happy J

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