The little things

THE LITTLE THINGS

-   pumpkin spice lattes

-   clean sheets

-   clean laundry

-   someone surprising you with your favorite drink

-   free food

-   a “sorry” after being ran into

-   walking into the bathroom at work and NOT seeing pee on the toilet or the floor (If it’s really that hard to aim, PLEASE SIT DOWN)

-   the perfect amount of chocolate in your hot chocolate

-   the changing of leaves

-   birthdays

-   happy babies

-   seeing really old couples holding hands

-   smiles

-   eye contact without someone asking for money

-   puppies

-   compassion

-   a fresh coat of paint

-   cuddles

-   sunshine

Life is inundated with little things.  It’s little things that fill up most of our time, sandwiched between bigger little things, and big life changers.  I believe in “not sweating the small stuff,” but it’s also the little things that really can make someone’s day, or just confirm their already bad day.  When we go around so focused on what we want and how things are affecting us, and what are doing, and me, me, me, me, me there’s no room for the acknowledgement of others.  We all do it.  We get caught up in the little things in our own lives that take up time, that get us distracted, that allow us to forget the bigger picture, that allow us to lose compassion, that allow us to judge someone else who got caught up in their thing.  We need to remember the little things in life that help make it a little easier and a little more pleasant.  What little thing can I do that will help make someone’s day better, not worse?

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending the morning with a little thing that helped me changed my perspective for the day.

I don’t care who you are; a villain who wants to take over the world, a business man/woman, a homeless person on the street, a security guard, anybody; when a baby makes eye contact with you and smiles or giggles, and it’s directed toward you, you SMILE.  You smile back.  Every living being can see the pure innocent, untainted love that comes from a baby, and everyone responds with a smile.  Everyone wants more of that. 

It’s so simple, yet we make it so difficult.  We want the simple love that we are innately born with, that we spend our entire lives hardening by the little things . . . well often also by the big things.

But if you spend the day with a child who shows you their love unconditionally, it can’t help but change you.

We want to love and be loved, not just in the romantic way.  In the human way.  I’m telling you, when we laid down for a nap and I got free cuddles I think I was the happiest girl in town.  In those moments, nothing else matters.