IT'S THE small THINGS :)

More often than not, we overlook the small things in life. However, ironically enough, it’s the small things that have the potential to make us the happiest.

Maybe it’s the way the frost intricately swirls into a dainty design, creeping along your windowpane. Or the blanket of orange and yellow leaves that covers the ground beneath you, creating the illusion that you are walking into a sea of color. Perhaps it’s the bight of crisp, early morning, fall air that greets you as you walk out the door, making you feel so alive and energetic. Maybe it’s the bitter taste of coffee that many of us so desperately need to jump start our day. Or it could be something as simple as someone saying “hello”, and, “have a nice weekend”, as someone said to me on my walk this morning. Maybe it’s thanking someone for something they did, or for making a difference in your life, or telling them how much they mean to you. Sometimes, even something as simple as a smile is enough to brighten someone’s day.

It really is the small things in life that bring us the most happiness. So take a few minutes to look around you, and to appreciate what you have. Let’s stop taking things for granted, and take the extra time to tell someone how much we love and appreciate them. Let’s set time aside during the day to sit with our families, simply because we enjoy being with them. Let’s take the long route during a walk to experience the smell of the fall air and the rainbow canopy of leaves above us, reveling in how we feel, in the sights that we see, and even what we smell.

Stop searching for happiness, because happiness is never lost, or far away. It’s right in front of us. All we have to do is notice it. It really is the small things in life.  :)