Let's stop for a moment and think of those things, the little things, that make a day special and more pleasant. Like getting something in the mail besides bills, ads, and pleas for donations. You know, like when a check arrives you weren't expecting, or a niece takes the time to write an actual thank you letter for the money you sent for her birthday. I'm even happy when I get a rejection letter in the mail for a play I've submitted to a theater. Most theaters, of course, now reject by email, if they bother to notify at all. But there are those few which still send letters, and I just find it thrilling to have something to open that doesn't immediately go into recycle.
Finding something you thought was lost.
Light traffic.
Meeting a sweet dog in the park.
Seeing green shoots working their ways out of the ground after winter.
A bus driver who smiles back.
Finishing a tough crossword puzzle.
Tackling and finishing some nagging little item you've been avoiding on the to-do list.
Seeing a father tenderly hold his baby.
Starting to read a new book and becoming so absorbed that time doesn't matter.
Waking up at 8:30 and realizing your spouse did the 6AM kitty feeding.
Getting a good night's sleep - and remembering your dream before it fades.
Thinking "I haven't skipped in a while", and then doing it and not caring if you look like a batty, eccentric senior because you are one and you love it.
That virtuous feeling you get when you drive past the fast food and don't sweeten your tea at the coffee shop.
Those are some of mine. What are yours?
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