< Go Back Appreciate the small things in your life and notice how they become a bigger, more easy thing to experience. Posted: Oct 10, 2023 They are the everyday aspects of our lives that bring us the
most joy. We always place our happiness
in the hands of others when really we are responsible for finding it. Even if at first it may seem natural to
expect our feelings of happiness to come from the larger events in our lives, by
noticing how even just a small thing can bring us joy and fill our days with
delight, we are more likely to experience a much better life. As we look around to notice the beauty,
kindness, and laughter that surround us, what may seem like the ordinariness of
the everyday becomes filled with the extraordinary detail of each individual
moment and if we bring this awareness to our lives for even just a few minutes
each day, we start to see what a gift it really is.
Finding the joy that surrounds us takes a conscious effort to
make it a part of your daily routine. When you wake up in the morning, be
mindful to make the effort and notice more joy in the world. Watch how your day
progresses. Make the effort to see something lovely every day and change a
negative aspect into a positive one. Eventually
your life begins to be filled with more joy. The more we do this the more adept
we become to notice the more pleasant things in life like the sound of laughing
or dewdrops on a flower petal. Allow this joy into your heart and let it expand
to your entire body. It won’t be long
before you start to spread it to others, it becomes contagious. Try smiling at the next person you see… they
may just smile back. Then they feel good
and maybe smile at the next person… imagine if we could START AN EPIDEMIC and get the world
infected with happiness!