The Importance of Simple Pleasures
Here’s to the threads that weave together the tapestry of your life
Too often, we overlook the simple pleasures in life.
Without realizing it, we train our brains to think that the only things in life that matter are the significant milestones — like birthdays and weddings, and anniversaries. We tell ourselves that buying homes, having children, job promotions, and going on vacations are the essential things that mark the meaning of our lives.
We have so many goals and end destinations in mind that we forget that tiny moments of joy are not only important, but they’re the moments that mark our days.
We shrug off compliments and forget to let the words warm our hearts.
We stay inside sunny days and scroll on our phones instead of appreciating our neighborhood. We don’t give a second thought about having food in our fridge or a bed that feels like a slice of heaven.
Without realizing it, we expect our lights to stay on, and something interesting to be on the television, and for the roof over our heads to remain intact.
Without realizing it, we overlook the simple pleasures in life.
We don’t do this on purpose — the glorification of the hustle and being “busy” has…
