Simple pleasures. They're not elaborate or pretentious. They're easy & uncomplicated..they're absolute. One could say that I am easily pleased. Make me a good cup of tea and I will appreciate it more than you know. Watch TV on DVD with me, episodes on end, & you will instil instant happiness in me.
It has become human nature to get caught up in the conundrums of our daily lives. To become so fixated on the quandaries, ultimately finding ourselves in states of utter perplexity. So much so, that we often forget to take a step back. We fail to stop and enlist optimism & simple pleasures that can help overcome even the greatest of predicaments. The pleasures that have that innate ability to evoke feelings of utmost happiness. As Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, 'the aspects of things that are most important to us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity'.
These are my simple pleasures. They are not elaborate. They're uncomplicated & absolute. They are the aspects of my life that make it that much better. The most simple and familiar.
Playing my favourite song on repeat. This alternates between 'Fix you' - Coldplay & 'Heartless' - The Fray.
Eating cereal late at night.
Fresh bread..with lots of butter.
The smell of the aforementioned fresh bread.
Tying my hair up in a bun so that it's completely off my face.
Getting all the green lights.
Drinking out of a straw.
New gadgets.
Watching movies and television shows I have loved since I was little - The Little Mermaid, Full House, Superted, Widget.
Happy face cookies
Starting the day with a run. Running at any time, actually.
Choc chip cookies, just of of the oven.
Blowing bubbles.
Thinking in the shower. Long, hot showers.
Their voice.
Star Wars. Hearing the Star Wars theme music.
Airports. I have a strange obsession with airports.
The perfect cup of tea. Followed by 3 more.
Getting mail. Especially postcards and letters. I keep ALL of them. I am sentimental like that.
Waking up and realising there are hours left until the alarm goes off.
Going out for breakfast on a Sunday. Sundays in general.
Surprises just because. I don't think you need to wait for an occasion to do something to make someone smile.
Taking your shoes off. In the car. After running. After a night in heels.
Ice cream. I cannot express enough my love of ice cream. Especially Snickers & Ferrero Roche.
A familiar smell that instantly brings back a memory.
Stepping inside seconds before the rain hits.
Happy tears. The best kind of tears.
I have found that the little things in life aren't so little & the big things, aren't so big. All you have to do is take off your shoes..have a hot shower..consume countless cups of tea..hear his voice and watch too many episodes of Survivor on DVD..& you will feel absolutely elated. Pure exemplification of how the little things..the simple pleasures..can completely take over & those big things seem to be forgotten before Jeff Probst can say, 'The tribe has spoken'.
Mind over matter, heart over head, tea over coffee & happiness above all else.
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