- Putting your socks on in the morning without any effort.
- Getting into your car and making it to your destination in one piece.
- Saying I love you to someone and hearing it said back.
- Drinking a delicious glass of water with ice.
- Writing or creating something just for the fun of it and not because your paycheck depends on it.
- Sharing a bag of cherry hard candies with your co-workers.
- Leaving your house and safely returning back.
- Standing at the water’s edge of a lake, river or ocean, and feeling the sand between your toes.
- The unconditional trust of an animal companion.
- Reflecting upon your actions, big and small, and learning and growing from them.
- A hot shower after a long, hard day.
- Friendships found far and wide, especially the ones you’ve found online. 🙂
- The time and space to enjoy being silly (see pic at top, ha ha ha).
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
That first one is underrated by the young. I developed a large tumor in my upper leg (lymphoma, not sarcoma), and it made it impossible for me to put a sock on without a struggle. So it’s not just age or being overweight that can cause a problem with putting socks on. The second one was the biggest reason I was considering retirement just before the pandemic hit – driving to and from work is dangerous, and I’ve had at least 3 work-related car wrecks in my time (once, a co-worker slammed into my PARKED car in the parking lot, inflicting $4,000 worth of damage in 1998). I do try to be grateful for the small things, but when all I ever *get* are the small things, it becomes depressing.