Stop to Smell the Daffodils

  I just started work again at a job that makes me cry. I've been trying to be really positive and remember I'm only working for a short time and getting the money I need for school. But the memories of working this job have swept over me again. All the weeks I came home just to sleep, no time for friends, doing a week's worth of cleaning in a night, exhausted and homesick. Plus I have an interview for a program I've been trying to get into for 2 years and am stressed out of my mind about it.

  This morning, as I left my sleeping roommates enjoying their weekend, I walked into a cold, windy, overcast morning.  My heart was heavy knowing I had a long day ahead of me and weather that looked how I felt. Rushing to catch the train my eyes were drawn downward. Newly unfolding daffodils were smiling up at me. They were the first flowers I'd seen this spring and what a vision in yellow they were! I smiled back at them as I wished them good morning and went a little happier on my way. It was a reminder that even though there are storm clouds and wind, life always has beauty and hope of new beginnings to offer us. Tonight I'm thanking God for daffodils.

I simply remember my favorite things

Friday, I was introduced to The Book of Awesome. Essentially it is a book filled with small things that sometimes we don't even realize make us happy. When my roommates and I started talking about it they came up with a few more things to add to the list. Finding happiness in small things is so important to have continued joy in everyday life. Here are few of my small joys I had on my list:

Frost on windows

The sound the leaves make in the wind

The way everything looks when the sun is going down

 

Old buildings with lots of detail

Getting mail

- Sneezing     - Falling asleep with wet hair   - Jumping out to scare someone at just the right moment

 Finally getting that part in a piece of music you've been working on

- Communicating a joke without using words   - Waking up from a bad dream  -Walking over small bridges

Fall

- Spilling something everywhere, but not getting any of it on you - When the 'walk' sign comes on just when you come to the intersection

The smell of fresh baked bread

 A reason to dress up

- When a good looking stranger smiles at you - Listening to the rain as you go to sleep in a warm bed

 playing the perfect April fool's day joke

- Remembering the response to a question you couldn't answer just before you hand in your test       - Clothes that still have the price tag attached, hanging in your closet       -Your favorite song starts to play when you just get into the car

When someone leaves a note for you

 

Pictures that make you laugh every time you look at them

Flowers after rain

Finding the perfect shade of lipstick

Having something happen you didn't even know was possible

Family