Did you know, that I have an amazing life? It may not always be easy, in fact at times it's rather difficult to refrain from laying down and giving up, but that doesn't mean it's terrible. Life is complicated; I have body image issues, financial difficulty, indecision, confusion, loneliness, fear, doubt, loss, heartache, and all of the other things that people experience. However, even through all of this, there are things that remind me that my life is worth living.
Here is a list of some things that remind me that life is beautiful.
- Amazing friends that are there whenever you need them.
- Tight hugs when the world seems upside down.
- Toddlers that say your name over and over again until you're annoyed and finally say "What?!?!?" just so they can respond with "I love you!"
- Cuddling on the couch, eating junk food and having a QAF marathon with your roomie.
- Sunday morning breakfast traditions, even when all but one person bails out, because that one person still matters more than they could possibly know.
- Saturday night game night, sitting around with good friends, joking and competing!
- French music that you can't understand, but is beautiful none-the-less!
- Watching a French film and being able to pick out the few words you know, because you're learning the language and get giddy that you can remember things!
- Old books, the way they smell and the way they look on your bookshelf.
- Curling up with an inspirational novel, something that lifts your soul, and brightens your day.
- Wandering through Target, just so you don't have to go home, and so you can spend a few extra minutes talking with a good friend. Whether it's looking for refrigerators or buying twenty dollars worth of jelly beans!
- Birthday lunches with grandmother's.
- Getting back to your roots for a day or two/Visiting your family.
- That feeling of accomplishment when the house is finally clean, or when you finish a huge project that you're proud of.
- Happiness is a new journal. A beautiful blank journal, just sitting there waiting for you to fill it with your hopes and dreams, lining the pages with memories...
- Comments on your blogs, photos, pages, anything... Friendly little reminders that people are actually there and paying attention.
- Songs with lyrics that cut you to the heart, relate to your life, or make you happy when you're feeling blue.
- Driving. Nothing but you and the open road, music blaring and no destination.
- Road trips. You and a few friends spending time in a car on vacation. Stopping for snacks, and singing along to musicals at the top of your lungs.
- Hearing a friend sound more confident when talking about something that used to hurt them more. Listening to their strength and watching with wonder as they grow to new heights and surprise themselves, even though you knew they could do it all along.
- Knowing that someone noticed little details like the smile in your eyes.
- Writing again for the first time in years, feeling the creativity flow through you.
- Walking barefoot through the dirt and grass, feeling the earth beneath your toes and feeling one with the Universe.
- The first warm sun of spring, bringing the world to life and warming you to the bone.
- Inside jokes, the kind that make you laugh out loud just because it pops into your head at a random moment.
I encourage anyone reading this to make a list of the top 25 things that remind you to love life... Just thinking about each of these brings a smile to my face, and will cheer me up on my darkest day.
Just re-reading these makes me remember just how much love I have in my heart for those in my life, and how much they truly help to make life worth living. I love you all!
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