I came across this today and it doesn’t resonate with me at all. I’m always promoting the act of cherishing the simple, the mundane, the “ordinary” in every day whether we have a very busy life full of work, travel, kids, appointments, plans…..or a simple, laid back life with very little going on, no big job, no big goals, no big celebrations…. Some people actually prefer the simple, seemingly boring details of life over “big” things like demanding jobs, traveling, holidays, vacations….it doesnt mean it’s a boring life. Just because we acknowledge small or ordinary things as blessings doesnt mean we must have nothing else going for us that we have to grasp onto anything we can in desperation(anyway, thats a good thing!). One way to live isn’t better than another way. One way may just be better for someone else. Whatever floats your boat! 

Also, what if the people mentioned above really do have incredibly boring lives or “horrible” lives full of misfortune? At least they have the good sense to still appreciate any good thing there still is no matter how “small!” The ability to feel blessed and see extraordinary in the ordinary, that itself is a blessing! ❤😀 If we see all the “stupid shit” as amazing, well then good for us!

 Here are some sweet & simple blessings:

Watching a butterfly fluttering about 🐜🐝

a perfect cup of tea, coffee, smoothie, shake….some just taste way better than usual some occasions ☕🍵

a thrilling ghost story👻📖📚

our beautiful senses and abilities and bodily functions, seeing, hearing, walking, feeling, thinking, living, breathing, standing, tasting, sense of smell, bloodflow, bone marrow, pulmonary, circulation, digestion, urinary…..🎉🎆😍❤

doggy scents! so cute!! ❤😍😀😂😭

crunchy Fall leaves on the ground 🍁🍂

puppy kisses ❤💙💚💛💜💓💕💖💗💘💝💞💟

smiling at a stranger 😀

hearing church bells ring 🔔

a new book! ❤ 📚📙📘📗📔📒📑📓📕📖

makeup 💄

five inch heels 👠

cinnamon pastries with cream cheese frosting! mmmm 😍❤

peanut butter! ❤

Things going as planned 😀

Things not going as planned 😀

candles with sweet fragrances ❤

an especially productive workout 💪

a night sky full of twinkling stars 🌙🌝🌛🌜🌑🌒🌓🌔🌓🌕🌖🌗🌘🎑🌃🌉🌌

snow crunching beneath our shoes ⛄❄

Philadelphia! ❤🌉🌃

a heavy rainstorm, the scents it brings forth 🌈🌂☔💧⚡

the fragrance of pine in the air 🌲

Holiday season! 🎄🎀🎁🎃🎂🎈🎅👹💀👽👾

feeling our pulse or heartbeat ❤📈📉〽💹

the floral fragrance of Spring 🌷

the changing of the seasons 🌱🌲🌳🌴🌷🌸🌹🍁🍂🍀🌼🌻🌺🌾🌿⛅☀⛄❄💧☔⛅🌂🌈☁☀

saving an insect 🐝🐞🐌🐛🐜

witnessing or engaging in an act of kindness ❤ 

beautiful flowers 🌹🌷🌸🌼🌻🌺🌾

inspiring quotes! 🚪

not being in severe pain! ❤👍😀😍

belly laughs that hurt so good 😂😭 😍😘❤

hearing a song we havent heard in a while and forgot all about 😀🎶🎵🎼🎤🎷🎹🎻🎺🎸📻📺📀

dark, soft pretzels! 😍😘❤

Cozy Winter & Fall nights at home ❤

Cool nights! ❤

scary movies & comedy movies 👻😂😭📀📺

simply being alive! ❤😀📈📉〽💹

Look at all that “stupid shit!” lol

And so, so much more!! I can go on all day!

Blessings upon blessings! ❤

There is so much beauty in each & every day, each age, every stage, every situation, season, problem… and if we acknowledge it, embrace it, celebrate it, and share it, we are truly blessed! 😀❤

Go ahead write out your own list! I was already happy but now after writing this I feel as if I can just float away into a blue sky full of fluffy white clouds (another blessing!) or drift through a gray rainy sky (more blessings!) Writing a list of blessings\gratitude list, really does do wonders! ❤

Much love & light to you, always!

xoxo Kim