Moments like These

A few nights ago after my sister put her daughter to bed we sat up talking. I'd had a bad day and was complaining about it to my sister. Later, when my niece started to cry, I offered to go rock her for a few minutes until she calmed down and, hopefully, fell asleep. 

As I sat in the dark rocking my niece back and forth, back-and-forth, I wondered why I'd had a bad day. Why was I complaining? I couldn't remember. I was unbelievably happy that I was sitting in the dark, holding a beautiful little girl. It was nice to forget my troubles for a while and just focus on the little things that make life worth living. Things like...

The sound of my niece's laughter

My nephew blowing me kisses goodbye

Summer rain

Mountains

Daisies

The smell of chocolate

My mom's baseball addiction

My dad's smile

Shoe shopping

Chocolate chip cookie dough

Piano music

The crinkle of the pages of a new book

Singing at the top of my lungs

Rolling down grassy hills

Taking photographs

The stars

Laughing

It's moments like these that make life worth living. Everyone has something that makes them smile, something that fills them with joy. The trick is to not let the bad things outweigh the good things. 

xoxo,

Jessie