Today has been so much about the simple pleasures in life, I just felt compelled to write some simple pleasures I always love.
-Songs that bring you back to great moments in your life.
-Accidentally overhearing someone say nice things about you.
-Laughing so hard you don’t even make any noise. (Garrett, you almost made me cry today, I was laughing so hard)
-That instant when the thing you didn’t understand suddenly makes complete sense.
-When you drop something and then swiftly grab it in mid-air before it hits the ground.
-When questions on an exam give away the answers to other questions on the same exam.
-The feeling you get when a group of friends all laugh really hard at one of your random jokes.
-Finally getting to sleep in your own bed after being away for a few weeks.
-Correctly guessing an old password on a website you haven’t visited in awhile.
-Waking up all by yourself a minute or two before your alarm goes off and feeling well rested.
-When someone tells you “yes” when you expected them to say “no.”
-When you’re hot under your bed covers and you stick one leg out from under the covers to cool off.
-Realizing you were smiling the entire time you were talking to someone, right after you hang up the phone.
-Laughing hysterically with your friends, then pausing momentarily, looking at each other, and then laughing hysterically again.
-Taking the perfect picture.
-When someone around you randomly starts laughing and even though you don’t know why they’re laughing it makes you laugh too.
-The kind of friend you can say “I love you” to without implying anything but a deep platonic friendship.
-Finding something you made when you were a kid.
-Hanging out with your closest friends and just being able to feel comfortable in your own skin around them.
-Being next in line
-When you succeed in doing something someone said you were incapable of doing.
-When the song on the radio ends right as you pull into the driveway.
-The humble feeling of accomplishment you get after you fix something that was broken.
-When you wake up before your alarm and you have enough time to go back to sleep for awhile.
-Pulling into your neighborhood after a long road trip.
-Seeing the person who makes your heart race, even if it’s just for a few seconds.
-Hearing a new song you really like and then downloading it and listening to it over and over and over.
-Crossing things off your to-do list.
-Seeing somebody use and enjoy a gift you gave them.
-Being able to tell someone some genuine good news.
-The good pain of stretching your legs after sitting down for a long time.
-When someone scratches an itch on your back for you.
-The moment you see that you actually got a really good grade on a test or term paper.
-When you accidentally say something that rhymes.
-Making momentary eye contact with a cute stranger.
-An honest relationship. No secrets. No lies.
-People who make you smile just by thinking of them.
-Taking a ridiculously long nap and feeling like a million bucks when you wake up.
-When you realize you have finished everything way ahead of schedule and can do whatever you want for the rest of the day.
-Looking at a digital clock and seeing a series of numbers, like 12:34
-The way the sun shines through the leaves of a tall tree.
-The exciting feeling you get when you’re getting off the plane in a city you’ve never been to before.
-Receiving a surprise hug from behind by someone you were looking forward to seeing.
-When nobody else uses the public restroom the entire time you’re in there.
-The feeling of a fresh mouth after you brush your teeth.
-Being on the beach at night.
-Having a really great day with a friend you haven’t spent time with in ages.(Thinking of you Wayde)
-Waking up to good morning texts from someone who makes you smile.
-Hearing a song that seems to be written about exactly what’s going on in your life right now.
-That weightless feeling you get after a good cry and knowing you’ll be ok
-When you make eye contact with a friend from across the room and you both automatically smile.
-When you finally yawn after an airplane flight and your ears pop back to normal.
-Scoring 100% on anything.
-When you and a close friend finish each other’s sentences.
-When you and a friend say the same exact thing at the same exact time.
-Hitting all green lights while driving when you are in a rush.
-Singing and dancing around the house with music blaring when no one is home.
-The cold side of the pillow on a warm summer night.
-Waking up after having a great dream and just laying in bed thinking and smiling.
-Having the auto-complete feature in your web browser find the URL you were looking for before you type the whole thing out.
-Finally being able to pee after you were forced to hold it for a while.
-People who make you laugh.
-Discovering a new shortcut.
-Those days where you’re completely free to do whatever you want without worrying about school or work.
-Finding something you thought you had lost forever in a place you least expected it to be.
-When you push the button for the elevator and the door immediately opens because it’s already on your floor.
-Putting on clothes that are still warm from the dryer.
-The feeling of nostalgia when you visit a place you haven’t been to in years.
-Knowing deep down that you made a difference in someone’s life.
-When good memories of someone who has passed away still make you smile.
-When you’ve found or made the perfect gift for someone and you just can’t wait to give it to them.
-When you’re really upset and someone makes you smile.
-Best friends you have known so long and get along with so well you consider them your brothers and sisters.
-A hot shower after a long day and then climbing into bed with freshly laundered sheets.
-Seeing a room lit up by the soft glow of Christmas lights.(I'm thinking of you AV)
-Feeling the sunshine on your face.
-Walking barefoot through soft grass.
-When you find out the name of a song you’ve been wanting to know forever.(Thank you Jeff)
-The feeling you get when you realize you’re not alone anymore.
-The realization that you actually have people that love you and would do anything for you.
-Finding out that the person you miss misses you too.
-A friend who truly believes in you.
-Being able to recognize your best friend’s handwriting.
-The joy of looking at a picture of yourself and loving it.
-Hanging around the house in your pajamas all day long.
-When the blinker on your car blinks at the same speed as the blinker on the car in front of you.
-When you’re listening to the radio and a bunch of songs that you love come on all in a row.
-The moment when you crawl into bed after a long, tiring day.
-A big hug from a good friend.
-Realizing from their expression alone, that someone just had the exact same idea as you did.
-Slipping off your shoes without untying them.
-Feeling lucky when someone else says they’re lucky to have you in their life.
-Being wrapped up in a warm blanket on a chilly night.
-Doing something in a haste at the very last minute and totally getting away with it.
-Having that one person who is always, always on your mind. And knowing you can count on them.
-Long talks with your friends about the past, and how much you miss those times.
-Grabbing your phone to text someone and seeing that they have already texted you.
-Achieving something that you worked so hard for.
-Watching the clouds go by.
-Thinking about someone and then seeing them randomly.
-Staying up late and waking up late on long holiday weekends.
-The satisfaction of knowing you did your best.
-Looking at the driver in the car next to you at an intersection and seeing them sing along to the same song on the radio that you’re listening to.
-Singing the sounds to the guitar solo or trumpet solo when you’re listening to a song on the radio.
-Seeing Inbox(1) when you check for new email.
-Walking around your house and admiring your work right after you finish cleaning it up.
-Laughing when you know you shouldn’t, and making everyone around you laugh too.
There are many more but honestly this list is getting ridiculously long, hope that helps brighten up a few days!
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