Yang: The Simple Things In Life

[flowerchild17]

Lately, as in the last few months, I've been incredibly thankful for the little, simple things in life that I've been taking for granted. My favorite record that I listen to every time I need a pick-me-up, the trees in my front yard that I get cherries and apples from, a good stereo that makes said record sound real (almost like John Coltrane is standing right in front of me playing in my ear), my friends who have stood by me during everything in life, and a million other things. I know it sounds silly, but it's almost like rediscovering the beauty in the world. I've grown to really appriciate the blue sky and everything under it. Has anyone else gone through this recently, or am I just going all crazy and nostalgic? I'm glad I have, even if I am crazy, I think in general these little things have made me a lot happier than I have been in the past and kept my spirits high in hard times when they otherwise would have plummeted.

So once again, is anyone else feeling this? Is it something in the air? Or am I just absolutly crazy?

[Peace-Phoenix]

I can completely see where you're coming from. It's a feeling you get when you're with friends, or loved ones or in special places. It might seem cliched, but only because it's so true. I've always liked keeping active, doing lots of things, going places, planning for greater things. But it's nice to slow down sometimes, stop, and just realise how happy life itself makes you. Some people might thank God at these moments. I just look up and think how small and insignificant we are next to the vastness of a universe that really doesn't need a creator to be wonderful. For all our hectic lives, for all our conflicts, worries and wants, we're nothing. That's humbling, and it certainly makes you appreciate the little things in life. :)