The little things that matter
Humans are made of thousands of small pieces, the physical parts and the ones that are in our head. We are different from each other thanks to what makes us. The thoughts, the preferences, the views, it all comes down to puzzle pieces fitting the right puzzle.
The happiness we have is built up from those pieces, the smile somebody brings to our face, our favorite ice cream in a hot summer day, a pet that always brightens up the day, there is no happiness or sadness from just one event. Think about all the things you do in the day, not just the big ones, but all of them. There are many. And those things happening are the ones defining us. Defining how we feel.
Why is each person looking different? Some have the same features, but there are not two identical people. Even twins have tiny differences between them. Our minds are built on the same basis, the same general emotions, but they split into so many personality defining ways that in the end each of us is unique.
And all those small things... What do you consider small? For a child a sweet is going to be a highlight of the day, for an adult it is just a treat that is going to be forgotten soon enough. For an ant a leaf is what a tree is for a human. Our brain is so small and yet it has the same pattern as the universe. The sun seems tiny from where we are at, but it is so much bigger than what we stand on, still it is considered microscopic compared to other stars. Stars that are all tiny dots in the sky.
What I am trying to say is that everything in this world matters, everything here helps to define us, make us happy, sad, angry, desperate and in love. Yes, we are our only limitation, but everything around us is the definition of how we sculpt ourselves. The environment we live in is the environment that raises or breaks us. If we would let it, it would take over. But humans, unlike other species don't like to stay where they are supposed to be. Humans like to bend rules, to take risks and accept challenges, go where it is too cold or too hot, change our circumstances.
So if all the small things in your life come up to a negative, you can change them, sometimes a tiny difference in habits can make a huge difference in ones life. It is hard to turn a persons life completely, but it is easy to start by making small steps that seem to not affect the bigger picture, but make enough of those steps and the life is not what it was.
I hope everybody here is happy with where you are at, and I wish you a great day, week and life.
Linda
Every little thing matters. Passion for life is the key to having an awesome one. Seems you have lots of that :-)
Your words which move through my spirit like an ode accompanied by a harp is very detailed and thought provoking. Is there really such a thing as little or big. Because as you mentioned in relation to a sweet being a big thing to a child, not so much for us, it depends on the person commenting on the little and the big or what matters and what does not. I love the picture of girl so beautiful and the yummy drink looks like a strawberry daiquiri . Keep writing and I will keep showing up. Also I did get your invite to join discord, I will.
Haha, thanks :)
I feel like your comment deserves to be a post on its own! That is what I tried to put in the post, there is no universal measurement for any feeling, because we all feel and think a little bit differently from each other :)
Excellent! So glad you wrote this! Happy to have some well thought out positivity on my feed. - Followed
I am mostly positive, but sometimes there are some grim notes :D
we allll have our moments there! :-D blessings, love.
Well written post it got my brain thinking this morning which is a good thing thanks for sharing :)
Happy to encourage more thinking than usual :)
Very heart-warming post @lindahas. Most people require and expect far too much from things that are beyond their control. Thus comes disappointments and regrets. People focus too much on things that they don't have or want instead of being grateful for what they have. As you said, child maybe happy just because of some sweet or simple game because they don't except that much as adults. But we can really feel overjoyed just because of a simple smile or from average things around us. Don't underestimate yourself and enjoy :)
That is the thing, people expect better things, but they don't act to get those things, instead they complain about what they don't have, they don't try to change their circumstances to achieve what they want. But everything is affect-able by what we do and as soon as a person realizes that sky is the limit :)
great article.
Thank you :)
You are welcome , @lindahas
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Nice one there. It's shows all over your face... The happiness
Thank you :)