French Fries

Sitting lazily upon the desk in my room is a quote that changed my life. It is simple and humorous but very effective. The quote bluntly reads:

Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry

Okay, so I know what you are thinking. Why on earth would I want to be happier than a bird with a french fry? Sadie, you are downright crazy. Before you make any snap judgments, lets break this down a bit.

First, lets talk about the bird. Often times (especially when it is particularly dry) birds have a hard time finding food. Instead of retrieving a nutritious meal of worms and other bugs they have to rely on us messy humans, and the crumbs we leave behind. Imagine that you are on a deserted island, and that you have run out of food. Your stomach is growling, as you stumble around in fatigue, seaching aimlessly for some nutrition when all of a sudden BAM! A five course turkey dinner falls from the sky. That is what I imagine it must be like for a bird that has found a french fry. To us, one french fry isn't very significant, but to a bird it is a saving grace.

We must be like a bird and find joy in the simple things in life, even if it is something as simple as a french fry. Staying focused on the little things that are good increases our optimism and fights away the negative. So, in order to help you realize how amazing the simple things in life are, here is a list of little things that makes me happy.

~The sound of high heels on tile

~Cold grass on bare feet

~Fuzzy socks

~The time of night right before it gets dark

~Pastel colored skies

~Poetry

~How babies smell right after a bath

~Sunny rain

~Successfully saying the rap part in a song

~When people say 'Thank You'

~Filled notebooks

~Old books

~Cold sheets

~Travel sized anything

~The smell of cologne

~When people laugh during hugs

~When old couples kiss

~Giant T-shirts

~Stretching

~Nice strangers

~The first frigid seconds in the pool

~Completing checklists

~Smelling like a campfire

~That one mood when everything is funny

~The sound of a keyboard when someone types fast

~Unique laughs

~You.

These are just a few things that make me happy. What makes you happy?