Simple Pleasures!

Life is full of simple pleasures; simple things that make you smile or warms your heart.  I would rather have a million simple pleasures than a million dollars any day because that is what forms who we are, how we feel and keeps us alive. 

I stocked up on Jelly Belly’s yesterday.  I haven’t bought them for a while (obviously) because the stores were stocked full of the once-a-year jelly beans.  I needed to have a supply in my purse for when I am on the road (going to Texas for a week).  The best thing about Jelly Belly’s is that you never know what flavor you will be biting into.  As I was driving home from the store I opened the bag and pulled out a small handful  - the first flavor: tangerine!  I immediately smiled and just felt so good inside.  Who would have thought that something so simple would make me feel so happy!

Likewise, and I know this is so obvious, but chocolate and red wine is a fabulous combination.  I was enjoying a nice glass of cabernet sauvignon and pulled out my favorite Lindt milk chocolate truffles.  I bit into the truffle then took a sip of wine and BAM!!! it was a flavor explosion in my mouth.  Suddenly I could taste the fruity undertones of the wine  - wow, I was in heaven!  Strangely enough without the chocolate the wine wasn’t nearly as good.  From now on wine will always be consumed with chocolate!!  Again, this was something so simple, yet so delightful that just thinking about it makes me I smile over the thought of it!

Simple pleasures aren’t just sweets they are those everyday little things that make you feel good about the world.  For me they include listening to Colleen sing (all is right in the world when my baby sings – it is a fact); hearing the birds sing outside my window; a dog’s thumping tail when they see you walk in the room (Otto, my boy I miss you); when Steve says or does something that makes me laugh – one of those giggles that start way deep in your belly and explodes out of your mouth; that feeling you get when you get under the covers at night, all snuggly and warm; the sun on my face; that first swig of Coke as it burns down your throat; dancing (even if at times only the remembrance of it); helping my clients succeed; reading a good book….I could go on and on. 

I highly recommend looking for, acknowledging, reveling in, and enjoying simple pleasures every day.  What are your favorite simple pleasures?