take a moment

did you ever stop and realize how beautiful your life is? it's the little things that make us all happy. it's not having the newest electronic gadget or the trendiest clothes, it's about simplicity and making do with what we have.

for example, i have two email addresses. personal and work. my personal email address was constantly being spammed with advertisements and nonsense that never went into the spam folder. (my spam folder is another sad, sad story). i unsubscribed myself from ALL OF THEM (bye macy's! bye amazon.com! bye to even the daily mutts comics email! what!) and now, all of my emails, are from friends. family. people i love, people i care about. reaching out to me. sharing recipes, words, ideas and laughter. i used to get about 50 emails a day (one day i counted) and only a handful of them were from people i love. now, i get a handful of emails, but when i get those emails, i smile. i dont hit delete automatically. i read them, savour every word, take them all in. it makes me realize how beautiful this all is. something as simple as unsubscribing from advertisements and useless words, puts me in touch with people i love, and just them. no one else. outsiders are gone!

it feels good. and like i said, it's the little things. baby steps. do you want a beautiful life? all you have to do is look around you. make tiny changes. keep away the unwanted, the poison. and let in the comforting, the knowing of what specific things that make you happy - no matter how silly or little they may seem.

"if you want to change the world, first try to improve & bring about change within yourself. that will help change your family. from there it just gets bigger and bigger. everything we do has some effect, some impact". -dalai lama