Although I have no good news to report, I'm sure I can conjure up something a little more exciting than what's been going on. Like ... why nobody has ever made ME a giant cupcake. I don't ask for much. All I'd really ask for, is about a pound of sprinkles on top of it.
I've realized that you HAVE to find happiness in the little things. Like cupcakes, there are simple, tiny things that can make you smile, and alter your mood for the day. If you don't start finding happiness in the small things, your demands are just going to get bigger and bigger, and eventually nothing will make you happy. You'll be "that guy", always searching for something bigger and better, when that something isn't even there. It's a figment of your imagination that you'll never reach.
I know you're asking, "hey ... what little tiny cupcake-sized things make you happy, Ali?" I'm glad you asked. Here's a little list of things that make me happy, without even trying:
- Life Savers Wint-O-Green mints. Aside from them being completely addicting, they never fail to pick up my mood.
- Seeing a dog/puppy. When you go to the doctor, you should just get a dog with every visit. I'd be cured, and probably a breeder somewhere down the line.
- Getting green lights. Although I think I'm immune to them, because I never seem to get them.
- Ice cream .... with way too many sprinkles. Instant problem solver. It's my Tylenol.
- Music. While bad music can piss me off, and literally make me leave a place, good music, or just a good song makes my day .... well, at least that couple of minutes
- Laughing. Sounds so cliche, bite me.
- Reading the bible. It's the past, present, AND the future in your hands. There is nothing cooler and more uplifting than that.
- Getting fresh air when you really need it. If you actually pay attention to the next time you're getting real, outside, fresh air, you'll be much more thankful. Try being cooped up in a hospital for a week, THEN you'll really be thankful.
- Sunny days. You're mood is just so much better when the sun's out.
- Sunday Funday, in the summer. This means church in the morning, followed by an entire lazy day spent in my bikini by the pool or at the beach. Life is perfect on Sunday Funday.
- Hanging out with family, and enjoying it.
- Gummy Bears. Only because I like to bite their heads off painlessly.
See? A whole list. It's time you find you're pleasant little things in life too. Once you figure it out, they never get old. In reality, it really is the little things that count the most.
So ..... who's going to make me that giant cupcake I've been hinting about ....
I'm waitin' for it.
