
Wordless apologies, bedhead all day long, when the windshield wipers match the beat to your song, when the cashier opens up a new lane at the grocery store,...
I have been following Neil Pasricha's blog '1,000 Awesome Things' for a few months. His acclaimed site enjoys a huge following thanks to his wit, enthusiasm, and eye for the little details which fill up our days. Now he has come out with The Book of Awesome.
"I don't think of myself as excessively positive. I just like reminding myself of all the simple things in life that we have to be happy about."
On May 7 he writes a timely post on a Mother's Day theme about going to the movies with his mother, 'Hanging out with your mom...'
'...Now, my mom’s five feet tall so her legs dangled from the chair, her clean gray spongy-soled sneakers swaying like a kid on a swing set. We chatted, chilled, and chowed down on chocolate before leaning back for the start of the show...'
One admires his perspective which celebrates all the little positives in the relationships and experiences of our day.
What little awesome things about life have you experienced?
Several of mine today were enjoying the fragrance of lilac and Korean spice in the garden, and buying freshly cut asparagus at a road stand.