THE LIST OF TEN...

I had a completely different post planned for today, but I had to reroute my thoughts when I ran across this article on Darling Magazine's website earlier this week. Do you read that site or their magazine?? If not, I HIGHLY recommend it. The site and the magazine both include beautifully written and thought-provoking articles centered around some of the most important issues that women face today.

One of those issues is being focused on the present and appreciating things that are happening right this minute. Life moves so incredibly fast that is is so easy to overlook those really, really super simple things or moments that cause pure joy. Forgetting to stop and acknowledge the great small moments makes life's more difficult moments harder to handle. That is what "The List of Ten" is all about. It's a list of ten simply joys that happen in the present moment that can easily be overlooked by life's busier moments. This was such a fun exercise for me. Once I got going, I ended up with a list of 23 things. Making the list instantly created a greater sense of appreciation for the small things, made me feel happier, and created a deeper understanding of what it means to live in the moment. 

I encourage you to try it out! If you try it, simply write down the first things that come to your mind. If you think too hard, your mind will start going in all sorts of crazy directions. Trust me. :)

Would you mind sharing some of your simple joys with me??  I'd love to see what they are!