Simple Pleasures

Today as I was texting a friend he told me "Just simple pleasures usually works," (in reference to curing my persistent headaches) that one statement sent my head into a frenzy! It gave me the inspiration needed to hop back on my short lived blogging career.

1st thing I thought was that there may have been some type of innuendo that I want to enkounter with this kind sir...Then, I put my fantasy in chek and thought:

"What exaktly are simple pleasures? What are MY simple pleasures?"

Lets define simple, (kue: dictionary.com) Simple: not ornate or luxurious, CHEK and about that word pleasure? Pleasure: enjoyment or satisfaktion derived from one's liking; gratifikation

I have kome to the konklusion that simple pleasures are ordinary things which provide individual enjoyment; and I am not sure that I have spent enough time fokusing on the things that provide me with personal satisfaktion.

I have been SO caught up with saving the chaos around me, this emotional and behavioral interning, MA Ed, obtaining, and SLP aspiring that the roses I used to take time to smell have become decoration! I let my personal time down! How dare I, Kristin the Konkeror, allow extraneous things that cause me stress, get in the way of the "simple pleasures" in my life that I was so fond of? What are some of the simple things that you have eliminated from your agenda? Get them back SUCKA!


It's time for us, dependable, hard workers to not only realize that the simple pleasures in our personal lives are what keep the sanity. BUT that it is our job to grab them and hold on in the grand scheme of things. If you continue to go on riding this wonderful train kalled life you need to remember "Yesterday is today, and today is tomorrow, and it'll all be the same day in and day out." Therefore, we, as maintainers of our own happiness, need to make time for our simple pleasures and ENJOY! Life is too short! It's our responsibility to ourselves to enjoy it!

I kuda: Been a sad sack an komplained about missing out on all of my simple pleasures
 
I shoulda: Kept my sanity! It's important to grow with your surroundings and not forget the things that made you happy. 

I'm Gonna: Create a list of Simple Pleasures that I can turn to and hopefully inspire some new lists so that when I get caught up in my whirlwind I will be able to look back at the simple things that create a smile not only in my heart, but on my face. 

 My Simple Pleasures:

Head Massages
Hanging out with my siblings 

Taking the time to learn something new about an old friend

Laying on my back and "cloud searching"

Honey Wheat Pretzels

Closing my eyes with ear buds in order to dissect the meanings of songs 

Identifying Constellations 

Catching up with a friend with no agenda

A day of spontaneity 

Dancing

Volleyball

Sewing

Playing my viola with no music 
Company or Conversation when I'm uncomfortable being alone with myself

Take the time to create your own list of pleasures, you'll realize your simplicity. As humans we only understand the concept of material things when their concepts are infused in our brains. We are simple beings and generally happiness comes from the things around us that are free. How much money does it cost to laugh, smile, dance, or create those experiences for someone else. Find the simple and let the complex stress someone else out.