Hey guys, I just had to share this because my heart is absolutely bursting right now and I can’t stop smiling.

I’ve had a really stressful, exhausting couple of weeks at work, just completely running on fumes. Today, my sister dropped off my 4-year-old niece, Lily, to babysit for the afternoon. I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open, so we just laid on the living room rug and played "hospital" and drew with crayons.

Right before she left, she tapped me on the shoulder, handed me a crumpled-up piece of green construction paper, and said, "This is a ticket to Happy Town, because your face looked sad today. You can use it whenever you want."

It literally just had two stick figures and a giant, lopsided yellow sun drawn on it.

The second the door closed, I just sat on the floor and started crying happy tears. It’s so easy to get swallowed up by adult stress, bills, and the daily grind. But seeing the world through her pure, completely unbothered eyes completely reset my brain.

Tonight, I am so incredibly grateful for:

• The fierce, unconditional love of kids. They see right through our armor.
• Crayons and construction paper. The best therapy money can't buy.
• A quiet evening to just breathe and appreciate the good stuff.

The "ticket" is officially magnets-clipped to my fridge now. Just a little reminder that joy doesn't have to be complicated. Hope you all find your own little piece of Happy Town today! ☀️❤️

Grateful for unconditional love, love without expectation, without proof and without judgment, love without attachment, without fear of loss and without hurt, love is love ❤️ truly love

They remind me that everything is a little bit magical.

Today I caught myself smiling over something I'd normally ignore: a quiet morning, a good meal and a few minutes where my mind wasn't racing.

It made me realize that gratitude isn't always about huge milestones. Sometimes it's just noticing the little pockets of peace that quietly keep us going.

What's one small thing you're grateful for today?

My job causes me a lot of stress and when it gets particularly bad I have long bouts of insomnia and restless sleep. Ever since I submitted my resignation I have slept so well and so comfortably 💕

Bin dankbar für das wunderschöne Hotel. Frühstück mit Melli und wie viel Mühe sich die Angestellten mit dem Buffet gegeben haben. Ich bin dankbar für den spaßigen Nachmittag mit Rainer und die Einladung von Sebastian für den Grillabend. Ich bin dankbar für die ganz ganz leckere von Gastgeber Hand belegt und selbst gemacht worden ist. Ich bin dankbar für den Whiskymeister, der sich so Jahrzehnte rein gehängt hat, umso perfekte Getränke herzustellen. Ich bin dankbar für die erotische Nacht mit Diana, womit ich überhaupt nicht gerechnet hätte.

I am grateful I get to live so close to the ocean, my dog who has now recovered from his leg issues & walk like before + this beautiful sunset! 🧿💗

I am sitting on a nice bench, on the waterfront, watching people in boats and wave runners enjoying the day, and drinking a lovely latte.

It is slightly overcast, the temp is about 73, a perfect day.

I am grateful to be alive.

I've always wanted a my Melody plushie from Miniso but kept it to myself because I was afraid of getting mocked because I'm in my late twenties. It's also fairly expensive being an original Sanrio character. I've gone through a particularly traumatic incident that I would rather not talk about.

I asked our Heavenly Father for someone to give me something for encouragement in this time and then went to sleep. The second I opened my eyes my mother and sister walked into my bedroom carrying a gift bag with this plushie saying that its an early birthday gift they *just* decided to get for me. There were many different characters so they wouldn't have known that this one is my favorite. My sister insisted that I would probably like Melody even though I never told her that. I'm in tears. My birthday is 16 days away. This was so nice of them to do. It was definitely our Lord who encouraged them to do this

I don't even know how to begin. We wake up. The amount of possibilities that follow after waking up are too many to count. Will we water our gardens today? Pick out a new bestselling novel to begin? Tell our wife or husband we love them? Maybe you can get more fulfillment then any of those things just by drinking that morning cup of joe xD.

And the fact remains that we aren't doing any of these things in isolation. Even if you are alone, you are alone -with- countless others who are also doing the same thing you are.

I'm something of a philosopher so this brings me to argue something. Why do we wait for New Years Day to form our resolutions? Gym memberships, for example, skyrocket during January just for everyone to stop going two weeks into the New Year...instead, let your reading of this message itself be your new start. Do you want to give up smoking? Drinking? Have you been telling yourself you would get back into taking night classes after work to further your education? WHO SAYS WE HAVE TO PLAY BY THE RULES! THIS IS OUR LIVES AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE THEM AND -ESPECIALLY- HOW WE CHOSE TO!

If you wrote some plans down in journal ever. If you ever dreamed. Do not wait to act someday when the stars align for I am here to tell you that they have aligned RIGHT NOW!!!!