My Happiness Project: Week 3

"Enjoy the little things in life, because one day you will look back and realize they were the big things."

This quote reminds me that there are things happening in my everyday life that I will eventually look back on and realize how much they impacted my life.  They may not seem big now, but one day I'll realize how important they really were.  Far too often I breeze through my day without stopping to appreciate the small things.  I tend to take them for granted without a second thought.

For the third week of my happiness project, I have decided to focus on appreciating the small joys of every day life and also purposefully doing things that make me happy.  They don't have to be big, elaborate things...just little things that make my day a little brighter.

Here are some of the ideas I've come up with:

• Drink a glass of wine
• Treat myself to a coffee at Starbucks
• Give myself a manicure
• Light a candle
• Write an email to a friend
• Go read magazines at Barnes & Noble
• Bake a dessert
• Appreciate a beautiful sunset
• Drink a cup of tea to relax

My goal will be to incorporate some of these ideas into my everyday life to add a little joy to my day.

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What are some of your favorite ways to brighten your day?