We spend so much of our lives waiting for something big to happen – that PR approval or a much-awaited promotion, or that grand proposal, or simply a turning point on whatever crossroads you’re on. I, personally, have been waiting for all those (don’t know about you). But what if the real gems are hidden in our daily routines, in the little joys we practice, in the most random and ordinary moments we learn to appreciate?
Ps. I tried listing all my LITTLE big wins!
Little things, nothing big. ♥️
I love having my little morning routine,
some gratitude practice before I make my little to-do list.
Sometimes a little over hundred things on my list;
not because I’m obsessed with chasing;
but because I love making little promises to me.
No phone for a while, ofc.
Little affirmations whispering to myself;
the kind I don’t say too boldly because I’m still learning to believe them on hard days.
Favorite coffee in my little cup.
(This one actually shrank a little too much in my pottery class)
and somehow feels more mine because it’s imperfect.
And I might have ticked off little milestones,
like mentoring a bunch of CEOs
and sometimes little kids;
two very different worlds,
both reminding me in little ways how much I still have to learn.
Little notes (here and there!),
wondering if I did enough;
if I showed up with enough patience, kindness or love.
Little lines written in a few books
lying somewhere I can’t quite recall.
Little words drafted on my phone,
then rewritten in my sparkly notebook.
Then never made it to any book or blog;
just little thoughts that existed to hold me in that moment.
Little coffee-themed thoughts;
spilled at times, left unfinished the other,
sometimes forgotten before it even brewed. (I promise to finish this book series someday!)
Little ideas that later become pages.
(Not always though!)
Some ideas were just passing-by,
arriving slowly and leaving without asking to stay.
Little sneak peeks on television at times.
A little voiceover in a K-drama;
little moments of being seen,
that feel unreal for a second and ordinary the next.
Little photo shoots; all because I love doing it.
A cocktail of little too bold and shy;
learning how to stand in my own frame
without having to put on a mask.
A little time spent building something kind.
Little reminders that kindness counts;
even when no one claps for it.
A little workout at the end of a little long day.
(Still in my baby steps each day!)
nothing like a big transformation,
just love showing up in my own little ways. (because no one else did..)
Little yoga, added too!
A little dance on some Sundays
yet to get back to it again, just for myself;
saved for the version of me that is ready again..
Little evening rituals
with my favorite little longer bath routine.
(If you know this, you know me so well)
Little tooo much glitters in my bathtub lately!
Little scents that linger longer than the day did.
Lights dim.
Music playing low;
as if the world is finally lowering its voice for me.
Little reading before sleep.
Little reflections between who I was
and who I’m becoming;
Little conversations with my past self,
Little promises to my future self.
Just little joys.
Nothing big.
And somehow, everything.
If you’re reading this and your days feel heavy,
try noticing just one little thing today.
One little joy.
One little moment you can embrace forever..
You don’t have to change your whole life at once.
Sometimes, it’s enough to make a little change;
or make today just a little better than yesterday.
#LittleJoys #Grateful #BerryyBetter