Small Things In Life {3.2.2010}

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions—the little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitessimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

If you keep your eyes, senses and mind open, a lot of smaller things might occur that can make you happy, even if just a little. But you have to keep an eye out for them, or you might just miss them! Some of the smaller things and events in my life that has made me happy recently is …

Enjoying a “fairy tale milk chocolate” and reading the old, but classic, Norwegian fairy tale that comes with it.

Eventyrsjokolade

Eventyrsjokolade

Grabbing a nice cup of coffee with a good friend.

Coffee Time

Photo by ルーク.チャン.チャン.

Eating cake at work because it’s the boss’ birthday!

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Photo by Sharky1974

Listening to the rain pouring down outside, and making small tapping noises on my window shelf.

Rain on Window

Photo by Strep72


How about you? What are the smaller things that have made you happy lately?

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10 Comments

10 Responses

  1. Hanne says:

    En god klem!

  2. jingle says:

    wow, fancy and admirable, ;)
    .-= jingle´s last blog: Bake Me A Pie (Hot Summer Haiku #10-#20) =-.

  3. Steve says:

    Chocolate, coffee, and CAKE??? Wow! That’s a perfect day! What made me happy on Wednesday????

    Some great news… more later.
    .-= Steve´s last blog: Rumble in the Rising Sun! =-.

  4. Warunee says:

    Enig med Hanne! En god klem og et smil :)
    .-= Warunee´s last blog: Mattips: Thailandske våruller =-.

  5. Elle says:

    Love this list :) It’s true sometimes we tend to overlook the small things in life as compared to the big picture. Thanks for the reminder :) Love to you!
    .-= Elle´s last blog: .064 // Jody Beck =-.

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