It's the Little Things That Count

It’s the little things that count. It’s when you find “The Girl” City & Colour are talking about. It’s sharing sunsets and dreams (even though they both change every single day). It’s grocery shopping and 30 minute long hugs. It’s when opening your heart has always been your biggest fear and it’s FINALLY cracked wide open. It’s those “20 seconds of insane courage” they talk about in “We Bought a Zoo” (yes, this is a real thing people… if it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will someday I promise). It’s having some of the most serious conversations of your life through the most unserious ways possible i.e. Snapchat & the use of Emoji’s. It’s having a milkshake that you don’t want or need at all just to spare 10 minutes with someone you love. It’s railroad tracks that you cross every day that hold hilarious memories that no one else will ever know about. It’s that spark in someone’s eyes that you thought was really gone (and the relief you feel deep down in the core of who you are when you see it again). It’s decade old love letters that you’ll never part with. It’s sharing your “Shower” playlist and actually admitting that you do, in fact, have a “Shower” playlist that you play every time you take a shower… It’s when someone remembers something that was so special to them that you almost forgot about and how awesome it feels to relive those special moments when you remember them (that might be weird if you haven’t had this happen, but it’s a really good feeling). Speaking of moments, it’s when 20 minutes turns into 3 and ½ hours and memories that will last a lifetime. It’s finding a song that gives you everything you need. It’s having a story no one else in the world has in your simple, boring life. It’s someone telling you that “you were meant for something big.” It’s the friendships that never miss a beat no matter how long it’s been since you’ve been together. It’s a text that turns your world upside down. It’s the day you feel again up after a long fog of indifference. It’s the nights that are fuzzy and filled with laughter because of the amazing people you got to share it with. It’s watching your best friend get married to the love of her life. It’s the blood, sweat, and tears you put in to perfecting a performance. It’s unexpected interruptions to your life that wreck your seamless plans.

You see, it’s the little things that count. It’s the little things that make your soul come alive. They make you stop floating and start feeling. They make life BIG.

So if you ever feel like you’re not doing anything (or the “right” thing) with your life, don’t worry. You’re absolutely fine! It’s the little things that count anyway and I PROMISE you, if someone were to compose a list of some of the little things that counted in their life, you’d definitely be one of them! J