The Simple Things Just.. Are.

This is it. There seriously is nothing better than the simple things in life.

• Random nerf gun fights
  Brownies...mmm
  Spontaneous dance parties in the living room
• The first sip of a cold Dr. Pepper after a hot afternoon
• The smell of freshly laundered clothing
• Kisses from loved ones
  Mom hugs (I swear they heal any illness)
• Laugh attacks- the kind that come suddenly and take forever to leave
• Otterpops
• Clean sheets
• Coming home
• Discovering money you didn't know you had
• Receiving letters/packages in the mail (REAL ONES- not junk)
• Making a yellow light
• Pull through parking spots
• The feeling after a good workout
• Holding hands with someone you like/love
• Making someone smile

I feel like the world now focuses WAY too much on money and fame and modern day conveniences. I know I'm typing on a computer, but that doesn't change the fact that there is a plethora of pleasures to appreciate that go beyond the internet and materialistic things.

Jim Brickman wrote a song that says it best...
The simple things just.. are. There is no way to explain the pleasure that is derived from them.

Please don't forget to stop and relish in them everyday.

Here's the song. Just click here...

Hey, time won't wait
Life goes by
Every day's a brand new sky
Every tear
Comes to dry
All that really matters in this crazy world
Is you and I together, baby
Just remember

The first leaves off the tree
The way you look at me
A thousand chiming church bells ring
The simple things are free
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things
The simple things just are

So here we go
Let's just dance
Teach my soul to take this chance
Put my heart
In your hands
Out of all the moments that we leave behind
Turn around and tell me baby
We'll remember

The thunder and the rain
The way you say my name
After all the clouds go by
The simple things remain
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things
The simple things just are

Oh, the ocean and the sky
The way we feel tonight
I know that it's the love that brings
The simple things to life
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
I love the way the simple things
The simple things just are