I want you to learn to appreciate and love the little things. To find humour in that which may go unnoticed. Like when people actually use your name in conversations or putting pennies in those swirly things and watching them go around. When your cheeks feel like they’re about to fall off after laughing endlessly with a close friend. When you wake up with the sun on your face. The sound of rain, of your eyelashes closing in your dreams, of ladybugs landing on your arm. When silence isn’t awkward and when sprinklers are more fun than just sitting around working on your tan. The thrill of opening new toothpaste, long nights with the ones you care about, throwing your head back to watch the night sink by, counting the train cars stopping you from reaching your destination. Catching snowflakes on your tongue and exploring alleys with someone brave. Looking someone in the eye when they speak and actually listening to the words they say - actually focusing on them instead of every other problem going on in your life. The feeling you get when you have to sneeze, but can’t. How anxious you get when you want to tell someone how you really feel. The smell of fresh bread or the sound of street performers hoping to catch your eye. Crying over movies that no one else cries over, the smell of a new car, the sight of Van Gogue’s work. See the beauty in this world. Embrace it. Feel it. Breathe it. Stop wasting time.
