Hi everyone. Today’s prompt for #SoCS is “simple”. When I saw the prompt yesterday, I immediately thought I had to write about simple pleasures. You know, the little things that make life worth living when all else seems rather grim.
I could of course nag on about the cup of green tea. The one I got at 9PM one day over six weeks ago and that, while enjoyable, also triggered a flood of negative emotions because, really, is life all about a cup of tea? That being said, I’ve tried to make it a more regular habit to ask for a cup of tea at around 9PM.
Most of the simple pleasures I can think of right now, involve food, but not all do. Birdsong is also a simple pleasure I enjoy. So was a shower I took on Thursday when I was feeling particularly miserable.
As a multiply-disabled person living in an institution, I sometimes find joy in things that are out of the ordinary for me even though these things are normal for most people in my country and the rest of the developed world. They are, however, luxurious to people in less fortunate parts of the world. I also realize I am privileged to be able to go online when I want, as even in some other developed countries, people in the care system can’t. That doesn’t mean my life is easy. It’s not. I may have it better than people in many parts of the world, but that doesn’t mean my struggle isn’t real.
However, I do try to find positives each day. It sometimes feels like an obligation, because I used to be told all the time that I’m being negative on purpose. However, it does genuinely help me to acknowledge the simple joys each day provides.
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When it feels like everything is a struggle and life is overwhelming we need to take pleasure in the simple things that can make us smile and feel good for a bit
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Agree completely! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
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We can find joy in our struggles but we have to look hard at times. I am a traumatic brain injury survivor so I understand when you say”finding joy out of the ordinary”
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Thank you for your kind comment. I agree wholeheartedly.
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Ohh! I love a cup of tea on an evening, for me it really is a simple pleasure. I think most of my simple pleasures would involve food too.
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Thanks for sharing. I’m glad I’m not the only one.
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I think those simple pleasures are actually vital to us as humans. Life gets very heavy but those tiny glimmers continue to give us hope.
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Very well-said indeed. I agree completely!
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wishing you all the best. Life is tough a lot of the time and i think we should all be allowed to express that sometimes.
cheers
sherry https://sherryspickings.blogspot.com/
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Thanks so much for your supportive comment. Yes, life is tough a lot of the time and there’s no reason we shouldn’t be allowed to express our feelings.
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Those simple things can really turn a day around. I too have a lot around food and drink. I think one of my favorites is a cat in my lap purring. Even if it’s as simple as a dash of salt on french fries…it can make our day better.
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Ah yes, a cat in your lap can be so comforting. It’s not a problem that so many of our simple pleasures revolve around food either, though I do struggle with the fact that a treat is regularly the only positive in my day.
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Take the positives where you can. Maybe some favorite music once a day could help out. I have to listen to music at some point in my day.
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Great idea, thanks!
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You are most welcome.
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No one can be positive all of the time, and yes, your struggles are real, and valid, and you do your best, I see that in every post you write! Xx
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Aw thanks so very much!
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