Just Us: happiness

Monday, November 14, 2011

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 14

For the past two weeks I have been thinking a lot about gratitude. I find things all throughout the day that I am grateful for. Much of which I normally take for granted. Blogging 30 Days of Gratitude has made me slow down and notice what's around me. I feel more aware of things, like the fall leaves on the ground and how they crinkle and crunch when I step on them. Or the courtesy clerks at the grocery store as they smile and ring up my purchases. It's amazing how a smile can affect others. When someone genuinely smiles you can't help but smile back. I noticed a lot of smiles today. In particular, Sarah's smiles.

I love her smiles. She can light up a room with her infectious grin. Her eyes even sparkle when she smiles and it melts my heart! Tonight we were watching a movie and about 15 minutes into it, they started speaking German and there were no subtitles so it made it very hard to follow. The movie was set in German so I wasn't surprised at the German language, but subtitles would have been quite appreciative, especially for a moving that relies on dialogue! After a couple more minutes, she smiles real big and says "I think there are supposed to be subtitles" and then she chuckled. We turned off the movie and talked about her afternoon and class. And she smiled. She seemed happy tonight. And that made me smile. Oh how I love my Sarah and I am very grateful for her smiles and the happiness she exudes when she does smile.