Have you ever asked yourself " what are the little things you value and will make you feel content even during a bad day?"
Well, I have and today I am going to share what I thought about it.
One morning, I sat down in the front porch at 5:30 after chasing the dawn. That moment, I was wondering how to make sense of life's suffering. With all the news I read, the stories I came across, people's suffering that I know, whether it was directly or indirectly, I wanted to know how to find contentment.
From many of the articles I consumed about finding joy, gratitude, and simple living, I learned that the little things in life matter. They matter as much as the bigger things in life. That it's these little things which make our life more bearable.
In my last article about Gen Z and my perspective, I mentioned that my generations are after Money, Honor, Fame and Beauty. These things are inherently competitive. No, it is not that I am anti-hustling. I love working hard. I was a workaholic yet I never understood how to appreciate things I earned. I always wanted more and more. Only when I felt like something was missing, I began asking myself difficult questions such as, What are the simple things that will truly make me happy even when the world is extremely chaotic and catastrophic?
So, I sat down and wrote couple of things. To my surprise, I didn't even write having a lot of friends, I didn't write being famous, I didn't write being known. I simply wrote 2 teaspoon of Robusta, clean space, good relationship with people I care about.
Those are fairly simple things that often overlooked as if they don't posses any great value, while in fact they do. They make my world more bearable and fun despite the chaos or problems I have. I feel as though those things keep me sane. Sure, sometimes I am not doing the best to manage it and made my whole life fell apart. But then, I'll sit down and remind myself to practice simple things that I enjoy that gives a lot value in my life. Then, the days become much more bearable again.